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EMBEDDED QUESTIONS

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  EMBEDDED QUESTIONS  An embedded question is a question that is included inside another question or statement. They are common after introductory phrases, such as: I wonder Could you tell me Do you know Can you remember Let's ask We need to find out I'd like to know I'm not sure Would you mind explaining Five Rules for Using Embedded Questions Rule One If the embedded question is part of a statement, use a period and not a question mark at the end of the sentence. Also, if the question is in the present or past simple verb tense, omit the auxiliary verbs do, does, and did and change the verb to its appropriate form, as in the example below. Direct Question --> What time did he leave? Embedded Question -->  wonder what time he left. Rule Two If the embedded question includes an auxiliary verb or the verb "to be", reverse the positions of the subject and the auxiliary verb, as in the examples below. Direct Question --> What did he say? Embedded Question --...

READING HABITS

  READING HABITS  ¡¡HELLO GUYS!!😊😉 Reading is a habit that can improve the social and human conditions of any reader, reading allows you to think with reflection and develop the cognitive aspects of the brain, which helps to exercise all the cells and be always active for any activity that is carried out in the daily life. But the reading habit becomes more pleasant when we read the topics we like. And in this type of case there are various genres of reading, for example: 🙊Mystery: Mystery literature or mystery novel is a genre of literature generally focused on the investigation of a crime. 👀Thriller: keep readers on their toes and use plot twists, red herrings, and cliffhangers to keep them guessing until the end. 👻Horror:  is a genre of literary fiction that is intended or has the ability to frighten, cause fear, or terrify its readers or viewers into inducing feelings of horror and terror. ⏰Historical: deals with the study of literary works, unders...

Plan an event

¡¡¡¡Hello guys, here is my video where I will explain how to plan an event!!!!!😁

MODAL VERBS

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¡Hello again my dear bloggers! 😀 Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that we use to express an opinion about whether something is probable or possible. We also use them when talking about ability, asking permission, or making a request. Modal verbs are:  Can May Will Ought to Must Could Might Shall Should to Would 1. Affirmative form:  Regularly, the modal verb precedes the main verb of the sentence, which goes in the infinitive form, that is, in the present.  The structure is: Subject + Modal verb + Principal verb + Complement For example: I must make a decision 2. Negative form: To make a negative sentence with a modal verb, we must add the adverb not after the modal. Except for may, all verbs can be contracted in their negative form.  The structure is: Subject + Modal verb + Not + Principal verb + Complement For example: I can´t lift so much weight 3. Interrogative form:   When we want to ask something and there is a modal verb in the sentence, we must put...

HEALTH SYMPTOMS

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  ¡Hello everyone!   😃 Today I will talk about the meaning of symptoms and which are the most frequent in clinical practice.  First of all, it must be clear that a symptom is a phenomenon that reveals a disease. The symptom is referred subjectively by the patient when he perceives something abnormal in his body.  Sign and symptom are not the same! ☝ The symptoms of a disease are the manifestations that the patient himself feels, and that no one, except the person who suffers from them, can verify. And the signs are manifestations of the disease that can be perceived by an external observer.  Frequent uses of signs and symptoms I feel...  I've Been ...    I have pain in my...   What are the most frequent signs and symptoms? Backache : pain in the back. Earache :  pain in the ear    Stomachache : pain in the Stomach   Headache :  pain in the head.   Toothache : pain in the Tooth   Fever : ...

PAST PERFECT

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¡HELLO GUYS! 😆 Today we will talk about the past perfect but specifically about the grammatical structure, its uses and some examples and exercises to practice. Structure and forms  - Affirmative structure: Subject + auxiliary had + past participle verb + complement  I had paid for my Netflix subscription I had spent a lot of money - Negative structure: Subject + auxiliary had + not + past participle verb + complement I hadn’t been to Mexico once before She hadn’t lived in Bogota before moving to Barranquilla - Interrogative structure: Auxiliary had + subject + past participle verb + complement ? Had you visited Colombia before this trip? Had they met each other before the party? When do we use the past perfect? 1. The past perfect is used to refer to an action that happened in the past before another. In this case, the first action is conjugated in the past perfect, while the second, the most recent, in the past simple. For example:          ...

TAG QUESTION

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¡Hello everyone! 😃 What are tag question?   Today I will talk about how to use the tag question which are used to make affirmations or denials in a short form. So come with me and I'll show you how they are used and I'll give you some examples. 👌 The structure for using a tag question is as follows: 1. Affirmative sentence + negative question tag, for example:     - Hernán was studying english, isn't he?     - They are your father, aren't they?  2. Negative sentence + affirmative question tag, for example:     - You didn't go to class yesterday, did you?     - We're not going to the beach this weekend, are we? That is, the main rule is that if a sentence is affirmative, the auxiliary verb of its tag question will be conjugated in the negative. The same applies in reverse. 👀 Then I will leave you a video in which you expand the information on the use of the tag question: 👇 Now, you already understood...