MIND YOUR LANGUAGE...Practice Makes Perfect

Originally posted by mbhcsf at 9-8-2003 01:26 AM:
i am busy with errr mission now actually.....just call Mr Jason Bourne....

Again ? the last time you hired him , he failed..

Hire some other guys..i dont like to deal with an amateur..

seribulan

Originally posted by 蝯z坞悬衻 at 9-8-2003 01:28 AM:
Hahhaha.. i hope your hitman is smarter than u..

i consider that as an insult...choose your weapon...dude...a pen or a pencil???nf:

mbhcsf

Originally posted by seribulan at 2003-8-9 01:33:
i consider that as an insult...choose your weapon...dude...a pen or a pencil???nf:

a bagpipe would be nice and yes bring the quilt as well...

seribulan

he has gone into hiding, M...with his tail between his legs...hahhahahhahhah

Originally posted by seribulan at 9-8-2003 01:33 AM:
i consider that as an insult...choose your weapon...dude...a pen or a pencil???nf:

Originally posted by seribulan at 9-8-2003 02:30 AM:
he has gone into hiding, M...with his tail between his legs...hahhahahhahhah

You mean the "tail " ?

seribulan

blue ler tur...isk...dude dude...hahahhahah...

seribulan

More on Preposition...

                                      One point in time

                On is used with days:

I will see you on Monday.
The week begins on Sunday.

              At is used with noon, night, midnight, and with the time of day:

My plane leaves at noon.
The movie starts at 6 p.m.

             In is used with other parts of the day, with months, with years,    with seasons:

He likes to read in the afternoon.
The days are long in August.
The book was published in 1999.
The flowers will bloom in spring.

                                                      Extended time

To express extended time, English uses the following prepositions: since, for, by, from梩o, from-until, during,(with)in

She has been gone since yesterday. (She left yesterday and has not returned.)
I'm going to Paris for two weeks. (I will spend two weeks there.)
The movie showed from August to October. (Beginning in August and ending in October.)
The decorations were up from spring until fall. (Beginning in spring and ending in fall.)
I watch TV during the evening. (For some period of time in the evening.)
We must finish the project within a year. (No longer than a year.)

                                                   Place

To express notions of place, English uses the following prepositions: to talk about the point itself: in, to express something contained: inside, to talk about the surface: on, to talk about a general vicinity, at. For more detail, see our handouts on Prepositions of Location and Prepositions of Direction.

There is a wasp in the room.
Put the present inside the box.
I left your keys on the table.
She was waiting at the corner.


                                              Higher than a point

To express notions of an object being higher than a point, English uses the following prepositions: over, above. For more detail, see our handout on Prepositions of Spatial Relationship.

He threw the ball over the roof.
Hang that picture above the couch.


                                                    Lower than a point

To express notions of an object being higher than a point, English uses the following prepositions: under, underneath, beneath, below. For more detail, see our handout on Prepositions of Spatial Relationship.

The rabbit burrowed under the ground.
The child hid underneath the blanket.
We relaxed in the shade beneath the branches.
The valley is below sea-level.


                                                     Close to a point

To express notions of an object being close to a point, English uses the following prepositions: near, by, next to, between, among, opposite. For more detail, see our handout on Prepositions of Spatial Relationship.

She lives near the school.
There is an ice cream shop by the store.
An oak tree grows next to my house
The house is between Elm Street and Maple Street.
I found my pen lying among the books.
The bathroom is opposite that room.

                                    To introduce objects of verbs

English uses the following prepositions to introduce objects of the following verbs.

                     At: glance, laugh, look, rejoice, smile, stare

She took a quick glance at her reflection.
(exception with mirror: She took a quick glance in the mirror.)
You didn't laugh at his joke.
I'm looking at the computer monitor.
We rejoiced at his safe rescue.
That pretty girl smiled at you.
Stop staring at me.

                         Of: approve, consist, smell

I don't approve of his speech.
My contribution to the article consists of many pages.
He came home smelling of alcohol.

                                    Of (or about): dream, think

I dream of finishing college in four years.
Can you think of a number between one and ten?
I am thinking about this problem.

                            For: call, hope, look, wait, watch, wish

Did someone call for a taxi?
He hopes for a raise in salary next year.
I'm looking for my keys.
We'll wait for her here.
You go buy the tickets and I'll watch for the train.
If you wish for an "A" in this class, you must work hard.

[ Last edited by seribulan on 9-8-2003 at 11:54 PM ]

Originally posted by seribulan at 9-8-2003 04:36 PM:
blue ler tur...isk...dude dude...hahahhahah...

Nope..

seribulan

isk...tak caya..memang pemikiran tu suci bersih seputih si misi tuh???

Originally posted by seribulan at 9-8-2003 10:29 PM:
More on Preposition...

One point in time

On is used with days:

I will see you on Monday.
The week begins on Sunday.

At is used with noon, night, midnight, and with the time of day:
...

Its a very good tutorial bulan , but i suggest to you to make this step by step..

Simplify it ..make it shorter and compact..

Its just a suggestion and not an order, kay..dont get me wrong..
KIU

seribulan

not i always take your words very seriously bcause you're my dude...tq...

seribulan

camna dude..wokeh???

Originally posted by seribulan at 9-8-2003 11:55 PM:
camna dude..wokeh???

Hehhehe..sebenarny ko buat tu mmg dah bagus bulan..

Cuma ditakuti , bg yg malas membaca..cthnya aku ni , akan cepat boring tgk nota pjg2 camtu..hhee

Cuba buat pendek2 je..cth atau 1je..bila owang tak paham , reply, k reply balik, so ia jd pendek2..dan interaktif..

Hanya cadangan , tak wajib diikiuti.hehe..WD

seribulan

kena taruk semua baru nampak perbezaan...org yg malas tu.kena rajin-rajin...o bab melampau tu sanggup baca berjela-jela....got u there...hehehehehhhh..

First question..

  Do you take notes or Did you take notes ?

(general question on a student)

Lecturer : most of the time you dont !
                    
                  or most of the time you did not ! ?


Second question..

   He is crazy when he asked me to do that or
  
     He was crazy when he asked me to do that..  


Third question...

         Yesterday, our lecturer said that the world was round
  
                or

          Yesterday our lecturer said that the world is round

help me

seribulan

1. Do you take notes= tahukah awak buat trengkas / nota ringkas..
    Did you take notes=adakah awak beri perhatian

2. He was crazy when he asked me to do that...the key is "when"...asked tu past tense jadik 'was' sebaiknya past gak sebab situasi yg berlaku serentak..

3..the world is round...correct ...coz it is a fact ...universal truth=hakikat kehidupan...fact, biasanya, in present tense

mbhcsf

the world is round...correct ...coz it is a fact ...universal truth=hakikat kehidupan...fact, biasanya, in present tense

and so are you ..LalLunar...:bg::bg::bg::bg:

seribulan

pardon, mmselle???

mbhcsf

Originally posted by seribulan at 2003-8-10 13:42:
pardon, mmselle???

i mean you cute just like the moon..err LA Lune....

hey why don't you find  the lyrics of a song  entitled La Lunar by Belinda Carlyle?
:bg::bg::bg::bg: