Monday, January 24, 2011

Complex sentence (conti), adverb clauses, noun clauses

Adverb clauses: manner. time. place.
Adverbs are words that tell more about verbs.
Adverbs of manner tell how an action was done; adverbs of time tell When an action was done; adverbs of place tell Where an action was done.

Manner
John  did that work as it should be done.
The man ran as if wolves were chasing him.
Answer the questions as  you have been taught.
He  fought as a brave man  should  fight.

Time
The thief  ran  away, when  he saw  the  policeman.
When  I  have finished  my  work, I shall  go  out  to play.
The  tooth  stopped  aching, when  the dentist came  in.
A  cold  wind  sprang  up ,just  as the sun  was  setting.
She  decided  to wait, until  the train  arrived.

Place
Mary  put  the  meat, where  the cat couldn't reach  it.
The sailors  went, where they  expected to find  the  treasure.
Where  there  are  flowers, you will  generally  find  bees.
Wherever  Fred goes, Jock is sure  to go.

Noun Clauses
Clauses are doing  the  work of  a  noun  called Noun Clauses.(subject or object)

Fred dreamed  a dream.= Fred dreamed that he  was  travelling  to the moon.
I know  arithmetic.= I know that two and two make four.
Mary  said  a few  words.= Mary said that  she  was  wearing a new dress.

Your work seems very  difficult.= What  you  are doing seems very difficult.
The prisoner's escape  is a complete mystery.= How the prisoner escaped is a complete mystery.

sentences, phrases, clauses,simple -complex sentences

Sentence= A group of words that make complete sense is a sentence,e.g.ประโยคคือกลุ่มคำที่ให้ความหมายสมบูรณ์และมีกริยา ด้วย
1. Tommy  has  a  dog.   - statement
2.  Where  are  you  going?  - Question
3.  Open  the door.   -  command

A sentence can do one of three  things. ประโยคทำหน้าที่อย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งดังต่อไปนี้
1. Make  a statement  to tell us  something
2. Ask  a  question.
3. Give a command

Phrases = A group of words that makes sense but not complete sense,for example: วลี คือกลุ่มคำมีความหมายแต่ไม่สมบูรณ์ (ไม่มีคำกริยา)
into  the house;  at  nine o'clock;  for  two  shillings.

A sentence must have a verb in it. A sentence that has only one verb in it  is called a Simple Sentence.for example: ประโยตต้องมีกริยา ประโยคที่มีกริยาตัวเดียวเรียกว่า ประโยค Simple Sentence
The boy  opened the door.     -statement.
Did  the  boy open  the door? - question
Open  the  door, please.         -request
Open  the door at once.          -command

A sentence that is made of two or more simple sentences  joined by a conjuntion, or conjuntions, is  called  a Compound Sentence, for example: คือประโยคที่มีกริยา มากกว่า 2 ตัวเชื่อมด้วยคำเชื่อม
The boy opened the door and  walked into the  room.
John  works  hard  but  Richard  is lazy.
Shall  I write  to him  or  will  you  telephone?
Mary  went  to  the baker's shop  for a loaf  and  Ellen helped   her  mother  in the house, but Margaret  sat  listening  to the radio.

clause  is a  sentence  that  does  not  make  complete  sense  by  itselt.  It depends  on another  sentence  for  its  full  meaning.Clause คือประโยคที่มีความหมายไม่สมบูรณ์ในตัวเอง ต้องอาศัยประโยคอื่นประกอบ

Adjective  clauses= They  do  the work  of  an adjective. clause ที่ทำหน้าอย่าง adjective

I  like  a  good  story. = I  like  a story  that is  good.
That  is  a clever  boy.= That  is  a  boy  who is clever.
Is  this  your lost  kitten? = Is this  your kitten which  was lost?
We  helped  the shipwrecked  sailors.= We  helped the  sailors who were shipwrecked.

Complex sentence = A principle Clause and one or more  subordinate  clauses together  make a complex  sentence. e.g.

Priciple  clause     ...     subordiante(adjective) clasues
This  is  the  house    that  Jack  built.
Here  is  the letter    which  I  received.
Where  is the  boy    Who  looks after  the sheep?
They  met  an Indian  Who  earned his living  by trapping  animals.

The  house  (that Jack built) has  fallen  down.
The  letter (which I received )  is  in  my  pocket.
The boy(who  looks  after  the sheep) is  fast asleep.

แยกประโยค ได้ดังนี้
Principle  Clause              Subordinate Adjective Clauses

The house has fallen down    that Jack  built.
The letter is  in my pocket  which  I received.
The boy  is  fast asleep.     Who  looks after the sheep.

The adjective clause must go as  near as possible to the noun it  describes.Adjectiv Clause ต้องอยู่ใกล้คำที่มันขยายมากที่สุด

A relative pronoun does the work of a pronoun and of  conjunction.
The three most commonly used  relative  pronouns are who (used for people) ,which ( used for things) and that (used for people and things) . e.g. Relative Pronoun ทำหน้าที่ ของ pronoun และ conjunction คือทำหน้าที่ สรรพนามและ คำเชื่อม

Simple sentences
1.This is Mrs.Sprat.  2. Mrs. Sprat couldn't eat  any fat.
complex  sentence
This  is  Mrs.Sprat who couldn't  eat any fat.    who=and Mrs.Sprat.

Simple sentecne
Here  are  the  passengers. They  want ot travel by  this plane.
Complex sentence
Here  are  the passengers that ( who) want to travel by this  plane.   that = and they

simple sentence
I  have a book.   It  teaches English grammar.
complex sentence
I  have a book which  teaches English grammar.   which = and it.

* To put  the adjective clause next to the noun it describes. e.g.
simple sentence
1.The  book teaches me  grammar.
2.It is a new one.
complex sentence
The book that teaches me grammar is a new one.

simple sentence
1.The man  couldn't eat  any fat.
2.The man is  called Jack Sprat.
complex sentence
The man who couldn't eat any fat  is called Jack Sprat.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

How to say numbers การอ่านจำนวน

1.And
In British English, And is used before the last two figures (tens and units) of a number.(In American Englush ,this is unusual.) การเขียนตัวเลขให้ใช้  and เชื่อมระหว่างหลักสิบ กับหลักหน่วย ตามตัวอย่างด้านล่าง
125   Three hundred and twenty-five (US: three hundred twenty-five)
719   seven hundred and nineteen (US: seven hundred nineteen.)
3,077  three thousand and seventy-seven (US: three thousand seventy-seven.)

*Note that in writing commas (not full stops) are used to separate thousands.

2. A and one
Typical mistake: I want to live for hundred years.

A)The words hundred, thousand, and million can be used in the singular with a or one, but nor alone. A is more common in an informal style; one is used when are speaking more precisely.Compare: เลขร้อย พัน ล้าน ฯ ต้องมี a หรือ one ตัวใดตัวหนึ่งนำหน้า ไม่มีไม่ได้

I want to live for a hundred years.
The journey took exactly one hundred days.
I've saved a thousand pounds.
Pay the inspector of taxes one thousand pounds only.(On a cheque)

A is also common in an information style wtih measurement-words. Compapre:
A pint of beer will soon cost a pound.
Mix one pint of milk with one pound of flour.

B). Note thai A is only used with hundred, thousand, etc at beginning of a number.Campare:
146      a hundred  and forty-six.
1,146   three thousand , one hundred and forty-six.

C).  We can say A thousand for  the round nunber' 1,000 ,and we can say a thousand before  and, but we say one thousand before a number of hundreds. Compare:
1,000    a thousand
1,031    a thousand and thirty- one
1,100    one thousand, one hundred
1.498    one thousand, four hundred and ninety-eight.
Compare also:
a mile    one mile , six hundred yards
a  pound  one pound twenty-five (1.25)
a  foot   one foot four (inches)
an hour and seventeen  minutes   one hour,  seventeen minutes

3. Hundred and thousand
We often say eleven hundred, twelve hundred, etc  instead  of one thousand one hundred etc. This is most common  with round number  between 1,100 and 1,900 .

4. Nought,zero , nil, etc
The figure  o  is normally called  nought ( no:t) in British English, and zero in America English.
When numbers are said figure by figure, o is often called  โอ 
My  account number  is  four  one three  two  six  o  six  nine.
I  measurement  (for  instance , of temperature),  O  is call  zero. 
Zero  degrees  Fahrenheit = 17.8 degrees below  zero  Centigrade.
Zero scores in team-games are usually  called  nil  in British English  (American zero) .In tennis  ,table-
tennis, and similar games, the word  love  is used. 
Manchester  three  ;  Liverpool  nil.
Five -love; your service.

5.Dates
Typical  mistake:  My  birthday  's on  seventeen  june.

There  are  two ways  of saying  dates.การเขียน วันที่มี 2 อย่างคือ

The first  of  January ,     January  the first.
The  seventeenth of June,   June the seventeenth.

In American English, dates are generally  said   January first,  June seventheenth,etc.)  When dates  are  written , the, of, and often the ordinal  enging(-th ,etc.)  are dropped.

 1(st) January  1976.  February  16(th), 1978.

When dates aree expressed  entirely in figures, Americans put the month before  the day. 8.6.79  means  June  the eighth in British , but August tghe sixth in the United States.

The numbers of years  are usually said in two  halves.การเขียนปี แบ่งเป็น 2 คู่

1066   ten  sixty-six
1789   seventeen  eighty-nine
1984   nineteen eighty-four.
921    nine twenty-one

6.Telephone  numbers
In phone  numbers, we say  each figure  separately. O  is  called  โอ.   Instead  of six  ,two  two  ,etc, British  speakers  usually  say  double six , etc. หมายเลขโทรศัพท์ อ่านเรียงตัว เลข 2 ตัวซ้อนก้น British English อาน double, American English อ่าน เรียงตัว เช่นตัวอย่าง

307-   4922   three   o  seven  -four nine  double  two.(US:    two  two.)
52816   five  two  eight   one  six.