Practical English Usage (3rd Edition) by Michael Swan

If you read and follow my post about 100 Golden Grammar Rules by Michael Swan, you’ll only find about the rules. Download this E-book to get detail explanation about them.

100 Golden Grammar Rules By Michael Swan

I found 100 Golden Grammar Rules by Michael Swan from an education website. It’s very useful for English learners, I could say. Here they are:

1. Don’t use an with own.
Sue needs her own room. (NOT Sue needs an own room.)
I’d like a phone line of my own. (NOT an own phone line.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 405.

2. Use or rather to correct yourself.
She’s German – or rather, Austrian. (NOT She’s German – or better, Austrian.)
I’ll see you on Friday – or rather, Saturday.
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 157.

3. Use the simple present – play(s), rain(s) etc – to talk about habits and repeated actions.
I play tennis every Saturday. (NOT I am playing tennis every Saturday.)
It usually rains a lot in November.
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition sections 461–4.

4. Use will …, not the present, for offers and promises.
I’ll cook you supper this evening. (NOT I cook you supper this evening.)
I promise I’ll phone you tomorrow. (NOT I promise I phone you tomorrow.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 217.

5. Don’t drop prepositions with passive verbs.
I don’t like to be shouted at. (NOT I don’t like to be shouted.)
This needs to be thought about some more. (NOT This needs to be thought some more.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition page section 416.

6. Don’t use a present tense after It’s time.
It’s time you went home. (NOT It’s time you go home.)
It’s time we invited Bill and Sonia. (NOT It’s time we invite Bill and Sonia.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 306.

7. Use was/were born to give dates of birth.
I was born in 1975. (NOT I am born in 1975.)
Shakespeare was born in 1564.
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 108.

8. Police is a plural noun.
The police are looking for him. (NOT The police is looking for him.)
I called the police, but they were too busy to come.
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 524.

9. Don’t use the to talk about things in general.
Books are expensive. (NOT The books are expensive.)
I love music. (NOT I love the music.)
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 68.

10. Use had better, not have better.
I think you’d better see the doctor. (NOT I think you have better see the doctor.)
We’d better ask John to help us.
For more details, see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 230.

 

Well, it’s going to be such a long post if I write all rules here. You can download the complete 100 rules here. Enjoy reading and learning folks! 😀

Pengetahuan Dasar Penterjemahan (Translation)

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E-book ini merupakan tugas akhir mata kuliah Translation II yang disusun oleh Mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Kelas A Semester 6 Tahun 2012. Saya sendiri sebagai editor dan reviser dalam penyusunan E-book ini.

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Tulus – Merdu Untukmu (Cover by Me)

Shot using 550D + 18-55mm kit lens + cheap external microphone. Edited and golor-graded in Sony Vegas Pro 10.
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