Vocab by Owen-11-18

Squawk(n)嘎嘎声

It means to make a loud sharp sound.

Squawk(n)嘎嘎声
The parrot squawked and flew away.

eventually (adv)最后
Eventually, he win the race.
Eventuall, I go A in my test
Eventuall, I go to sleep.

Pay attention to your spelling. E-V-E-N-T-U-A-L-L-Y.
He is the third person singular, so please add an s.
And you’d better use past tense here. He won the race.

eventually (adv)最后
Eventually, he won the race.
Eventually, I got an A in my test.
Eventually, I went to sleep.

trembled(v)颤抖
I trembled.
After the cold wind blow him, he trembled.
The cold weather make my trembled.

Past tense!

trembled(v)颤抖
I trembled.
When he felt the cold wind, he trembled.
The cold weather made me tremble.

quartermaster(n)军需官
Make him a quartermaster.

Fanboy

如果用例子:
I like apples because they are delicious.

sentence 1: I (subj) like (action verb) apples (object: plural noun).

Conjunction: because

sentence 2: They (subj) are (linking verb) delicious (adjective).

conjunctions:
F
A
N
Because
O
Y

subj-verb agreement rules:

1) She like(s) apples.
2) [She and her dad] like (no s) apples.
3) We like (no s) apples.
4) They are (plural) delicious.

Vocab by owen-11-08

I drew picture.
I played video games.
I had played video games before I drawn picture.

Please add an article before a singular countable noun.
The article refers to a or an or the.
You should say ‘I drew a picture’ here.
Also pay attention:
Past tense form of the word ‘draw’ is ‘drew‘.
Past participle form of ‘draw’ is ‘written‘.
Please review the past tense and past participle of irregular verbs.

I drew a picture.
I played video games.
I had played video games before I drew a picture.

I played basketball.
I did test.
I had played basketball before I done test.

You should say ‘I took a test.’ here.
We ‘do’ homework. We ‘take’ tests.

Past tense form of the word ‘take’ is ‘took’.
Past participle form of ‘take’ is ‘taken‘.


I played basketball.
I took a test.
I had played basketball before I took a test.

I blew ballon.
I broke ballon.
I had broke ballon after I blown balloon.

Pay attention to the spelling. Balloon!
Use ‘popped’ a balloon. We can’t break balloons, we can only pop them.

I blew a balloon.
I popped a balloon.
I had popped a balloon before I blew it.

Vocab by owen-11-03

Latitude is uncountable.
Everywhere can’t be a subject. It is often used as an object or an adverb.
Air is everywhere.
I can feel the kindness everywhere.

latitude (n) 纬度
Our house’s latitude is high.
Latitude is about geography.
Everything has its own latitude. Subj+verb(action)+object

commanded (v) 命令
I commanded you to eat.

Good!

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noble (adj) 崇高的
I am noble. Subject+verb(linking)+adverb
They are noble. Subject+verb(linking)+adverb
The food is for noble people.

Noble is an adjective!

noble (adj) 崇高的
I am noble. Subject+verb(linking)+adject
They are noble. Subject+verb(linking)+adject
The food is for noble people. Subject+verb(linking)+adverb

devoured (v) 吞噬
The wate devoured the boat. Subj+verb(linking)+obj.

Be careful about your spelling. Water!

devour (v) 吞噬
The water devoured the boat. Subj+verb(linking)+obj.

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The enmy is scoundrels. Subj+verb(linking)+noun
They are scoundrels. Subj+verb(linking)+noun

Watch spelling.
Scoundrel is countable, use a/an/the.

The enemy is a scoundrel. Subj+verb(linking)+noun
They are scoundrels. Subj+verb(linking)+noun

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Pursuit (n) 追求
That is my pursuit. Subj+verb(linking)+noun
His has a money pursuit.
Everyone has pursuit. Subj+verb(linking)+noun

We always say ‘the pursuit of something’.
Pursuit is a countable noun.
Please add an article before a singular countable noun.
For example, we should say‘a pursuit’.
The article refers to a or an or the.

Pursuit (n) 追求
That is my pursuit. Subj+verb(linking)+noun
He has the pursuit of money.
Everyone has a pursuit. Subj+verb(linking)+noun

Scoundrels (n) 无赖
He is a Scoundrels. Subj+verb(linking)+noun

Scoundrel is singular. Scoundrels are plural.
He is a Scoundrel. They are Scoundrels.

Scoundrel (n) 无赖
He is a Scoundrel. Subj+verb(linking)+noun

owen-11-08-2023-vocabs

whom (pron) 谁

The Rule: Who functions as a subject,
whom functions as an object.

Use who when the word is performing the action:
Kim is an athlete [who] enjoys distance running.

In this case, Kim is the subject, thus when we use who/whom to refer to Kim, we choose who because Kim is performing the action.

Use whom when it is receiving the action:
Asher wrote a letter to a pen pal [whom] he had never met.

In this case, we’re trying to refer to the pen pal. The pen pal is receiving the action. Pen pal is the object, so we use whom

This is the girl whom I visit every weekend.

We’re trying to refer to the girl, which is the object.
This (subj) is (linking verb) the girl (obj).

Thus, we use whom to refer to her.

vile (adj) 卑鄙的
He is vile. Subj+verb(linking)+adj
They are very vile.
In the game, he was vile.

Good!

I ate lunch.
I played four-square.
I had eaten lunch before I played four-square.

‘four-square’ is an adj.
You can write Foursquare referring to the computer game.
When referring to a proper noun, the first letter should be capitalized.

I ate lunch.
I played Foursquare.
I had eaten lunch before I played Foursquare.

I read book.
I wrote homework.
I had written homework before I read book.

The same problem!
Please add an article before a singular countable noun.
The article refers to a or an or the.
You should say ‘I read a book’ here.

And we always say ‘I write my homework’.
You should make it clear that whose homework it is.

I read a book.
I wrote my homework.
I had written my homework before I read a book.

Essay

whom (pron) 谁

‘whom’ is used to connect the main clause with the attributive clause and serves as the object in an attributive clause.

He is the teacher whom I met yesterday.
This is the girl whom I visit every weekend.

vile (adj) 卑鄙的
He is vile. Subj+verb(linking)+adj
They are very vile.
In the game, he was vile.

Good!

I ate lunch.
I played four-square.
I had eaten lunch before I played four-square.

‘four-square’ is an adj.
You can write Foursquare referring to the computer game.
When referring to a proper noun, the first letter should be capitalized.

I read book.
I wrote homework.
I had written homework before I read book.

The same problem!
Please add an article before a singular countable noun.
The article refers to a or an or the.
You should say ‘I read a book’ here.

And we always say ‘I write my homework’.
You should make it clear that whose homework it is.

I read a book.
I wrote my homework.
I had written my homework before I read a book.