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- Participles: Drinking a coffee, I read a book. -Drinking a coffee, I read a book. A native person told me this sentence was extremely awkward. I looked up a usage of participles, and then I realized a participle phrase has to work as an adverbial. Adverbials are supposed to add some information such as When, Where, How, or How Often in the sentence. According to this explanation, the sentence above is actually awkward, because the connection between "drinking" and "read" is very weak. -Sitting on a couch, I read a book. This is the sentence I found online. In this example, "sitting" describes HOW I read a book, so that the sentence is correct and natural. Is my understanding right?September 4, 201330
- He was walking off with my attache case filled with LV's winnings. The reference at my hand says that this sentence should be rewritten; He was walking off with my attache case which was filled with LV's winnings. Because the past participle "filled" is unclear which it modifies "case" or "he". The explanation is understandable, but at the same time it gives me a question; If it is true, the chance we can use participles is very limited. Please tell me what you think. By the way, the reference book Grammar Bible is written for native English speakers.The question was misleading. The original sentence is, He was walking off with my attache case filled with LV's winnings. And the book suggest us to rewrite to, He was walking off with my attache case which was filled with LV's winnings.August 31, 201330
- Same-time action: with doing? It sounds pretty basic but I wonder what is the most common expression to describe same-time action? I was reading a book (main clause) I had some coffee (subordinate clause) I was reading a book with having some coffee. (maybe it's the best?) I was reading a book (,) having some coffee. (I've generally used this) I was reading a book and had some coffee. (for me sounds a little bit weird to contain two different time tense in one sentence) I had some coffee while reading a book. (sounds perfect, but the main and subordinate are replaced with each other)August 19, 201320
Thanks, M_rk_s. Your answer seems you are focused on the practical side of this issue, and I found it pretty interesting.
Thanks, Alice Leung. I agree with you. On the other hand, let me say you're lucky because your first language is English. Most of professional language teachers speak English :)
0 votedAugust 8, 20130- I've never expected to see someone who mentioned DJ Koze here. The refrain is すいせん の さく ころ であった きみ は. Suisen is the name of the flower, Narcissus. Here is the whole lyric. It taken 20 minutes, you have to appreciate me a lot :D And talking about WAIT FOR, まつ is correct. 水仙の咲く頃、出逢った君は 見たことのないような美しい瞳をもつ まるでずっと探していた場所へ誘うような眼差し 色とりどりの花が咲き誇り 間違えなどは何もない 繰り返す季節のなかで君へと思いを馳せ いつがまた会える日を夢見ている 再び君と出会うだろう ふたり、向かい風の中に立ち 永遠を誓おう すいせんのさくころ、であったきみは みたことのないような うつくしいひとみをもつ まるで ずっとさがしていたばしょへ いざなうようなまなざし いろとりどりのはなが さきほこり くりかえすきせつのなかで きみへとおもいをはせ いつかまた あえるひを ゆめみている ふたたび きみとであうだろう ふたり むかいかぜのなかに たち えいえんを ちかおう I met you in the season Narcissuses were in bloom in / You had beautiful eyes I'd never ever seen before / As if they were leading me to the place I'd been seeking for all the way Colorful flowers blooming in profusion, / there is nothing wrong / Holding you on my mind through the seasons, / I've been cherishing the dream of seeing you again some day I will meet you again / Standing against the wind, / We will make an eternal vow0 votedAugust 8, 20132
Thanks, allen. When it comes to English teacher, monolingual-rate happens to rather high unfortunately.
Thanks, DCSK2013. I totally agree with you and I found you pretty courageous. Not so many teachers try to learn their students' mother-tongues.
Thanks, Rosia. Like you said, nderstanding students' feeling should be curtail for teachers in general, and especially for a language learning. Because its fundamentally liked to communication.
0 votedAugust 7, 20130- Language teachers who only speak their native tongues
Taking an English teacher for example, the requirement is that he knows English very well. No one expects him to speak Japanese or whatsoever fluently except when his students are super beginners. On the other hand, I wonder if they can understand students' feelings because they have never gone through a language learning process. It's like a football director who has never played football by himself. I've just asked it out of the curiosity and would like to know the general opinions. Do you find them trustworthy? Personally I know what important the most is the compatibility between a teacher and a student. So I'm glad if you think about it ruling out of the ideas like "depends on ".
Thanks, in advance.
August 7, 2013104 - Quite interesting question. While there are two forms 重い / 重たい, 軽い, which is the anatomy of 重い, has only one form and there's no 軽たい. I looked it up on google then found it popular for Japanese learners. Here is the article which helps you make it out. http://jp.hjenglish.com/new/p422914/0 votedAugust 7, 20131
- I'll get to hate you. / I'll get hate you get to hate: 299,000 found on Google get hate : 319,000 found on Google While the first sentence is grammatically perfect, I'm not sure about the second one. Like "go shop", the "to" on the sentence is removal and still It's grammatically correct? Or is it the abbreviation just only for conversational speech? And in any ways, do you think I can replace the verb following the "get" with any verbs like "get know"? Thanks, in advance.August 5, 201320
- You just wanna know out of curious, right? There're a few girls who were named RIA which sounds pretty close to your name, Lea. You can pick out your favorite from the list Shin-san mentioned. As you know, each Kanji stands for some meanings so maybe you should consider your Kanji name taking it in mind. Personally 莉愛 is the best. 莉 stands for CUTE. 愛 stands for LOVE. It sounds a little bit too self conscious though :)0 votedAugust 5, 20130
