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[Richard Boon]

... there is usually a qualifying phrase or an explanation which follows the phrase "I am no teacher". For example, I am no teacher, but I think the way Cikgu William teaches is wrong. In this example, the person who utters this sentence is not a teacher but he thinks he knows how a teacher should teach. I hope this explanation helps.

Thanks, Cikgu William, for the explanation. The aforesaid example is one of the many everyday utterances which i find 'funny to accept'. But, however, and whatever comes, it's a challenge to us. Keep up the good effort.

[Awangku Ali Udin Hj Pengiran Adenani]

3   Can you please repeat again the statement?      

Can you please repeat the statement?   

I did oppps sometime...

"could you please repeat that again"

[Zulkiflee b. Sebli]

3   Can you please repeat again the statement?      

Can you please repeat the statement?   

I did oppps sometime...

"could you please repeat that again"

Belajar bahasa Inggeris  nampak...Nampak common tapi nyata...breaking the law...

[Awangku Ali Udin Hj Pengiran Adenani]

mungkin terikut2 dgn bahasa melayu.

'bolehkah anda ulang ayat itu semula"

[Joseph Renang]

Sentence connectors are words that we use to connect sentences in English, especially in writing. Sentence connectors are words such as although, but, since, for and so on so forth.
Sentence connectors are divided into three parts, namely, COORDINATORS, SUBORDINATORS and CONJUCTIVE ADVERBS.
What are coordinators?
There are SEVEN coordinators in English, namely, FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, and SO or FAN BOYS.
Coordinators are use to connect two independent sentences. For example, a. Ahmad likes to play badminton, but hates hockey. In this example, the coordinator 'but' is used to show contrast.
Subordinators are used to convey the expression that one part of a sentence is a SUBORDINATING clauses. For example, Because Emily is beautiful, Harry marries her. The phrase 'because Emily is beautiful' is a dependent adverbial clause and it cannot stand by itself, and so to make the clause complete, it has to be connected to an independent clause, that is 'Harry marries her (Emily).
Will write on adverbial conjuctions in days to come.

[Habsah Ibrahim]

Thanks Mr. Joseph for your complete explainations. I'm learning too and looking forward to more English grammar articles being shared here and kindly post it under new topic. Thanks a lot.

[Agnes Lim]

I have one question here. It came across when i was reading Harry Potter story book.

The word 'loads' and 'lots' both have the meaning of 'a large amount'.

my question here is: Is both of the following sentences correct or only one is right?

1. "I bet she have loads of friends in there."
2. "I bet she have lots of friends in there."

please explain

[William P Nojey]

I have one question here. It came across when i was reading Harry Potter story book.

The word 'loads' and 'lots' both have the meaning of 'a large amount'.

my question here is: Is both of the following sentences correct or only one is right?

1. "I bet she have loads of friends in there."
2. "I bet she have lots of friends in there."

please explain

Hi, Cikgu Agnes. You are right in saying that the words "lots" and loads" have the same meaning. The two sentences are both correct except for the the mistake in subject-verb agreement i.e. I bet she has and not have ...

[Jong Tian Se]

"Look at the blackboard"

There's no grammatical mistake about the sentence. It all depends on the situation you use it as well as what you are trying to say. If you were already standing in front and want the students to look at the board, you may as well say 'look here class'.

[Richard Boon]

"Look at the blackboard"

There's no grammatical mistake about the sentence. It all depends on the situation you use it as well as what you are trying to say. If you were already standing in front and want the students to look at the board, you may as well say 'look here class'.

"Look here!" (Instructing the children to look at the board)

"See this?" (Pointing to, say, an equation - which is more specific)

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