World Juris - English

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A problem that many ESL students face is collocations. What are collocations? Words that go together in a certain order. The native English speaker will feel like the expression sounds right it doesn't. What is an example of a collocation? Let's use 'Salt and Pepper' as an example. Source: www.tes.com - https://www.tes.com/lessons/GXxDALR09H8o1w/not-your-normal-salt-pepper-shakers [ NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE RAP GROUP 'Salt N' Pepa ']. Source: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Necessary#/media/File:Salt-N-Pepa-Very_Necessary_(album_cover).jpg Why do we say 'Salt and Pepper' and not 'Pepper and Salt'? Structurally, the individual who says "Can you pass me the pepper and salt?" is not wrong. However native English speakers have grown accustomed to saying this in this order. In other words, the collocation is relative to the cultural preference in the order of the words. An example of the cultural preferen

What is a possession? Something you own/control. Retrieved on September 16, 2014 from Google images [originally from http://ramonacreel.com/2012/04/04/life-among-the-breeders/countering-a-breeders-favorite-accusation/] For example: Shirley owns 3 dolls However, there is flexibility in expressing who owns/has what. That flexibility is expressed in possessives. POSSESSIVES The first example we can discuss are Possessive Determiners/Adjectives: (My, your, his, her, its, our, their). In a simple sentence (S+V+O), the determiners are used in the subject part of the sentence. My house Your car His brother Her sister Its hair [Think of a dog or cat] Our money Their school The second example we can discuss are Possessive Pronouns: (Mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs). In a simple sentence (S+V+O) the possessive pronouns are in the object part of the sentence. That house is mine. This car is yours. These chairs are his. Those shoes are hers. The money is ours

Writing a paragraph for a process can be used if you are organized and know key words. When writing for a process you are explaining to the reader the exact order of how something should happen to obtain the results desired. Let's review what makes a paragraph. A paragraph has 5-7 sentences. There is a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a conclusion sentence. Now, we can apply this idea and explain a process/order of something. Key words that should be used: Ordinal numbers - first, second, third, fourth, fifth, etc..... Chronological language - next, then, last, finally, etc... These key words are examples. These examples can do a basic job in completing a process paragraph. However, they do not represent the entire list of words used in a process paragraph. Let's pick something simple to explain a process [Kool-aid slushies would be an excellent idea]. * Note the recipe for the Kool-aid slushy comes from food.com at --  http://www.food.com/recipe/ko

If you're reading this then you have read the postings that explain the basics of writing AND writing a paragraph. Let's review writing a paragraph. A paragraph has approximately 5-7 sentences (but this is not a concrete rule). The paragraph has to revolve around a theme/main idea. A good paragraph would have the following structure: A topic sentence Supporting sentences A conclusion sentence Let's review the example used on the "Writing a Paragraph" post. "Since I started university last month, I haven't spent time with family or friends. I start my day at 6:15 a.m..  I drive 45 minutes to school. I usually go to the gym to exercise for an hour every morning. My first class begins at nine in the morning, and my last class finishes at 3 p.m.. After class is finished, I take a little snack break and head to the library to study. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I do science labs starting right after my last class. After studying is finished and

It is important to understand the difference between a countable noun and an uncountable noun. First, what is a countable noun? It is a noun that can have a singular form or a plural form. For example: tree - trees car - cars shirt - shirts shoe - shoes When expressing yourself in the singular form, you express in the following:  This is a tree. That is a car. This is a shirt. That is a shoe. "This" is an adjective used to express a singular form of an item AND that item is close to the speaker. "That" is an adjective used to express a singular form of an item AND that item is away from the speaker. When expressing yourself in the plural form, you express yourself in the following: These trees ....  Those cars ....  These shirts .... Those shoes .... "These" is an adjective used to denote that more than one item is present AND it is close to the speaker. "Those" is an adjective used to denote that more