lessons I’ve learned from my past
Ojibway<奥吉布韦印第安人>
They are Ojibway.
I have a Ojibway friend.
Ojibway begins with a vowel sound, so we use {an} as its article.
I have an Ojibway friend.
He is a Ojibway.
The same reason mentioned above.
He is an Ojibway.
Native
He is a native people.
People is a plural noun representing many people or many persons.
If we want to talk about a person, we need to use {person}.
He is a native person.
There are many native people.
Good!
They are native people.
Good!
A duck is swimming on the water.
Part of the duck’s body is in the water, so we use {in}.
A duck is swimming in the water.
She admire to the chicken.
The usage of {admire}: admire sth.
{She} is the third person singular, so please add an -s to {admire}.
She admires the chicken.
The cat is despise to its cat food.
{Despise} is a verb. The usage of {despise}: despise sth.
{The cat} is the third person singular, so please add an -s to {despise}.
The cat despises its cat food.
charities(n)慈善
There are many charities.
They give money to charities
We need to give money to charities.
Good!
urges(v)敦促
we urges to him.
The first letter of a sentence should be capitalized.
Also, we always say {urge sb.}.
We urge him.
Teacher urges we to learn.
{Teacher} is a singular countable noun. Please add an article {a/the} before it.
如果你要说 “我们” as (宾语), 呢就必须用 “us”. “We” 是用来在主题的。
Please change {we} into {us}.
The teacher urges us to learn.
He urges me to faster.
faster 是一个人努力的状态。。所以如果我要你个特质, 我们用 (to be)
I need you:
to be [a man]
to be [quiet]
to be [a dog]
to be [silly]
所以 to be 是你要那个成为。
所以，如果你要他更快呢这是个特质。。。一样的道理：
He urges me to be [faster].
He urges me to be faster.
shepherds(n)牧羊人
He is a shepherds.
{Shepherd} is singular. {shepherds} are plural.
He is a shepherd.
He want to be a shepherds.
{He} is the Third person singular. Please add an -s at the end of {want}.
He wants to be a shepherd.
There were many shepherds.
Good!!
barber (n) 理发师
He is a barber.
I want to be a barber The
The barber is tall.
Good!
He is irish. subj+verb
Keep in mind that the first letter of {Irish} must always be capitalized.
He is Irish.
educated (adj)受过教育的
He is educated.
The dog is educated.
Every is educated.
You mean everyone?
Everyone is educated.
Irish (n) 爱尔兰人
They are Irish.
Good!
There are not so many Irish in China.
Try not to use negation. Use words that express directly.
Instead of ‘not so many’, use ‘very few’:
There are very few Irish people in China.
subj +verb+obj+to verb
He has his duty to complete.
I have a game to play.
She has twelve stupid kids to teach.
She has a student to support.
Diego has works to do.
{Work} is uncountable here.
Diego has work to do.
subj+verb+to verb
I work hard to improve my grade.
He breaks the window to show he is strong.
She jumped out of window to get attention.
Specifically referring to this window, we need to add {the}.
She jumped out of the window to get attention.
I play video games to relax.
It catches to get reward.
What does it catch?!
There is always a noun following the word {catch} because {catch} is a transitive verb.
It catches a bug to get the reward.
1.Diego and Cherry
Diego is my best friend.
His skin is like black carbon.
Black carbon? You mean coal?
His skin is black like coal.
He is fat.
He likes to play basketball.
He likes a girl call cherry, but Cherry thinks he is revolting.
The girl’s name was given to her long time ago, so we must use ‘called’. But better yet, let’s use ‘named’:
He likes a girl named cherry, but Cherry thinks he is revolting.
She brokes his heart.
Past tense！{break-broke-broken}
She broke his heart.
2.Subj+verb+verb
I want to play.
He likes to eat.
She likes to study.
It loves to catch.
Make the sentence complete. What does it love to catch?
It loves to catch a bug.
I loves to race.
{I} is the first person singular. The predicate verb should use its original form.
I love to race.
I cook.
My mother cooks
She cooks.
He cooks.
My father cooks/roast.
{My father} is the third person singular, so please add an s at the end of {toast}.
My father cooks/roasts.
I fry the fish.
I fry a fish.
We fry two eggs.
He fries two fishs.
When {fish} is used as a countable noun, referring to the number of fish, the singular and plural forms are the same, while when referring to the species of fish, the plural form is {fishes}.
He fries two fish/fishes.
Baby sucks his thumb.
His mother soaks the beans.
She squeezes an orange.
She cooks nice.
My father cooks fast.
She digests slow.
He bakes delicious.
Nina roasts tasty.
We use adv. instead of using adj. here.
She cooks well.
My father cooks fast.
She digests slowly.
He bakes well.
Nina roasts well.
pepper is spicy.
The first letter of a sentence should be capitalized.
Pepper is spicy.
I am student.
We should add an article {a/an/the} before a singular countable noun.
For example, we should write {a student} here.
I am a student.
you are girl.
The first letter of a sentence should be capitalized.
We should add an article {a/an/the} before a singular countable noun.
For example, we should write {a girl} here.
You are a girl.
she was teacher.
The same reasons mentioned above.
She was a teacher.
There were party.
{Party} is a singular countable noun. We use {was} instead of {were}.
There was a party.
Apple will be sour.
We should add an article {a/an/the} before a singular countable noun.
The apple will be sour.
subject+verb+to+verb
Alice walk to dance.
{Alice} is the third person singular, so please add an s at the end of {walk}.
Alice walks to dance.
She need to run.
{She} is the third person singular, so please add an s at the end of {need}.
She needs to run.
He want to jump.
{He} is the third person singular, so please add an s at the end of {wants}.
He wants to jump.
subject+verb+noun+to+verb
She carries a beef to toast.
He busies the pepper to cook.
I choose a book to read.
Nina compares the tool to use.
Nomi jumps on table to eat.
I believe you want to say {buy} here. And its third person singular form is to add an {s}.
If a verb ending with {a consonant letter + y}, we will change {y} to {i} and add {es}.
He buys the pepper to cook.
She cooks nicely.
My father cooks fastly.
She digests slowly.
He bakes deliciously.
Nina roasts tastily.
{Fast} can be an adj. or an adv. We never use {fastly} which is a wrong word.
My father cooks fast.
We usually use {well} to indicate that a person has excellent cooking skills
She cooks well. He bakes well. Nina roasts well.
This pepper looks spicy.
I taste bitter.
The girl seems sad.
She becomes a teacher. (noun)
The music sounds great.
The apple looks sweet.
{Bitter} is an adj. for sth.
You can say {sth. is/tastes bitter}.
It tastes bitter.
Alice dances every day.
OK!
Alice likes dance ballet.
We should say {like doing}.
Alice likes dancing ballet.
Alice feels tired practice dance.
We should say {be tired doing} and {practice doing}.
Alice feels tired practicing dancing.
Alice feels happy dance ballet.
We should say {be/feel happy doing}.
Alice feels happy dancing ballet.
Alice practices Turn out, she feels hard.
We need to use {and/but} to connect two simple sentences.
Alice practices Turn out, and she feels hard.
Turn out is a ballet movement.
OK!
Turn out is a ballet terminology
OK!
Alice practices day and day.
OK!
She becomes strong.
OK!
She runs fast.
OK!
She keeps training/ train.
OK!
she finishes training.
OK!
She looks tried.
Watch your spelling: {tired}.
I believe you can distinguish {tired} and {tried}.
She looks tried.
Alice says goodbye with teacher.
We should say {say goodbye to sb.}.
Also，add an article before {teacher}.
Alice says goodbye to a/the teacher.
She went to home have shower.
We should say {have a shower}.
The infinitive {to do} represents the purpose.
She went to home to have a shower.
She lays on sofa.
She lays on a sofa.
Alice sleeps.
OK!