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English Lesson: Confusing Vocabulary – Convenience vs. Convenient
May 10th
Good morning from Happy English in NYC! I love the convenience of living in the Big Apple, and this city has many conveniences like the transportation, and huge number of restaurants. How about your town?
Today, I want to teach you the difference between convenience and convenient. A lot of students have trouble with these words. How about you? Are you using them correctly? Have a look at the lessongraphic below and find out!
Now it’s your turn. Using the comment box below, write a sentence using convenience and convenient and let us now about your town!
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Thanks for studying today!
One-Point English Lesson: Using Do For Emphasis
May 9th
I do love pizza!
Hi English Language fans! I want you all to know that I really do appreciate your comments and emails. Did you notice that I used do in that sentence? Today I’m going to show you how to use do to emphasize the verb.
Usually, a sentence has one and only one main verb. For example:
- I like pizza.
- Jack works at ABC Company.
- Tom lives in Brooklyn.
There are times however when we need to emphasize the verb, when there is some doubt about the situation. Take a look at these example conversations:
- Chris: You are eating pizza? That’s unusual. I thought you don’t like pizza.
- Michael: No, I do like pizza. I eat it all the time.
- Chris: Jack still works at ABC Company? I thought he retired.
- Michael: No, he does work there.
- Chris: Tom lives in Brooklyn? I didn’t know that.
- Michael: Yes, he does live in Brooklyn. He moved there six years ago.
In each of the above three conversations, Michael tries to clear up the doubts Chris has by using do before the main verb of the sentence. This is how we use do for emphasis in a conversation. We only use do this way in a positive sentence. We do not use do for emphasis in a negative sentence:
- Chris: You don’t like pizza? I thought you did.
- Michael: No, I don’t like pizza. Not: No, I do don’t like pizza.
So, there you have it. This is how we use do for emphasis. Thanks for studying today. Feel free to leave me a comment below.
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English Grammar Lesson: Am Not vs. Do Not
May 8th
It’s not diet food!
Hi there all of you English Grammar Fans. Today, I’d like to teach you the difference between am not and do not. A lot of my students have said that they feel confused with this point. Maybe you are too? I hope today’s lesson can help you remember this English Grammar easily!
We use am not + noun
- I am not Jack, I’m Michael. Not, I do not Jack
- Jack is not the president. He is the VP.
- Bob is not a student. He is the instructor.
We also use am not + gerund
- I am not watching much TV these days. Not, I do not watching ~
- Jack is not working in head office anymore.
- This restaurant is not serving dessert on weekdays.
We also use am not + adjective
- I am not tired today. Not, I do not tired ~
- Jack is not younger than Bob.
- This restaurant is not expensive and the food is delicious.
We use do not + verb
- I do not understand economics very much. Not, I am not understand ~
- Jack does not live in New York anymore.
- This restaurant does not serve many appetizers.
Now it’s your turn. How about trying to write an original sentence using some of the above patterns. Use the comment box below!
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Thanks for studying today!
