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Do You Understand This English Sentence?

Do You Understand This English Sentence?

Date: Oct 08 2018

Topic: Reading

Author: englishteacher24/7

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englishteacher24/7

United States

Fatemeh and Bora, good job! Consider these two:


It’s: Contraction of “it is”


Up: Adverb, but a phrasal verb when used with “get”


11:20 AM Nov 17 2018 |

inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Hello Mr. Alston. Thanks a lot 🙏
Excuse me, I studied and reviewed again. I hope it is correct
When: Conjunction
Alarm: Noun
Clock: Noun
Goes: Verb
Off: Adverb
It’s: Verb
Time: Noun
Get: Verb
Up: Preposition

01:00 PM Nov 15 2018 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

I agree with you that “get up” is a phrasal verb; however, I requested each word separately for identifying the Parts of Speech. Therefore, please identify: alarm, clock, goes, off, it’s, time, get, and up. 


In Sentence B, when the alarm clock turns on, it means the alarm is ringing to some people but not ringing as you have indicated. Very good distinction you’ve made between the clock and the alarm.

07:17 AM Nov 15 2018 |

inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I agree with this explanations except “get up”, I think “get up” is a phrasal verb too.
In A sentence, the clock is ringing and so goes off.
In B sentence, the clock has not ringed yet but is active.
I hope I can express what I mean😊
Thanks a lot for your new lesson🙏

10:46 PM Nov 13 2018 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Does Sentence B indicate that the alarm clock is activated?


Fatemeh, do you agree with Bora’s Parts of Speech for each word?

04:55 PM Nov 13 2018 |

inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Hello Mr. Alston.
A. “When the alarm clock goes off, it’s time to get up.”
Because,to goes off in this sentence is related to the expression to set off, meaning to start or to be started.

borad78

borad78

Turkey

Hello Mr.Alston 


In my opinion


’’When the alarm clock goes off,it’s time to get up’’. This sentence indicates that alarm active.


( go off  pharasal verb means make a noise )


When: adverb


alarm clock : noun


goes off : pharsal verb


it’s time :adverb


to: preposition


get up:verb



09:33 AM Nov 13 2018 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Lesson No. 5: 


A. “When the alarm clock goes off, it’s time to get up.”


B. “When the alarm clock turns on, it’s time to get up.”


Question: Which of these two sentences indicates that the alarm clock is activated?


Can you name the Parts of Speech for each word in each sentence?

09:09 AM Nov 13 2018 |

inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Hello Mr. Alston. Thank you so much 🙏
I will be waiting for the your next lesson

08:55 AM Nov 11 2018 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Lesson No. 4 Explanation: Apostrophes indicate possession and create contractions. Home’s is not a possessive noun but is used to speak of homes in general. Therefore, it should not have an apostrophe. The sentence should read: “Those homes were built in the 1960’s.” Good job Fatemeh, Bora, and Sally.


08:33 AM Nov 11 2018 |

sally_gallego

Philippines

Sir, it should be ” Those homes were built in the 1960s.” Because the words “homes and 1960s are not possessive nouns.

01:58 PM Nov 10 2018 |

inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

‘S(s-genitive) is used as possession.
But in this sentence “plural” is consider.

12:27 PM Nov 09 2018 |

inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Hello Mr. Alston.
This sentence is correct: “Those homes were built in the 1960’s.”

11:06 AM Nov 09 2018 |

borad78

borad78

Turkey

Hello Mr Alston


“Those home’s were built in the 1960’s.


I think correct form is ; Those homes were built in the 1960’s.

11:00 AM Nov 09 2018 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Welcome back, Sally! No, the question has not been answered from a punctuation perspective. Why is the statement incorrect as written?

12:04 AM Nov 09 2018 |

sally_gallego

Philippines

Hello Sir! Sorry for coming late here. I was not able to log in on time because the internet didn’t work well. The questions are all answered. I will just wait for the next lesson. 

06:29 AM Nov 07 2018 |

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inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Excuse me Mr. Alston, okay 🙏
Thank you very much for your excellent lessons 🙏

12:22 PM Nov 06 2018 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Hi Fatemeh, your sentence is correct, and thanks for your excellent explanation between a home and a house. However, please limit your explanation to the punctuation aspect of the sentence.  Thanks!

04:17 AM Nov 06 2018 |

inventive2

inventive2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Hello Mr. Alston. Thanks for sent new lesson🙏
I think it’s correct: “Those houses were built in the 1960’s.”
house: A building in which a person or a family lives
home: A house or apartment where a person or a family lives
House refers to a building in which someone lives. In contrast, a home can refer either to a building or to any location that a person thinks of as the place where she lives and that belongs to her. A home can be a house or an apartment, but it could also be a tent, a boat, or an underground cave.

08:37 AM Nov 05 2018 |

englishteacher24/7

United States

Lesson No. 4: “Those home’s were built in the 1960’s.”


Question: What is wrong about the above sentence? Why? Can you rewrite it correctly?

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