University:
Ball State University
Course:
GER 303 | Grammar
Academic year:

2024
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154

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2
Author:

Joe R.

Grammar note Chapter 2 1-We usually place definite adverbs of time (yesterday, last week, Motif, day) at the end of a sentence. I saw Miss Jones yesterday. I intend to go to Chicago next week. I met him there on Wednesday. We usually place adverbs of frequency before the main verb, except to be the following adverbs are adverbs of frequency: often, usually, generally, ever, never, seldom, always, rarely. John never studied his lesson. He always comes to his lesson late. She is often late for class. If the sentence contains an auxiliary verb, the adverb still goes beforei the main verb. John has always been a good student. He doesn't usually eat in the cafeteria. 2-Word order is very important in English sentences English relies heav ily on word order to convey meaning The normal word order for an English statement is subject, verb, indirect object, direct object, adverbial modifiers Be careful not to separate a verb and its direct object with an adverbial modifier. Wrong: I saw yesterday my friend. Correct: 1 saw my friend yesterday. 3-Still means "even up to the present time" It indicates some continuing action- Still usually comes before the main verb. He is still working in that office. They still live in that house. Anymore indicates that an action that went on in the past has been dis- continued. We usually place anymore at the end of a negative sentence. He is not working in that office anymore. They do not live in that house anymore. 4-In a direct quotation, we give the words of the speaker exactly as he has spoken them. . John said, "I am going away on Wednesday." When we wish to report someone's words indirectly, we must change all pronouns to agree with the new sentence if to say is in the past tense, we must follow the usual sequence of tenses. John said that he was going away on Wednesday. 5-When we report a question in indirect speech; we express the originafg question in-statement form. Direct: John asked, "Where does Mary live? » Indirect: John asked where Mary lived. If the question is not introduced by some question word like why, where, or when, we must introduce it in indirect speech by whether or if. John asked, "Does Mary live near here? » John asked whether Mary lived near here. John asked if Mary lived near here. 6-We express order or commands in indirect speech by using the infinitive form. He. Said to me, "Come back later." He told me to come back later. She said to me, "Don't wait for me." She told me not to wait for her.