There are patterns of language all around you – especially when you’re in the country which speaks your language. Proactively study them and adapt them as your own. When you’re in the shops, listen to what the person in front of you in the queue says.
You can easily change one sentence into another by changing the noun. Or the adjective. Beware of genders and plurals. Verbs are a little trickier, but the pattern may be the same for the new verb.
Look at this for instance.
The cat sat on the mat.
The dog sat on the mat.
The dog sat on the sofa.
A dog sat on the sofa.
A dog slept on the sofa.
Etc. etc.
The fun comes in with “An elephant trod on the house”.
See “The Complete Guide to learning a Language” Chapter 8.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment