in the center/middle
on the left/ right side
at the top/bottome
in the front/back/background
in the top/bottom left/right corner
along the left/right side
along the bottome
across the top
next to , beside
behind
in front of something
under/below
above
in
on/on top of
near
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Everybody vs. Everyone
-They both means "every person"
-They are interchangeable
-Use whichever one sounds best for your particular sentence
Everyon vs. Every one
-when talking about "all people", use everyone. ex)Everyone must sleep.
-when talking about "each", use every one. ex)Every one of the papers has been graded.
Plural or Singular?
*everyone, everybody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody
Many grammarians disagree, but in general, indefinite pronouns should be considered singular
Ex) Everyone love him.
Everyone hates homework.
Everyone are happy. Everyone is happy.
Subject-Verb Agreement
The problem: English doesn't have a word to refer to a singular noun without a gender
The soution: Use "his or her"
Ex) Everyone is putting a smile on his or her face. Everyone is puttting a smile on their face. [British:their 사용가능]
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*Speak: is used when one person addresses a group.
-He spoke to the class about the problem.
-Can you speak Chinese?
-I'd like to speak to Mr. Smith.
*Talk: suggests that two or more people are having a conversation
-They talked for hours about movies.
-Can I talk to Mr. Smith?
[sometiems TALK and SPEAK are used with a similar meaning]
*Say: is used with words " " ->Say something to somebody
-She Said nothing all morning.
-As she entered, she said "Hello" to me.
-He said "Goodbye" and left.
*Tell: is used when giving information ->Tell somebody something
-She told me nothing about herself.
-Can you tell me how to get to the bank?
-you can tell the truth/ the time/ a lie/ a story (say a lie)
**Expressions and Related words:
-speech: not talking back to you (large group)
-speaker: to give a speech
-a talk(informal speech) noun-(small group)
-a/the saying
-be on speaking terms with sombody (negative)
-actions speak louder than words
-the facts speak for themselves
-speak/talk of the devil
-talk one's head off, talk one's ear off : talking a lot
-"say when"- tell me when you want me to stop
-say no more:Ii understand, I got it.
-easier said than done: very difficult to do
-before you could/can say ______ : I'll be back before you can say __, "really fast"
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'내가 이렇게 영어를 못 했을 때가 있었네'를 말하기 위해, 영어 작문 연습하려고 블로그 만들었습니다.
지금은 '사람이 이렇게 살 수 있나' 싶을 정도로 할 말 못하고 사는 처지입니다. ㅠ,.ㅠ
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