After having a look at my previous essays, the most grammar mistakes i had are on preposition and articles. Some usages of the prepositions have no reason, just need us to remember. Take the usage of the preposition that describe the time for an example, we say at 12 p.m, on Monday, in July, in 1988. We just keep them in mind and do not know how come these rules. Another type of the preposition usage may have some reason. In my memory, my English teacher have told us about how to remember the usage of "in" and "on" to describe the relationship between an apple and a tree. She said that if an apple was still growing and had connection to the tree, then we needed to use"in"; if the apple was already ripe and just before it fell down, then we use "on", for they had no connection point. Sounds interesting but i think it has a point. I still have a lot of mistakes because the quantity of prepositions is so big. When to use "on",when to use "in", when to use "at" and so many others still troubles me a lot. Now let us see practices that make me confused.
- My best friend lives on Boretz Road.
- It was clear that this player could both contribute to and learn from every game he played.
- He's worked here since 1970.
How to choose the accurate articles is the other grammar i often have. First i do not know whether to use the articles or not in an sentence. Secondly it is difficult for me to decide to use "the" or "a(an)" although i know "a(an) refers to less specific manner than "the". The is required when the noun it refers to represents something named earlier in the text or is used with specific nouns. Let's see some examples.
The moon circles the earth. (an unique object)
A newspaper has an obligation to seek out and tell the truth.
I picked a wallet yesterday and the wallet was belong to him by coincidence.
2 comments:
nice tip from your English teacher.
i could understand your difficulty in using articles because i actually see a mistake in the second line in paragraph 2, ^_^ "a sentence" not "an sentence", jingyu. ^_^.
honestly, you could learn some knowledge and practice some exercises in my blog. ^_^
hmmm, prepositions and articles seem short and small, but they are really important in our writing. Mastering how to use them propeely require us practising a lot. Additionally, we can also learn from our mistakes, just as you have already done. Good job, Jingyu!
Post a Comment