A2 Book Report Typical Mistakes
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Transcript
common mistakes
Book reports
HISTORY VS STORY
CAPITALIZATION
Full stop & comma
TENSES
possession
word order
verb patterns
miscellanea
SUBJECT
determiners
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History is a chronological record of events of the past. It is fact, non-fiction, academic. Story is an account or narration of an event or events that are either true or fictitious. When we refer to literature, we use the word story. For a picture to explain the difference, click here.
RULES
- the main words in a title, like Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince or Little House on the Prairie
- the pronoun "I"
- proper nouns, including names, surnames, cities, countries, holidays, organizations. Example: Bob and Mary live in the Pacific Northwest and celebrate Christmas there.
- days and months of the year
- proper adjectives like French or African. You can use them to talk about languages or nationalities.
full stop We use the full stop to end a sentence. ExampleSherlock had a meeting at 3 p.m. to talk to the suspect. comma We use commas to separate a list of similar words or phrases. Examples Mary was tall, slim and athletic. They were more friendly, more talkative, more open than their neighbours. When main clauses are separated by and, or, but if the clauses have different subjects. Examples They were very friendly and invited us to have dinner with them. (same subject - no comma) Footballers these days earn more money but they are fitter and play many more matches. (same subject - no comma) It was an expensive hotel, but we decided it was worth the money. (different subjects) Do not separate sentences using commas. Use a full stop or join sentences using a connector. Click here for a list of connectors you can use.
the present tense Explain the story in the present. Remember to add the third person singular -s!!! runs, does, has, goes, explains, kills... For spelling rules, click here.
POSSESSIVES Use it/its to refer to the book, the story, an animal, a place… Use he/him/his - she/her/her when you refer to a person or a pet… Use they/them/their in all plural cases: people, animals, things… The two teenagers look at each other and fall in love. Their romance .... saxon genitive - 's Rules singular noun + ’s: The girl's father sends her to live with her grandparents. plural noun + ' : The girls' father sends them to live with their grandparents. We use ’s with irregular plural nouns (e.g. children, men, people, women): The children’s parents decided which university they would go to. They have no respect for other people’s property. For more information, click here.
1. Most adjectives come before the noun. There are very difficult words. 2. The verb and the object of the verb normally go together. She likes children very much. 3. We usually say place (where) before time (when?, how often?, how long?) She is nervous to meet him that she arrives at the airport early. 4. Adverbs of frequency come before the main verb but after the verb to be. She usually goes to work by car. They are usually late for work. 5. Frequency expressions go at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. Every day, I check the news on my phone while I have breakfast. I have to clean the cat litter three times a week.
Gerund Verb + gerund like / hate / don't mind go + activity (swimming, running, etc.) recommend Preposition + gerund: When a preposition is used before a verb, the verb must be in the -ing form. infinitive Verb + infinitive without to modal verbs: must, can, could, should Verb + infinitive with to want to need to have to try to
Live vs Life Life: noun Live: verb She lives in a very nice neighbourhood. Her life is much better now. IRREGULAR PLURALS 1 man - 2 men 1 woman - 2 women 1 child - 2 children
All sentences need a subject for the verb. It is simple. When Sherlock thinks about the murder, he goes… Write a subject after because. I liked the book because it is easy to read. Do not write two subjects. The vocabulary it's very easy to understand. The vocabulary was simple. It was very easy to understand.
articles We use a /ə/ before a consonant sound: Mary is having dinner at a restaurant when she sees a suspicious man. Some words that begin with a vowel have a consonant sound. They are a united /ə juːˈnaɪ.tɪd/ group of students. They study at a European /ə ˌjʊə.rəˈpiː.ən/ university. We use a /ən/ before a vowel sound: She is an intelligent girl. We use the when we mention something for the second time. A man and a woman are sitting at a restaurant. The man is British, but I think the woman isn’t. Do not use an article: Before meals: I have breakfast at 7.00 a.m. On + days of the week: He doesn't go to the office on Monday. Go to + work / school / college Go + home She goes to work very early in the morning. She goes home by bus. To make generalizations we use no article before plural nouns. Young players are very athletic. demonstratives this, that, these, those This / that + singular noun These / those + plural noun This / these when something or someone is near. That /those when something or someone is far. For more information, click here.