Joke of the day

Is that all you can say?

 

The boss called one of his employees into the office. "Rob," he said, "you've been with the company for a year. You started off as an office clerk, one week later you were promoted to a sales position, and one month after that you were promoted to district manager of the sales department. Just four short months later, you were promoted to vice-chairman. Now it's time for me to retire, and I want you to take over the company. What do you say to that?"

"Thanks," said the employee.

"Thanks?" the boss replied. "Is that all you can say?"

"I suppose not," the employee said. "Thanks, Dad."

9. 50 Most beautiful words in English

 9. Solitude

A state of being alone.

“I’m an extrovert, solitude just isn’t for me.”

12 Basic grammar rules

 

Prepositions

A preposition connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence and explains the relationship between this object and the rest of the sentence. For example, “I found my shoes under my bed.” In this sentence, the preposition “under” connects the object “bed” to the rest of the sentence and explains how it is related. Identifying prepositions can be challenging for fifth graders, so it is helpful to study and memorize some common prepositions in order to recognize them more easily.

Poem of the day

 

The Solitude of Night BY LI BAI TRANSLATED BY SHIGEYOSHI OBATA

It was at a wine party— I lay in a drowse, knowing it not. The blown flowers fell and filled my lap. When I arose, still drunken, The birds had all gone to their nests, And there remained but few of my comrades. I went along the river—alone in the moonlight.

8. 50 Most beautiful words in English

 8. Love

An intense feeling of pleasure and interest

“I absolutely love music.”

12 Basic Grammar rules.

 

Adverbs

An adverb can modify a verb, adjective or another adverb. They tell how, where or when something is done. For example, "John ran quickly to the door." In this sentence, "quickly" tells how John ran. Another example is found in the sentence, "They went to a party yesterday." The word "yesterday" is an adverb telling when they went.

Joke ofthe day

 Little Girl: "Daddy, what do you have to do to become a doctor?"

Daddy: "You have to do well in school, take a lot of math and science, get into an excellent college, then go to med school, and follow that with an internship. Then you can start your own practice. Honey, as smart as you are, you can be anything you want to be."

Little Girl (after some thought): "What do you have to do to be queen?"

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 7. Eternity

A never-ending amount of time

“I could do this for an eternity.”

3. 12 basic rules of grammar

 

Adjectives and Adverbs

First, adjectives describe nouns or pronouns while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. One common mistake relates to using adjectives instead of adverbs. Because adverbs modify other adverbs, a correct phrase is "She sings really well" instead of "real well," because "really" is modifying the adverb "well." Likewise, "She sings good" is incorrect because "good" is an adjective being used to modify a verb: how she sings. The third rule states that the –ly of adverbs never gets dropped in the comparison form. "She talks more quietly" is correct, and "She talks quieter" is not; "quieter" is the comparison form of the adjective "quiet."

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 6. Elixir

A liquid which has magical and/or healing properties

“I have invented an elixir which will give you immortality.”

12 basic Grammar rules

 

2. Verbs

The first verbs rule is very basic: every sentence must contain a verb, or action word. The second verbs rule is that the tense of the sentence comes from the verb itself. For example, the present-tense construction "is blowing" indicates an action happening right now -- the wind is blowing this minute. Conversely, the past tense "blew" indicates the wind blew in the past sometime, while "will blow" specifies a future action. The third verbs rule states that the verb and subject must agree, meaning a singular subject such as "wind" takes a singular form of the verb -- "blows" instead of the plural "blow."

Fact Of The Day:

Over 70 Languages

It has been calculated that the Harry Potter book series has been translated into over 70 languages.

50 most beautiful words in English

 5. Cherish

Protecting and caring for something or someone lovingly

“I will forever cherish this bracelet.”

12 basic grammar rules

 Grammar is a topic people either love or hate. Those who love grammar usually appreciate the logic of its rules; those who hate it often get frustrated by the constant exceptions to the rules. However, 12 basic rules serve as the foundation of English grammar. The topics of these rules are nouns and pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, and punctuation.

1. Nouns and Pronouns

The first noun rule relates to the spelling changes in plural forms: consonant –y changes to consonant –ies as in "skies," and nouns ending in glottal sounds such as "sh" take –es. Pronouns, which take the place of nouns, comprise the second rule: pronouns must refer clearly to an antecedent. For example, in the sentence "Liz drove her car and parked it in the lot," the pronoun "it" clearly refers to the antecedent "car." The third rule relates to a common pronoun mistake: "who" vs. "whom." "Whom" is correct when it is replacing the object of a sentence. To determine the correct pronoun, replace it with "he" or "him." For instance, "For whom should I vote?" is correct because "Should I vote for him?" is correct, not " Should I vote for he?"

Glei's group

Try this as your home work.

    

1.When a machine or a car stops working. 

a) break out         b) break off                  c) break down 

2.A mark that you use in writing to separate parts of a sentence or things in a list. 

a)comma             b)dot                              c)semicolon 

3.Saying what somebody has said, rather than repeating their exact words. 

a)reporter           b) reported speech                 c) reply 

4.To tell somebody that a person or thing is good or useful. 

a) recommend              b)advise                    c)present 

5.A plan or preparation that you make so that something can happen in the future. 

a) agreement                   b) deal                               c) arrangement 

6. A word that tell you what you must do or how to do something. 

a) instruction                 b) direction                       c) order 

7.To make something bigger or more 

a) grow                            b) increase                    c) extend 

8. The ability to move around, or travel , easily. 

a) walk            b) mobility               c) disposition 

9. A place where something comes from. 

a) country                 b) article                 c) source 

10. A journey to a place and back again. 

a) trip                       b) travel                    c) roundtrip  

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May and Perhaps How to avoid making 100 mistakes

 13. Maybe and perhaps            Dallimi midis “maybe” dhe “perhaps” 

These two words mean the same. Maybe is more common in an informal style. 

Keto dy fjale kane te njejtin kuptim. “Maybe” perdoret me teper ne stilin jozyrtar. 

·Maybe/perhaps he will come. 

Mbase ai do te vije. 

Perhaps is often pronounced 'praps' by British people. In American English, 

perhaps is rather formal. 

“Perhaps” shpesh here shqiptohet si “praps” nga anglezet. Ne anglishten e Amerikes “perhaps” eshte me teper formale (zyrtare)