Thursday, December 3, 2009

NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION (NIE) 
  THANK YOU
Thank you ASTRO for sponsoring us "The Star" from June 2009 till October 2009. It was indeed a valuable gift to the students and teachers of SMK Ampang Pecah, Kuala Kubu Bharu. Here we would like to share some of the students' work. The newspapers were used to produce posters, scrap books as well as classroom exercises. Activities were carried out with students from all levels- good, average and weak.
  
"1 MALAYSIA"  POSTERS


 

LITERATURE IN CLASSROOM









Monday, October 19, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009

English Language Activity

Newspaper In Education (NIE)   
Come and join us! It's cutting and pasting time.....


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

English Tenses : Simple Present

 

The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place once, never or several times. It is also used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are set by a timetable or schedule. The simple present also expresses facts in the present.


Simple Present Form

(i) be

Use:
  • am with the personal pronoun II
  • is with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or with the singular form of nouns)
  • are with the personal pronouns we, you or they (or with the plural form of nouns)
example: I am hungry.

affirmative negative question
I I am. I am not. Am I?
he/she/it He is. He is not. Is he?
you/we/they You are. You are not. Are you?

(ii) have

Use:
  • have with the personal pronouns I, you, we und they (or with the plural form of nouns)
  • has with the personal pronouns he, she, it (or with the singular form of nouns)
example: I have a dog. / I have got a dog.

'have got' is mainly used in British English. You can also use 'have' on its own (especially in American English). In this case, however, you must form negative sentences and questions with the auxiliary verb 'do' (see 'All other verbs').

positive negative question
I/you/we/they I have got. / I have. I have not got. / I do not have. Have I got? / Do I have?
he/she/it He has got. / He has. He has not got. / He does not have. Has he got? / Does he have?


(iii) All other verbs

Use:
  • the infinite verb (play) with the personal pronouns I, you, we and they (or with the plural form of nouns)
  • the verb + s (plays) with the personal pronouns he, she, it (or with the singular form of nouns)








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Monday, July 6, 2009

The 20 Rules of The Subject Verb Agreement (SVA)

This post will show the 20 rules of Subject Verb Agreement (SVA) in the standard English.


1. Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.
Example : The dog growls when he is angry.
The dogs growl when they are angry.

2. Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.
Example : The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

3. Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.
Example : The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.

4. When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.
Example : There is a problem with the balance sheet.
Here are the papers you requested.

5. Subjects don't always come before verbs in questions. Make sure you accurately identify the subject before deciding on the proper verb form to use.
Example : Does Lefty usually eat grass?
Where are the pieces of this puzzle?

6. If two subjects are joined by 'and', they typically require a plural verb form.
Example : The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

7. The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by 'and' refer to the same person or thing.
Example : Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.

8. If the words each, every, or no come before the subject, the verb is singular.
Example : No smoking and drinking is allowed.
Every man and woman is required to check in.

9. If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.
Example : Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.

10. The only time when the object of the preposition factors into the decision of plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.
Example : All of the chicken is gone.
All of the chickens are gone.

11. The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement.
Example : Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.

12. If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.
Example : Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.

13. If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest to the verb.
Example : Do your sisters or your girlfriend want any pizza?

14. Indefinite pronouns typically take singular verbs.
Example : Everybody wants to be loved.

15. * Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both) that always take the plural form.
Example : Few were left alive after the flood.

16. If two infinitives are separated by 'and' they take the plural form of the verb.
To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

17. When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence they take the singular verb form of the verb, but when they are linked by 'and' they take the plural form.
Example : Standing in the water was a bad idea.
Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.

18. Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
Example : The herd is stampeding.

19. Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.
Example : The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.

20. Final Rule – Remember, only the subject affects the verb!

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