Gerunds and Infinitives
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb:
My friends helped me ___________ (contact) my old teacher in Australia.
to contact
I want the suit _____________ is on sale.
I want the suit which/that is on sale.
Change the following active sentence to passive:
Joshna wrote a cookbook.
A cookbook was written by Joshna.
What are the three parts of an in-text citation?
author's last name,
year,
page number
What does dovetail mean? What part of speech is it?
The government's federal laws on managing COVID dovetail with the provincial government's laws on COVID.
fit with something else. Two elements match up and work well together.
Correct this sentence:
We are not easy to learn new vocabulary.
It is not easy for us to learn new vocabulary.
Obama, who also makes beer at home, has just written a book.
Can 'who' be replaced with another relative pronoun?
No. 'that' cannot be used in non-identifying adjective clauses.
The school is taking students out to a restaurant.
The students are being taken out to a restaurant by the school.
You read in a book that building more car lanes (widening the road) does not solve traffic congestion. You want to use this information in your essay. Do you cite the information about widening roads?
Sure. Not everyone would be aware of this effect, so you should cite the source.
What does infer mean?
Infer means to guess the meaning/result/preceding events based on available information.
The president's staff have advised him ____________ (concede) defeat in the election.
to concede
Join these two sentences:
Roger loves to style his hair. Roger is a drama student in YUB term 1.
Roger, who is a drama student in YUB term 1, loves to style his hair.
Suzy ate a large pizza.
A large pizza was eaten by Suzy.
Write the beginning of a sentence in which you mention the author and a reporting verb.
Which word is not academic?
notion
precedents
pay attention to
Pay attention to is not on the academic word list (AWL), and it is also a vague word. This word should not be used in academic essays.
(Smoke) _______________ is the worst habit young people can take up.
Smoking
Join these two sentences by using an adjective clause:
The doctor saw the patient. The patient was a famous movie star.
The doctor saw the patient who was a famous movie star.
Change the following to passive:
Joey has washed all of the dishes.
All of the dishes have been washed by Joey.
If you paraphrase information from a source, you don't need to cite it.
True or False?
False. Paraphrases need to be cited with an in-text citation just like a quote.
Who would make use of surveillance and for what purpose?
police, the state, shopping mall corporation, criminals. The purpose could be public safety, theft prevention, or criminal reasons.
George stopped to drink coffee.
What does the above sentence mean?
George had a coffee break.
The clerk called out to the customer. She gave him her phone number the week before.
The clerk called out to the customer whom she gave her phone number the week before.
Change the following to a passive sentence:
Students must not smoke electronic cigarettes indoors.
Electronic cigarettes must not be smoked indoors by students.
After you quote someone, what should you do next?
Paraphrase the quote and then explain it.
What word collocates the verb 'conduct'?
conduct an experiment
conduct a job
conduct a newspaper
conduct an experiment