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Comma Splices 1) Black bears are beautiful, they have shiny coats. (x)2) I love watching movies, I have watching TV. (x)3) My friend, a student at the University of Toronto, lives on campus. (o)4) I watched soccer yesterday, it was boring. (x) Black bears are beautiful. They have shiny coats. (o)Black bears are beautiful; they have shiny coats. (o)Black bears are beautiful [because/since/when/if..

You must be + adjectiveYou must be + noun(person) That must be + (situation) I worked all day.I just got a promotion.John lost his cellphone.Our meeting room is to small.We don't speak English well.------------------------------------------starvingexhausted (very tired)worriedthrilledupsetannoyed Referenceshttp://www.engvid.com/polite-english-you-must-be/

(cause)producedprovokedwreakedspelledprompted+(effect)outcry -> public angerhavoc -> damagedisaster -> very badspeculation - >suspicionresentment -> bitterness, anger The govt's policy produced the results ...The election provoked an outcry ...The blizzard wreaked havoc ...The strike spelled disaster ...The PM's behavior prompted speculation ...The boss's favoritism bred resentment ... Reference..

Compound Nouns How to pronounce these words?Where do you think the stress is?What part of the word do you think we say louder and longer?For compound nouns, the very first part or the first word in the compound noun, we say it longer and louder. bed + room = bedroom new + paper hair + cut sun + glasses foot + ball My bedroom is nice.Your sunglasses are pink like the sunrise.She plays football. R..

Academic English?General English vs. Academic English.Academic English is more formal, objective and also has to use a lot of referencing.You always have to let people know where you got your information from. You have to give the source. 1. Contractionsdon't -> do not 2. Phrasal Verbsgo up -> increasetake away -> remove 3. IdiomsA1 -> excellent 4. Slangkids -> children 5. PronounsYou can see fr..

Heaven : Good place, death 1. A match made in heavenThey are a match made in heaven. 2. to move heaven and earthI'll move heaven and earth to find my soul mate. 3. I thought I died and went to heaven. 4. Heaven forbid(hope that something had doesn't happen) Heaven forbid you feel the test tomorrow.Heaven forbid these is huge emergence. 5. Heaven only knows(There is no answer.)(It's impossible to..

Compound Adjectives Open-mindedI tried to eat the local food because I'm open-minded. Closed-mindedMy mother won't try anything new. She is close-minded. Absent-mindedLara is absent-minded. She forgot to do her homework. Laid-backLara's teacher is laid-back. He wasn't angry. Hard-workingMy boss likes me because I'm hard-working. Self-consciousWhen I wore my pink hat, I felt self-conscious. cool-..

no matter = it doesn't matter / it's not important no matter when you arrive, call me.(present tense) no matter what you think, he's nice person. no matter who calls, tell them I'm out. no matter which city you live in, there are problems. no matter where you go, you meet friendly people. no matter you feel, you should call them. no matter how much I do, it's never enough. no matter how many tim..