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Midterm ENGL111 (WEEK 10)
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ENGL
MIDTERM
WEEK 10
PREPOSITIONS
What are Prepositions?
- Prepositions are words that relate the noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE We use at with: · Home and places of study/work. · Other places in town. We use in with: · Towns and countries: Ex. I live in Bulacan. PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT
- From the ticket office, you go through the main gate and along the path. Go past the toilets and follow the path to the food court. Then go round the fountain and across the bridge. The main stage is in front of you. PREPOSITIONS OF TIME Ex.: My birthday is in five days. The festival continues until May 12. The festival lasts from 9 May to/until 12 May. By, for ● We use ‘by’ to mean ‘not later than’: Ex. Please give me your homework by Friday The holiday will be cheaper if we book it by 30 April. ● We use ‘for’ + a period of time: ● For an hour, two days, three weeks. It means ‘the whole time’: Ex. We waited for the bus for an hour.
FORMAL VS. INFORMAL LANGUAGE
Characteristics of Formal and Informal Language Formal Informal Serious Objective Impersonal Reasoned Controlled Reserved Light Humorous Personal Casual Offhanded “loose” Plainspoken Simple CERTAIN SITUATIONS Formal situations Informal situations Job interview Principal’s office visit Business letter Class essay Text message Friendly letter Journal-style writing What makes an INFORMAL language? · Simple grammatical structure · Personal evaluation
- Using first person
- Using forms of “you” · Colloquial or slang vocabulary
- Contractions are considered slang. What makes a FORMAL language? · Formal language, even when spoken, is often associated with the conventions expected of written standard English. · Although you generally don’t worry as much about formality in speaking, it is extremely important in writing because of the knowledge you are recording through the written word. · Formal language does not use contractions. · Avoids personal pronouns such as: you, us, i, me and we. · Includes more polysyllabic words—BIGGER words. · Complex, complete sentences · Avoidance of colloquial or slang vocabulary.
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Midterm ENGL111 (WEEK 10)
Course: College English (ENG111)
31 Documents
Students shared 31 documents in this course
University: Our Lady of Fatima University
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ENGL111
MIDTERM
WEEK 10
PREPOSITIONS
What are Prepositions?
- Prepositions are words that relate the noun or
pronoun that appears with it to another word in
the sentence.
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
We use at with:
· Home and places of study/work.
· Other places in town.
We use in with:
· Towns and countries:
Ex. I live in Bulacan.
PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT
- From the ticket office, you go through the main
gate and along the path. Go past the toilets and
follow the path to the food court. Then go round
the fountain and across the bridge. The main
stage is in front of you.
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
Ex.: My birthday is in five days.
The festival continues until May 12.
The festival lasts from 9 May to/until 12 May.
By, for
● We use ‘by’ to mean ‘not later than’:
Ex. Please give me your homework by
Friday
The holiday will be cheaper if we book
it by 30 April.
● We use ‘for’ + a period of time:
● For an hour, two days, three weeks.
It means ‘the whole time’:
Ex. We waited for the bus for an hour.
FORMAL VS. INFORMAL LANGUAGE
Characteristics of Formal and Informal
Language
Formal
Informal
Serious
Objective
Impersonal
Reasoned
Controlled
Reserved
Light
Humorous
Personal
Casual
Offhanded
“loose”
Plainspoken
Simple
CERTAIN SITUATIONS
Formal situations
Informal situations
Job interview
Principal’s office visit
Business letter
Class essay
Text message
Friendly letter
Journal-style writing
What makes an INFORMAL language?
· Simple grammatical structure
· Personal evaluation
- Using first person
- Using forms of “you”
· Colloquial or slang vocabulary
- Contractions are considered slang.
What makes a FORMAL language?
· Formal language, even when spoken, is often
associated with the conventions expected of
written standard English.
· Although you generally don’t worry as much
about formality in speaking, it is extremely
important in writing because of the knowledge
you are recording through the written word.
· Formal language does not use contractions.
· Avoids personal pronouns such as: you, us, i,
me and we.
· Includes more polysyllabic words—BIGGER
words.
· Complex, complete sentences
· Avoidance of colloquial or slang vocabulary.
