北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 25(3)-4

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VOA慢速英语--Ask a Teacher - Foot or Feet?

The English word foot has more than one meaning. In the United States, one meaning is a unit of measurement equal to 12 inches, or .3 meters. We use feet to measure height, length and short distances. Todays question is about when to use the plural o

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary defective: doesnt function normally; imperfect agreement: when the subject corresponds with the correct version of the verb panties: female underwear boxers: male underwear that is shaped like shorts wordsmith: a person who i

事实：首选性别代词-Preferred Gender Pronouns

Pre-Listening Vocabulary gender: the state of being male or female (or both/neither) neutral: not identifying with a specific group grammarian: a person who understands the system of the language, and fights to hold onto the rules ze: an alternative

英语语法：171 Everybody: Singular or Plural

Grammar Girl here. Today well be talking about indefinite pronouns such as everyone and somebody. Now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, Everyone Versus Everybody Lately, listeners have asked a lot of questions about indefinite pronouns, such as eve

英语语法：195 Regionalisms

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is What's with those people who talk weird? or regionalisms. Language is constantly changing, and a lot of people have asked me about how and why it happens. This isn't my area of expertise, but I've done a lot of rea

英语语法：198 What Is the Plural of Scissors?

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is when plurals have no singular. A listener named Brent called in with this question: I have a question: how come pants, trousers, slacks, corduroys are all plurals even though there is only one of them? Guest writer

英语语法：101 What Is the Plural of “Mouse”?

Todays topic is irregular plural nouns, odd nouns such as ox and oxen. Robbie from Keene, New Hampshire, called in with this question: One of my friends knows that I'm kind of geeky and into grammar and was asking me about adding the 's' onto words t

英语语法：102 What Is the Plural of Scissors?

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is when plurals have no singular. A listener named Brent called in with this question: I have a question: how come pants, trousers, slacks, corduroys are all plurals even though there is only one of them? Guest writer

英语语法：108 When to Use Articles Before Nouns

Several listeners have written with questions on when to use the definite article the, the indefinite article a, or neither. For example, Tracy W. wrote, Which is correct: Thank you for taking time to review my application, or Thank you for taking th

英语语法：97 Between Singular and Plural Nouns

Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga will help us talk about tricky sentences that make you question whether you should use a singular or plural verb. Today were talking about a tricky kind of sentence that causes you to make a mistake

英语语法：38 Collective Nouns

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is collective nouns, nouns that describe a group, such as family, orchestra, and board. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, There are around 200 collective nouns in the English language (1). Sometimes they take a singul

英文笑话：The Plural Form of "Child" “孩子”的复数形式

Teacher: What is the plural of Man, Tom? Tom: Men. Teacher: Good. And the plural of child? Tom: Twins. 老师：汤姆，男人这个词的复数形式是什么？ 汤姆：男人们。 老师：答得好。那孩子的复数形式呢？ 汤姆：双胞胎。

VOA慢速英语2018--Foods We Count...or Don't

You probably know a lot of food words, such as bread, apple and rice. But knowing which foods are countable and which are not can be tricky. In todays Ask a Teacher, Abdo from Sudan writes: Question: How do I know which foods can be plural? For examp

英语语法：48 Everybody: Singular or Plural

Grammar Girl here. Today well be talking about indefinite pronouns such as everyone and somebody. Now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, Everyone Versus Everybody Lately, listeners have asked a lot of questions about indefinite pronouns, such as eve

英语语法：51 Generic Singular Pronouns

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is generic personal pronouns. Nolan in Victoria, British Columbia, asked the following question: Just wondering about whether to use she or he in terms of giving examples. Since she was written out of the literature f

英语语法：66 Is "Data" Singular or Plural?

Grammar Girl here. We've received several requests to address Latin plurals, so today we're going to tackle a tricky one. A listener called with this request: Hi, Grammar Girl. This is Adam from Peoria. I was wondering if you could go over the usage

VOA慢速英语2016--你知道多少量词?

How Much Do You Know about Quantifiers? 你知道多少量词? For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to talk about different ways of expressing quantity in English. A quantifier is a word or number that shows an amoun

日常语法——名词充当形容词

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Compound Nouns: Putting Words Together

What do these five words have in common: hotdog, fireworks, well-being, waistline, sunset and ice cream? They could all describe a fun holiday celebration. For example: My holiday was wonderful! I went to a friends party and we laughed, ate and had a