ELCS LAB 9
DATE: 25-03-2020
CALL LAB: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS
ICS LAB: WRITING A REVIEW ON A FILM
CALL LAB: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS
Grammar Mistakes
1. It’s or Its
Example Mistake: The spider spun it’s web. Its a very beautiful web.
Tip: “Its,” without an apostrophe, is the possessive version of a pronoun. In the above example, we should use the possessive “its” to talk about the spider’s web, because the web belongs to the spider.
2. Subject-verb Agreement
Example Mistake: The list of items are on the desk.
Tip: In the above sentence, the list of items is one singular list. Therefore, we should not use “are.” We should use “is.”
Correction: The list of items is on the desk.
3. Gone or Went
Example Mistake: She had already went to the bathroom before they got in the car.
Tip: If you aren’t sure whether to use “gone” or “went,” remember that “gone” always needs an auxiliary verb before it. Auxiliary verbs include: has, have, had, is, am, are, was, were, be.
4. Watch, Look, See
Example Mistake: Stop watching my private journal. / I look at the snow falling. / I don’t play tennis, but I look at them playing every day.
Tip: “See,” “look” and “watch” are often confused in meaning. However, they should be used in different situations. The difference between the three verbs can be explained in the following way:
Look — to look at something directly.
See — to see something that comes into our sight that we weren’t looking for.
Watch — to look at something carefully, usually at something that’s moving.
5. Loan or Borrow
Example Mistake: Can you borrow me that book? You can loan me my notes.
Tip: The listener may be confused since “loan” means “to give” and “borrow” means “to take.” It’s simple memorization that’s required to get the correct meaning.
For example, “borrow me that book” means “take me that book” in the above example. Where do you want the listener to take the book? That isn’t what you meant to say!
Instead, you would like to use the book, so you want someone to give it to you.
Correction: Can you loan me that book? You can borrow my notes.
6. Incorrect: Myself I am Suresh babu.
Correct: I am Suresh babu.
While introducing oneself, it is usually observed that the users mix up both the possessive pronoun 'myself' and the subject pronoun 'I'.
7. Incorrect: I am having four brothers and three sisters.
Correct: I have four brothers and three sisters.
Present continuous tense cannot be used for pragmatic situations such as this. Simple present tense should be used.
8. Incorrect: Last before year she got very good marks.
Correct: Year before last she got good marks.
Phrases that can be used: Month before last, Day before last, Week before last.
9. Incorrect: He did not wrote the test last week.
Correct: He did not write the test last week.
The helping verb 'did' is followed by the present tense of the verb and not the past tense form.
10. Incorrect: I came to office by walk.
Correct: I came to office on foot.
We can say "by car", "by bike", "by bus", "by train" and "by flight". However, we cannot say "by walk", as it is the "foot" which is being used to travel and not "walk".
11. Incorrect: What is the time in your watch?
Correct: What is the time by your watch?
12. Incorrect: Our classroom is in the 2nd floor.
Correct: Our classroom is on the 2nd floor.
13. Incorrect: He has white hairs.
Correct: He has grey hair.
All the hair on one's head is considered uncountable and so, "hairs" is almost always incorrect.
ICS LAB: WRITING A REVIEW ON A FILM
1 Read, watch, or listen to the work more than once
The first time you read or watch something, get an overall sense of the work. Then think about its strengths and weaknesses. Read or watch it again to confirm your first impressions.
2 Provide essential information
Tell readers the complete title of the work and the name of its author or creator. Check your facts. The details in a review must be accurate.
3 Understand your audience
Reviews appear in all sorts of places. Research the places you hope to publish your review, and write accordingly.
4 Take a stand
State your opinion of the work you’re evaluating. Your review can be negative, positive, or mixed. Your job is to support that opinion with details and evidence.
5 Explain how you’re judging the work
Decide on your criteria, the standards you’ll use to judge the book, show, or film.
6 Introduce evidence to support your criteria
Support your judgments with quotations or descriptions of scenes from the work. Also consult outside sources
7 Know the conventions of the genre
Every type of writing or art has specific elements. Consider theme, structure, characters, setting, dialogue, and other relevant factors. Understand these conventions and take them into account as part of your criteria.
8 Compare and contrast
Comparison can be a great way to develop your evaluation. Suppose you claim that a film has wonderful, original dialogue.
9 Do not summarize the entire plot
Books, films, and television shows have beginnings, middles, and endings. People read and watch these works in part because they want to know what happens.
DATE: 25-03-2020
CALL LAB: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS
ICS LAB: WRITING A REVIEW ON A FILM
CALL LAB: CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS
Grammar Mistakes
1. It’s or Its
Example Mistake: The spider spun it’s web. Its a very beautiful web.
Tip: “Its,” without an apostrophe, is the possessive version of a pronoun. In the above example, we should use the possessive “its” to talk about the spider’s web, because the web belongs to the spider.
2. Subject-verb Agreement
Example Mistake: The list of items are on the desk.
Tip: In the above sentence, the list of items is one singular list. Therefore, we should not use “are.” We should use “is.”
Correction: The list of items is on the desk.
3. Gone or Went
Example Mistake: She had already went to the bathroom before they got in the car.
Tip: If you aren’t sure whether to use “gone” or “went,” remember that “gone” always needs an auxiliary verb before it. Auxiliary verbs include: has, have, had, is, am, are, was, were, be.
4. Watch, Look, See
Example Mistake: Stop watching my private journal. / I look at the snow falling. / I don’t play tennis, but I look at them playing every day.
Tip: “See,” “look” and “watch” are often confused in meaning. However, they should be used in different situations. The difference between the three verbs can be explained in the following way:
Look — to look at something directly.
See — to see something that comes into our sight that we weren’t looking for.
Watch — to look at something carefully, usually at something that’s moving.
5. Loan or Borrow
Example Mistake: Can you borrow me that book? You can loan me my notes.
Tip: The listener may be confused since “loan” means “to give” and “borrow” means “to take.” It’s simple memorization that’s required to get the correct meaning.
For example, “borrow me that book” means “take me that book” in the above example. Where do you want the listener to take the book? That isn’t what you meant to say!
Instead, you would like to use the book, so you want someone to give it to you.
Correction: Can you loan me that book? You can borrow my notes.
6. Incorrect: Myself I am Suresh babu.
Correct: I am Suresh babu.
While introducing oneself, it is usually observed that the users mix up both the possessive pronoun 'myself' and the subject pronoun 'I'.
7. Incorrect: I am having four brothers and three sisters.
Correct: I have four brothers and three sisters.
Present continuous tense cannot be used for pragmatic situations such as this. Simple present tense should be used.
8. Incorrect: Last before year she got very good marks.
Correct: Year before last she got good marks.
Phrases that can be used: Month before last, Day before last, Week before last.
9. Incorrect: He did not wrote the test last week.
Correct: He did not write the test last week.
The helping verb 'did' is followed by the present tense of the verb and not the past tense form.
10. Incorrect: I came to office by walk.
Correct: I came to office on foot.
We can say "by car", "by bike", "by bus", "by train" and "by flight". However, we cannot say "by walk", as it is the "foot" which is being used to travel and not "walk".
11. Incorrect: What is the time in your watch?
Correct: What is the time by your watch?
12. Incorrect: Our classroom is in the 2nd floor.
Correct: Our classroom is on the 2nd floor.
13. Incorrect: He has white hairs.
Correct: He has grey hair.
All the hair on one's head is considered uncountable and so, "hairs" is almost always incorrect.
ICS LAB: WRITING A REVIEW ON A FILM
1 Read, watch, or listen to the work more than once
The first time you read or watch something, get an overall sense of the work. Then think about its strengths and weaknesses. Read or watch it again to confirm your first impressions.
2 Provide essential information
Tell readers the complete title of the work and the name of its author or creator. Check your facts. The details in a review must be accurate.
3 Understand your audience
Reviews appear in all sorts of places. Research the places you hope to publish your review, and write accordingly.
4 Take a stand
State your opinion of the work you’re evaluating. Your review can be negative, positive, or mixed. Your job is to support that opinion with details and evidence.
5 Explain how you’re judging the work
Decide on your criteria, the standards you’ll use to judge the book, show, or film.
6 Introduce evidence to support your criteria
Support your judgments with quotations or descriptions of scenes from the work. Also consult outside sources
7 Know the conventions of the genre
Every type of writing or art has specific elements. Consider theme, structure, characters, setting, dialogue, and other relevant factors. Understand these conventions and take them into account as part of your criteria.
8 Compare and contrast
Comparison can be a great way to develop your evaluation. Suppose you claim that a film has wonderful, original dialogue.
9 Do not summarize the entire plot
Books, films, and television shows have beginnings, middles, and endings. People read and watch these works in part because they want to know what happens.
EXAMPLE
Released in 1999, American Beauty
shocked the audience, questioning the very basis of the American family life
ideal. A powerful and provoking tragical comedy, created by Sam Mendes and a
wonderful cast of Kevin Spacey (Lester Burnham), Annette Benning (Caroline
Burnham), Mena Suvari (Angela Hayes) and Thora Birch (Jane Burham), exploits
the usual topic of the midlife crisis, but uncovers a deep hidden conflict of
the personality feeling oppressed within the limits of the “normal” life and
the society, which uses a wide range of tools to make you behave in the correct
way.
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