Saturday, May 19, 2012

what is the superlative adjectives?

A superlative adjective compares three or more nouns. This takes the comparison of nouns to the highest degree. An example would be: “My mother’s cooking is the best.” The rules for making superlative adjectives are almost identical to the rules for making comparative adjectives. They are:
  • One syllable words - add “est” to the word. Remember that it is sometimes necessary to double the final consonant. Examples are: strong to strongest and big to biggest.
  • One syllable words ending with an “e” - only add “st” like fine to finest or rare to rarest.  
  • Two syllable words ending with a “y” - change the “y” to an “i” and add “est.” Two examples are crazy to craziest and silly to silliest.  
  • Two and three syllable words - use “most” or “least.” Examples include most desirable and least expensive.

How we wite an essay

  1. Select the topic of your essay.
  2. Choose the central idea, or thesis, of your essay. For example: Information technology has revolutionized the way we work.
  3. Outline your essay into introductory, body and summary paragraphs.
  4. The introductory paragraph begins with an interesting sentence. For example: Home workers have grown from 150,000 to over 12 million in the past 5 years thanks to the wonders of the computer.
  5. After this first sentence, add your thesis statement from above.
  6. Use one sentence to introduce every body paragraph to follow. For example: The Internet has made this possible by extending the office into the home.
  7. Finish the introductory paragraph with a short summary or goal statement. For example: Technological innovation has thus made the traditional workplace obsolete.
  8. In each of the body paragraphs (usually two or three) the ideas first presented in the introductory paragraph are developed.
  9. Develop your body paragraphs by giving detailed information and examples. For example: When the Internet was first introduced it was used primarily by scientists, now it is common in every classroom.
  10. Body paragraphs should develop the central idea and finish with a summary of that idea. There should be at least two examples or facts in each body paragraph to support the central idea.
  11. The summary paragraph summarizes your essay and is often a reverse of the introductory paragrah.
  12. Begin the summary paragrah by quickly restating the principal ideas of your body paragraphs. For example: The Internet in the home, benefits and ease of use of modern computer systems...
  13. The penultimate sentence should restate your basic thesis of the essay. For example: We have now passed from the industrial revolution to the information revolution.
  14. Your final statement can be a future prediction based on what you have shown in the essay. For example: The next step: The complete disappearance of the workplace.

present and past tense

Study and learn these verbs:

To Eat

Present
(Today)

I eat
you eat
he eats
she eats
it eats
we eat
you eat
they eat
Past Tense:
(Yesterday)

I ate
you ate
he ate
she ate
it ate
we ate
you ate
they ate




To Go

Present
(Today)

I go
you go
he goes
she goes
it goes
we go
you go
they go
Past Tense:
(Yesterday)

I went
you went
he went
she went
it went
we went
you went
they went



To Be

Present
(Today)

I am
you are
he is
she is
it is
we are
you are
they are
Past Tense:
(Yesterday)

I was
you were
he was
she was
it was
we were
you were
they were



To Have

Present
(Today)

I have
you have
he has
she has
it has
we have
you have
they have
Past Tense:
(Yesterday)

I had
you had
he had
she had
it had
we had
you had
they had