MASTERTUITION
Bahasa Malaysia and English Tuition

1. It is easy 2. It is very easy 3. It is hard 4. It is not difficult 5. It is dangerous 6. It is sensible 7. It is stupid 8. It is impossible 9. It is certain 10. It is likely 11. It is necessary

He asked her where he lives. I want to know what the time is. I'll ask them why Ali is absent. I don't know where the chalk is. I don't want to know. He asked me Please ask him I'll find out I'll tell you. Can you see. I wonder

afraid, ashamed, aware     of eligible     to     for good     at interested     in allergic     to fond     of happy     with

decide     on (a matter) differ     from (a feature)     with (a person) engage     in (a conversation) find fault     with (others) insist     on (rights) live     at (at address)     in (a flat)     on (an item of food)     with (somebody) object     to (a remark) quarrel     with (somebody) rely     on (a person) resort     to (a drastic measure) subscribe     to (a magazine) subsists     on (an item)

agree     to (a proposal)     with (somebody) believe     in (a religion)     to (a club) centre     on (a topic) comply     with (rules) conform     to (rules) confide     in (a person) consist     of (different parts) conversant     with (a topic) depend     on (somebody)

Combinations: Preposition readily combine with nouns, verbs and adjectives. + nouns: aptitude, talent for belief, faith in prooft of sympathy for, with praise for, of +verbs annoyed      by (a remark)     with (somebody) argue     about (an issue)     with (a person)     for, against (a proposal) account      for (missing items) accustomed      to (an activity) accused      of (a crime)  

People living near the sea can usually swim. Boys living outstation can go home now. Girls not wearing a badge will get into trouble. Cyclists not showing a light at night may be killed. Shoes needing repair must be handed in today. Exer

Knowing that I was late, I ran all the way. Hoping to frighten the dog, he threw a stone at it. Feeling rather ill yesterday, I decided to stay at home. Thinking that the tin was empty, she threw it away. (Note: In this type of structure, the present participle comes before the word to which it refers. Do not use this pattern unless it is clear that the participle expression refers to the subject of the following clause.

He is in Perth, studying medicine. The boys are outside the cinema, looking at the posters. Raman is in the office, waiting to see Mr. Chong. The cat is hiding in that bush, hoping to catch a bird. Exercises: 1. The boys are by that tree, reading ... 2. The injured man is at home, recovering from ... 3. Ali is at the railway station, waiting for... 4. The beggar held out his bowl, hoping... 5. The farmer looked at the dry ground and then stared up at the sky, hoping... 6. I hesitated for a moment, wondering ... 7. There is Ali, sitting ... 8. The smoke came in the window, making ... 9. The monkey is sitting at the top of the tree, throwing down ... 10. We are going to Singapore next week, visiting ...

People living near the sea can usually swim. Boys living outstation can go home now. Girls not wearing a badge will get into trouble. Cyclists not showing a light at night may be killed. Shoes needing repair must be handed in today. Exercises: 1. Pupils not wearing the school uniform ... 2. Anybody arriving late ... 3. People living in glass houses ... 4. People working in Kuala Lumpur... 5. Men driving heavy timber lorries... 6. A tourist going into the jungle for the first time ... 7. A motorist visiting Singapore for the fist time ... 8. Men working all day in the sun ... 9. Motorists going the wrong way down a one-way street... 10. Most ships arriving at Singapore and Penang ...

We will consider sentence patterns in which the present participle is used. e.g. 1.I watched the men cutting down a tree. 2. I heard the woman arguing with her husband. 3. We watched the python chasing a chicken. 4. They found the thief hiding behind a bush. Exercises: Complete each statement in any sensible way. 1. I watched him sweeping ... 2. They found the man hiding ... 3. Yesterday, I saw Kassim riding ... 4. We saw them playing. .. 5. She watched me painting ... 6. Look at those ants dragging... 7. Here is a book explaining how to ... 8. I can see Peter waving ... 9. We heard him telling... 10. I saw Eng Hock chasing ...

The colon (:) The colon is now seldom used but is necessary: 1. to instruct an enumeration (naming one by one) e.g. send me the following articles: a pen, a ruler, a brush and some writing paper. 2. to introduce a speech or quotation beginning with the words like "thus", 'as follows" e.g. The poet Keats wrote of Autumn thus: "Season of mists !" 3. to introduce long quotations e.g. The following are the chief cities: London, Paris, Moscow, New York, Bombay.

1. If both subjects are singular, the verb which follows "either... or" must be in the singular. e.g.  a. Either his father or his mother is ill.  b. Neither the boy nor the girl speaks English.  2 If both subjects are plural, then the conjunctions "either... or", "neither ... nor" must be followed by a plural verbs. e.g.  a. Either my friends or your friends have done it.  b. Neither his brothers nor his sisters are good.  3. If one subject is singular and the other plural, the verb is in the plural.  e.g.  a. Either he or they have it.  b. Neither she nor we are angry.  4. If one subject is plural and the other singular, the verb is in the singular.  e.g.  a. Either they or he has it.  b. Neither we nor she is angry. 

1. he asked her where he lives. 2. I want to know what the time is. 3. I'll ask them why Ali is absent. 4. I don't know where the chalk is 5. I don't know where she is going now. 6. I want to know what they are making. useful information. 1. I don't know 2. I want to know 3. He asked me 4. Please ask him 5. I'll find out 6. I will tell you

1. the main verb is in a present tense a. he thinks he will win. b. he hopes he will win. c. he is sure he will win d. he is telling us how he will win. e. he says, "I shall win." 2. the main verb is in a past tense a. he thought he would win. b. he hoped he would win. c. he was sure he would win. d. he was telling us how he would win. e. he said that he would win.