Mechanics: Example

Hello Guys

Please correct, rewrite, and post the following paragraph in your blogs

My nam is mohammad. i have two brothers. i am working at my office My brother is working with me My brother is a nice man.i like to drink a lot of water?

Mechanics in Praragraphs

Mechanics

Spelling

What do we mean by spelling?

The manner in which words are spelled.

A group of letters representing a word.

Capitalization

What do we mean by capitilaization?

The act or process of capitalizing.

Rules of Capitalization

1. Names of people

2. Names of mountains, mountain ranges, hills and volcanoes

3. Names of bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans, seas, streams and creeks)

4. Names of buildings, monuments, bridges and tunnels

5. Street names

6. Schools, colleges and universities

7. Political divisions (continents, regions, countries, states, counties, cities and towns)

8. Titles of books, movies, magazines, newspapers, articles, songs, plays and works of art

9. The first letter in a sentence

10. The pronoun I

Punctuation

Punctuation rules

Punctuation marks are symbols which

1. organize the structure of written language,
2. and indicate intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud.

Punctuation marks are also used to avoid ambiguity. For example, "woman, without her man, is nothing" has a different meaning from "woman: without her, man is nothing"

This is a summary of punctuation rules.

Read the punctuation rules and study the examples given.

End punctuation marks:

1. Full stop , or period (.)

• Used a full stop at the end of a sentence:
  She stood up and went away. She was furious.
• Used for abbreviations:
  Co. (Company)
  M.P. (Member of Parliament) 

2. Question marks (?)

• Question marks are used at the end of direct questions:
  Where do you live?
  Are you crazy?
  Did you do the homework?
• Use a question mark at the end of tag questions:
  You will help me, won't you?
  He likes soccer, doesn't he? 

3. Exclamation marks (!)

• Used to indicate strong emotions:
  She's so beautiful!
  What a nice girl!
  How interesting!
• Used after interjections:
  Oh! It's awful.
  Hi! What's up?

Commas (,)

• Commas are used between items in a series or list. The last two items of the series usually do not need a comma between them. They are separated by "and".
  I like spaghetti, fish, pizza and couscous.
• Commas are also used between adjectives or adverbs:
  I'd like to have a big, black, German car.
  She speaks slowly, quietly and eloquently.
• After the street address and city in an address:
  34 Hassan II Street, Rabat, Morocco.
• Before or after direct speech:
  He said,"I hate being treated like that."
  "I'm sorry", she replied.
• Before a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
  He woke up late, so he had to drive to work.

Semicolons (;)

• Semicolons are used instead of a full stop or period to separate independent sentences:
  They woke up early; then they went jogging.
• Use a semicolon to separate items in a series when those items contain punctuation such as a comma:
  They visited the Eiffel Tower, Paris; Big Ben, London; and the statue of liberty, New York

Colons (:)

• Use a colon to introduce a list:
  He visited three cities last summer holiday: Madrid, Roma and Athens.
• To introduce an idea or an explanation:
  He had one idea in mind: to see her as soon as possible.
• To introduce direct speech or a quotation:
  The secretary whispered in his ear: "Your wife is on the phone. "

Dashes (--)

• To introduce parenthetical information:
  I put on a blue jacket --the one my mother bought me-- and blue jeans.
• To show an afterthought:
  I explained to him my point of view-- at least I tried!

Apostrophes (')

• Use an apostrophe to indicate a missing letter or letters in a contraction.
  I'm fed up with his stories
• Use an apostrophe plus the letter "s" to show possession.
  My brother's girlfriend is such a sweet girl.

Quotation marks ("")

• Quotation marks are used to quote speech, sentences or words.
  She said, "I love you.

Language Use: Example

Language Use : Example

Hello Guys

Please correct, rewrite, and post the following paragraph in your blogs

My name is Ahmad. I have two brother. I am working at my office. My brother is working with him. My brother is an nice man. I like to drink a lot of waters.

Language Use

Language Use

What do we mean by accuracy in paragraph?

It means the ability to use of articles, word order, sentence construction, countable and uncountable nouns, and prepositions.

Use of Articles

Articles are used to differentiate between things or ideas – usually expressed by nouns. The speaker/writer may be referring to a specific thing or idea, or a general one.

We use the to refer to specific nouns, either singular or plural.

Please hand me the book that’s on the table.

Please hand me all the books that are on the tables.

A and an are used to refer non-specific nouns.

Please hand me a book; any book will do.

Please hand me an autobiography; any autobiography will do.

Articles should be placed just in front of the noun they’re modifying. However, if the noun is also being modified by one or more adjectives, the article should go in front of the adjective(s).

Please fetch me a sweater.

Please fetch me the brown sweater.

Please fetch me the fuzzy blue sweater.

An should be used before any noun – or any adjective modifying the noun – which begins with a vowel or a voiceless H.

He is a man.

He is an ugly man.

He is an honest man.

Articles can also be used when emphasizing a point.

He had a hard time with the exam.

He had the hardest time with the exam.

Obviously, using the definite article the makes the point very clear

Countable Vs. uncountable Nouns

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted. Most nouns in English are countable.

Examples:

·       I have two dogs.

·       Sandra has three cars.

·       Jessie has ten dollars.

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are not counted in English. This usually has to do with the way English speakers think of these nouns. We often picture these nouns as a single concept or one big thing which is hard to divide. Many of these words are countable in other languages, but they ARE NOT countable in English. Generally, we do not use plural forms of these words; however some of these words do end in "s", so don't get confused.

Examples:

·       Mack drinks a lot of water.

·       Cindy gives great advice.

·       Paul enjoys politics. Ends with "s" but uncountable

Uncountable nouns tend to belong to one of the following categories:

Liquids and Gases

§  water

§  coffee

§  milk

§  air

§  oxygen

Solid and Granular Substances

§  wood

§  metal

§  cheese

§  sand

§  rice

Energy Words and Forces

§  electricity

§  sunshine

§  radiation

§  heat

§  magnetism

Subjects

§  French

§  chemistry

§  economics

§  science

§  math

Grouped Concepts

§  fruit

§  money

§  food

§  vocabulary

§  news

Information and Abstract Concepts

§  information

§  advice

§  education

§  democracy

§  intelligence

Prepositions

How can we use these little words correctly?

Prepositions are used in many different ways in English - perhaps that's why a lot of people have problems with them.

First, they are used with time words:

• on Monday
• in the 20th century
• at night

Second, they are used to show where something or someone is:

• The plate is on the table.
• Julie is in the garden.
• The picture is on the wall.

Third, they are used after some adjectives:

• She is good at tennis.
• Scotland is famous for whisky
• I'm worried about my new job.

Fourth, they are used after some verbs:

• I'm listening to music.
• She is waiting for her friend.
• He borrows money from his sister.

Fifth, they are used after some nouns:

• She has trouble with remembering new vocabulary.

Finally, they are used in certain phrases:

• The bus arrived in the end.
• She arrived just in time for the film.

Vocabulary : Example

Vocabulary Example

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please correct , rewrite  and post the following paragraph in your blog                            

                            

       Friends play a great role in our lives. They effect our lives negatifly or positifly. We should choosee them very carefully. Firest, we can look at his behaviuor. After that, we can look at his activities. It is very imbortant to do something together. We must beware of people who has bad habits such as …………., ………………., etc. 

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Why Vocabulary is Important?

We use spoken and written words every single day to communicate ideas, thoughts, and emotions to those around us. Sometimes we communicate successfully, and sometimes we’re not quite so successful. “That’s not what I meant!” becomes our mantra (an often repeated word or phrase). However, a good vocabulary can help us say what we mean.

What is Richness in Vocabulary ?

Richness in vocabulary means the ability to use the same meaning with different word.

What is Word form mastery?

It means the ability to understand the right form of the word when you want to put it in a sentence.

Exercise : writing a paragraph about WhasApp

     

Hi Guys

 Write one paragraph about WhatsApp paying attention to coherence, clarity, and logical sequencing and post it  in your blogs.

Good Luck.