Talking about cause and effect

Talking about cause and effect Cause and effect When we talk about an effect resulting from a certain cause, we use expressions such as: because, since, as, owing to, due to...  Examples The police arrested him because he broke into a bank. The police arrested him since he broke into a bank. She can't read the letter as she is illiterate. He can't run fast for he is too fat. Owing to his...

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Expressing Probability

Expressing Probability Expressing probability or improbability: See the difference between probability and possibility. There are many ways to say that something will probably or improbably happen. Probability / improbability ... maymightcancould ... ... will probably It's probableimprobablelikelyunlikely that ... I doubtsupposeguess ... will ... 'd be surprised if .... PerhapsMay be ... will ... Examples of probability: It is probable that my grandfather repairs my bike. May be / perhaps the problem...

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How to Apologizing

Apologizing Apologizing To apologize is to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused him inconvenience or unhappiness: Examples:  I must apologize to Isabel for my late arrival.  I'd like to apologize for my trouble making. Trains may be subject to delay on the northern line. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Here are some expressions you can use to make and respond to apologies Making...

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Expressing Possibility

Expressing Possibility What is the difference between possibility and probability? Possibility is when there is a chance that something may happen or be true while probability is the likelihood of something happening or being true: Example:"Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability." It is likely that it will happen. Expressing Possibility My grandmother may travel alone. May be she will make the trip alone. Perhaps she will visit London. Possibly,...

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Making and responding to a request

Making and responding to a request Making and responding to a request It's important to be polite when you ask for something. You can make a request by using: can you ...? could you ...? will you ...? would you mind ...? Here are some examples of how to make a request.. Can youWill youCould you possiblyopen the door for me, please? would you mindopening the door for me ? Making Request: Can you show me your photo album, please? Will...

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Direct and Indirect Object

Direct and Indirect Object What is an object? An object in grammar is a part of a sentence, and often part of the predicate. It refers to someone or something involved in thesubject's "performance" of the verb. It is what the verb is being done to. As an example, the following sentence is given: SubjectVerbObject Leilawrotethe poem "Leila" is the subject, the doer or performer, "wrote" is a verb that refers to the action, "the poem" is the object involved in the action. Transitive and intransitive verbs A...

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Predicate

Predicate What is a predicate? In traditional grammar, a sentence consists of two parts: a subject, a predicate which modifies the subject. consider the following sentence: Bill likes soccer. Bill is the subject and likes soccer acts as the predicate (a subsequent description of the subject which is headed with the verb likes.) Predicates provide information about the subject, such as what the subject is doing or what the subject is like. It must contain a verb but may also contain other sentence elements. These...

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