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Grammar Pointers:
Subjects
Use of It in Subject Position
The verb
Placement of Adjectives in English
Prof. Myrna Monllor Jiménez
English 112
All sentences in English need a subject.
Exception: when you give commands or orders. Sit down. Close the window
The subject
The subject of a sentence can be a noun, a
pronoun, or a noun phrase
For example
Carmen works hard. (noun)
She sleeps a lot. (pronoun)
The young man bought a computer. (noun phrase)
The Noun Phrase
The noun phrase can include an article, an
adjective, a prepositional phrase, and a noun
The young man
The articles in
English are: a, an,
the
A book
The beautiful girl in the blue dress
Use of It in Subject Position
Is a neutral
subject that
refers to
animals or
things
It
Has no
meaning in
Spanish. In
Spanish we
would use he
or she
Exercise 1: Es tarde.
Exercise 2:
Es una fiesta de cumpleaños.
Exercise 3:
Es una foto de Wisin y Yandel.
Exercise 4:
Fue un viaje caro.
Exercise 5:
Fue un examen difícil.
Exercise 6:
Es un documento importante.
What is missing in this sentence?
• It is so important that can easily make the
difference between getting a job or being
unemployed.
• Is important not to show any part of your body.
• Is not correct show our tattoos.
The Verb
Changes
form
Expresses
action
The Verb
Changing the Verb Form
Now
Use past tense
Yesterday,
In the past
When
did the
action
happen?
Habitually
Am + -ing form
Is
Are
In the
future
Will + base form
Use present tense
Don’t confuse “be” and “go”.
• Fue una experiencia maravillosa.
• It was a wonderful experience.
• Fue a la playa ayer.
• He went to the beach yesterday.
Placement of Adjectives in English
In Spanish you usually place
Adjectives after the noun.
Es una casa espaciosa.
In English adjectives are placed
before the noun.
It’s a spacious house.
How to place adjectives in English
When you use
more than one
adjective, the
most specific
adjective is
placed nearest
to the noun.
Cultura Profética is a Puerto Rican reggae band.
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Where do you place adjectives?
Let’s correct
• A person should not wear jewelry attention
getting.
• For the interview using the clothing correct is
important.