LOGOELABORADO POR: Ing. Edson Rodrguez IDIOMA EXTRANJERO 1 Logo Contents Nouns 1 Modifiers 2 Phrasal Verb 3 Conectores 4 Logo Nouns Countables Give 10 exmples Uncountables Give 10 examples Logo Non Countables advice baggage behaviour bread furniture information luggage news progress traffic travel trouble weather work Logo Modifiers Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that provide description in sentences. Modifiers allow writers to take the picture that they have in their heads and transfer it accurately to the heads of their readers. Essentially, modifiers breathe life into sentences. Take a look at this "dead" sentencephrases clauses sentences Stephen dropped his fork Logo Poor Stephen, who just wanted a quick meal to get through his three- hour biology lab, quickly dropped his fork on the cafeteria tray, gagging with disgust as a tarantula wiggled out of his cheese omelet, a sight requiring a year of therapy before Stephen could eat eggs again. Logo Modifiers can be adjectives, adjective clauses, adverbs, adverb clauses, absolute phrases, infinitive phrases, participle phrases, and prepositional phrases. The sentence above contains at least one example of eachadjectivesadjective clausesadverbsadverb clausesinfinitive phrases participle phrasesprepositional phrases Logo Adjective = poor. Adjective clause = who just wanted a quick meal. Adverb = quickly. Adverb clause = as a tarantula wiggled out of his cheese omelet. Absolute phrase = a sight requiring a year of therapy before Stephen could eat eggs again. Infinitive phrase = to get through his three- hour biology lab. Participle phrase = gagging with disgust. Prepositional phrase = on the cafeteria tray. Logo Without modifiers, sentences would be no fun to read. Carefully chosen, well-placed modifiers allow you to depict situations with as much accuracy as words will allow Logo Phrasal Verbs A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb. Example: I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home Logo Intransitive Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object. Example: He suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object Logo Transitive Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object. Example: I made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up" Logo Separable/Transitive 4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb. Example: I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car. She looked the phone number up. Logo Inseperable/Transitive Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a + after the preposition / adverb. Example: I ran into an old friend yesterday. They are looking into the problem Logo The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. It has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world. Logo Conectors Additionally, Besides that, Not only... but Useful. Also Furthermore, Too And In addition, As well, Logo In addition, The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. In addition, it has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world. Furthermore, The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. Furthermore, it has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world. Logo Also The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. It also has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world. *The word also comes before the verb. If the verb is a form of to be, also is placed after the verb. As well The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. It has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world as well. Logo Too The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. It has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world, too. Additionally, The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. Additionally, it has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world. Logo Besides that, The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research. Besides that, it has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world. And The library on 5th Avenue in New York City is one of the best places to do research, and it has hundreds of the most respected magazines and journals in the world. Logo Sentence Conectors Cause/Effect Adition Condition Contrast Comparison TYPES Add Your Te Logo for (cause), so (effect) Professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient, for their positions are at times rather stressful. Logo Because and since Since high level positions are at times rather stressful, professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient Logo Therefore, as a result of, consequently High level positions are at times rather stressful; therefore, professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient Logo Becauseof, due to, as a result of Due to the stressful nature of high level positions, professionals can sometimes be extremely impatient. LOGO