1. It is important for you to review what we study in class each night (infinitive phrase).
or, with a noun clause:
It is important THAT you review each night.
2. It is critical for you to learn the grammar structures and then to use them every day (infinitive phrase).
or, with a noun clause:
It is critical THAT you learn the structures and use them every day.
3. It is not too hard to learn a little bit each day, but it is too hard to learn a lot each day (infinitive phrase).
or with gerunds:
In other words, learning a little bit each day is easy enough, but learning a lot each day is more difficult.
Please
add your own pieces of advice for me or for your classmates in multiple
forms. Show us that you can say the same idea in more than one
(correct) way! Write three groups of sentences.
1. It's important to learn new vocabulary by making a sentence or using it in speaking everyday.
ReplyDeleteor In other words, the fact that we learn new vocabulary everyday by making a sentence or using it in speaking is very important.
2. It's critical for us to firmly grasp how to paraphrase, summarize and practice it to prepare for college.
Or It's critical that we grasp firmly paraphrase and summary's structures and practice it.
3. It is too hard to improve our writing in one day or one week, but it is not too hard to improve in a certain time by regularly practicing.
or Improving writing by regularly practicing is easy, but practicing a lot in a short time make our writing even more harder to be improved.
1. What about the gerund?
Delete2. ...how to paraphrase and summarize...
3B. ????? Does this make sense to you?
3B. Your writting can be improved easily by regularly practicing, but writing a lot in a short time won't be efffective.
Deleteby practicing regularly
DeleteNICE
1- it is important for us to do the assignments in time.
ReplyDeleteOr it is important that we do the assignments in time.
2-it is critical to learn others cultures so that we can never be rode with others people.
Or learning others cultures makes us not to be rode with others.
3-it is too hard to explain an event ,that has happened in the past ,in English
Or explaining an event in English is too hard
2. rude... other people.
Delete...makes us not be rude (causative verb "make")
Good forms
1.It is important to you take note what we study in class everyday.
ReplyDeleteIt is important that you take note in class everyday.
2. It is critical for you to improve your skills English by using English everywhere.
It is critical that you improve your English by using English everywhere.
3. It is too hard to correctly speak accent English because my pronunciation is bad.
It is too hard that i can speak correctly accent English because my pronunciation is bad.
1. It is important FOR you TO take notes ON what we study...
Delete3B is incorrect. Too + adj. + (for s.o.) + infinitive
Try using gerunds!
It is too hard to speak correctly accent English because my pronunciation is bad.
DeleteThat's the same answer! Try using GERUNDS!
Delete1) It is important practicing English every day, or is important that we practice English every day.
ReplyDelete2) It is critical learning other languages, or, it is critical that we learn new languages.
3) It is too hard to learn English by yourself, or learning English is hard.
1A. try again
Delete1B. try again
2A. try again
3B. try again
1. It's important for us to pay attention at class.
ReplyDeleteor
It's important that we pay attention at class.
2. It's critical for us to work with irresponsible partners.
or
It's critical that we have to work with irresponsible partners.
3. It is too hard to speak in English without grammar mistake.
or
Speaking English without grammar mistake is too hard.
1. in class
Delete2. doesn't make sense; do you mean "responsible?" Critical here means very important.
1. It's crucial that you attend every single class in order to succeed.
ReplyDeleteIt's crucial to attend every single class in order to succeed.
2.It is very useful to pay attention to the teacher's pronunciations in order to get the accent.
It is very useful that you pay attention to the teacher's pronunciations in order to get the accent.
3. It's too difficult to learn 100 words a day, but it is too easy to learn a word everyday.
In other words, learning too many words in a single day is not useful as much as learning a word everyday.
2. It's useful if you would like to have an accent from Turkey or New York, LOL
Deletenice
1. It's difficult to find your true love in night club.
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult that you find your true love in night club.
2. It's impossible for everyone to learn a second language well without living in a right environment.
It's impossible that you want to learn a second language well without living in a right environment.
3. It's unbelievable to work with Steve Jobs.
It's unbelievable that you are working with Steve Jobs. ( I mean, that's really unbelievable. )
.
It's unbelievable that you are working with Bill Gates.
1B. No!
Delete2B. No!
Hint: Try the gerund as subject!
1.Trying to find your true love in night clubs is difficult.
Delete2. Wanting to Learn a second language well without living In a right environment is impossible ??
1. True (and correct)
Delete2. Learning a second language...
Ooooooops, thx !!!
Delete1. It's important to understand the two sides of the argument before to make an opinion.
ReplyDeleteIt's important that you understand the two sides of the argument before to make an opinion.
2. It's crucial for us to study hard before trying to get a job.
It's crucial that we study hard before trying to get a job.
3. It's hard to believe we are the only ones in the universe.
In other words, believing that we are the only ones in the universe is not easy.
1. before to make???
Delete3. nice
just "to make an opinion", then?
Deletebefore MAKING an opinoin (gerunds after prepositions; not infinitives!)
Deleteoooops!
DeleteIt must have been the sun in Costa Rica :)
Delete1- It is important for you to study new vocabulary every week.
ReplyDeleteIt is important that you study vocabulary every week.
2- It is critical for you to learn how to swim properly.
It is critical that you learn to swim.
3- It is not too hard to try to become a better person for this world.
Trying to became a better person is an achievable goal.
Perfect
Delete1. It is important to submit your work before deadline.
ReplyDeleteIt is important that you submit your work before deadline.
2. It is helpful for you to keep writing diary in English to improve your writing skill.
Writing diary in English is a helpful way to improve your writing skill.
3. That we use mind-map in order to remember vocabulary is obvious.
It is obvious to use mind-map in order to remember vocabulary.
3B. "Obvious" is not followed by an infinitive.
DeleteThe other sentences are good.
1. It is important for our children to listen their teachers.
ReplyDeleteIt is important that our children listen their teachers.
2. It is critical for me to sleep during the day and then to study at night.
It is critical that I sleep during the day and then study at night
3. It is all most impossible to follow several goals at the same time
Following serval goals at the same time is all most impossible
listen to
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1. It is important for me to go over what I have studied in order to be able to memorize and recall the information in the test.
ReplyDelete- It is important that I go over what you studied in order to be able to memorize and recall the information in the test.
2-It is critical for me to drink cup of coffee and than to hit the books.
- It is critical that I drink a cup of coffee and then to hit the books.
3- It is almost impossible for me to see a pice of cake and don't eat it.
-looking at a pice of cake without eating it is almost impossible.
3. to see a piece of cake and not eat it
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1(A).It is important for you to review your notes before listening test.
ReplyDelete2(B). It is important that you review your notes before listening test.
2(A). It is critical to read the directions before doing anything.
2(B). It is critical that you read the directions before doing anything.
3(A). It is not too hard to be an expert in your field.
3(B). Being an expert in your field is not too hard.
1.It is important for us to use what we learn from the classes into our daily spoken English or writing.
ReplyDeleteOR It is important that we use what we learn into our daily spoken English or writing.
2. It is necessary to know vocabulary as much as possible but not to learn them a lot in one day.
OR It is necessary that we should know vocabulary as much as possible but do not learn them a lot in one day.
3. It is too difficult to learn a new thing without directions or others' help.
2B. Try again
Delete1. It is important for us to preview the chapter which we are going to study tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt is important that we preview the chapter which we are going to study tomorrow.
Previewing the chapter which we are going to study is important for us.
2. It is critical for us to take notes while we are listening the lecture.
It is critical that we take notes while we are listening the lecture.
Taking notes while we are listening the lecture is critical.
3. It is not too hard to review what we learned one day, but it is too hard to review what we learned everyday.
It is not too hard that we review what we learned one day, but it is too hard that we review what we learned everyday.
Reviewing what we learned one day is not too hard, but reviewing what we learned everyday is too hard.
listening to the lecture
Delete3B. try again
1. It is important to check your writing carefully before submitting it.
ReplyDelete- It is important that you check you writing carefully before submitting it.
2. It is critical for us to do a lot of reading for the research paper to get enough information
- It is critical that we do a lot of reading for the research paper to get enough information
3. It is not too hard to ride a motorbike in Vietnam, but it is too hard to drive a car in America.
- In other words, riding a motorbike in Vietnam is easy, but driving a car in America is more difficult.
Perfect
Delete1. It is important to not waste your time checking your Facebook every 5 minutes in class
ReplyDelete• It is important that you do not waste your time checking your Facebook every 5 minutes in class.
2. It is crucial to be motivated to study harder even when you get poor grades
• Being motivated to study harder even when you get poor grades is crucial
• That you motivate yourself to study harder even when you get poor grades is crucial.
3. It is essential to go over all what you have studied in the semester before the final test.
• Going over what you have studied in this semester before the final test is essential
• To go over what you have studied in this semester before the final test is essential
I would like all of the students to read what you wrote!
DeleteExcellent sentences