Conjunciones

Conjunciones

Las conjunciones se usan para conectar palabras, frases, o cláusulas.  Hay dos tipos:

Conjunciones de coordinación conectan frases de rangos iguales =

Conjunciones condicionales conectan frases de rangos desiguales = 

Adverbios también pueden conectar o relacionar frases y se llaman adverbios de conjunción=  

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 CONJUNCTIONS 

Conjunctions are used to connect words, phrases or clauses.  There are two kinds:

Coordinating conjunctions connect clauses of equal rank= and, but, or, nor, for, and sometimes so and yet.

Subordinating conjunctions connect clauses that are not of equal rank= if, although, since, in order that, as, because, unless, after, before, until, when, whenever, where, while, wherever.

Adverbs can also connect or relate main clauses= conjunctive adverbs= however, therefore, nevertheless, hence, then, besides, moreover, thus, otherwise, consequently, accordingly.

Examples:

Move your chair forward BUT only a little.

You may study Algebra IF you have finished all your basic math courses.

He always sings WHILE he works in the garden.

He has not finished his thesis, NOR has he started looking for a job.

I am learning English HOWEVER I am only on level one.   

Gender / Género

El Género de los sustantivos:

La mayoría de las palabras en Inglés no tienen género; por ejemplo la palabra chico se refiere a una persona masculina pero la palabra misma es neutro, y no tiene un final que concuerda con artículos, pronombres, ni adjetivos de su género.   En cambio, hay ciertas palabras que nombran cosas que son o femeninas o masculinos aunque las palabras mismas son neutras o comunes. 

*Ejemplos de palabras diferentes usados para el masculino y femenino:

*Ejemplos de palabras donde el final cambia para formar el nombre del masculino y femenino:

*Ejemplos de palabras compuestas que tienen diferente formas de masculino y femenino:   

Nouns of Gender:

Most words in English do not have a gender; that is for example the word boy refers to a masculine person but the noun itself is neutral and does not have endings to agree with pronouns, articles, nor adjectives.   However there are times that certain words indicate females and other words indicate males even though the words themselves are common or neuter. 

Examples of different words used for the masculine and the feminine:

Bull / cow	Lord / lady	Father / mother	Rooster / hen
Mare / stallion	Brother / sister	Son / daughter	Buck / doe
Man / woman	Uncle / aunt	Boar / sow
Boy / girl	Nephew / niece	King / queen

Examples of different words where the ending changes to form the masculine and feminine:

Hunter / huntress	God / goddess	Actor / actress	Lion / lioness
Prince / princess	Prophet / prophetess	Priest / priestess
Master / mistress	Host / hostess	Waiter / waitress
Manager / manageress	Poet / poetess	Duke / duchess
Giant / giantess	Hero / heroine	Count / countess

Examples of different compound words that have different masculine and feminine forms:

Landlord / landlady	Cockrobin / hen-robin	Policeman / policewoman
Peacock / peahen	Hegoat / shegoat	Nurse / male-nurse

Silent E....¿Porque el E es mudo?

WHY of the Silent  /e/????  ¿Porque la E es muda?

  

Hay cinco razones principales por la E muda al final de las palabras:

La E hace que la vocal anterior diga su nombre.

Palabras en Ingles no terminan en u o v por lo normal. (Menu y palabras derivado del francés son excepciones). True.

La E muda sigue la c o g para que sus sonidos serán suaves. 

La silaba segunda “dle” necesita un vocal (también con tle, ble, etc.).

En algunas palabras, parece que no tiene propósito en particular. Talvez sea del Ingles antiguo. 

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There are five main reasons for the silent “e” at the end of words:

The “e” helps the vowel say its long sound – ie. Take.

English words do not usually end with u or v.  (Menu, and such words derived from French are exceptions.) ie. True, love.

The silent e follows the c and g so their sounds will be soft.  ie. Singe, mince.

The second syllable “dle” needs a vowel (so also with tle, ble, etc.) ie. Candle.

In some words, there is no particular purpose for the silent e. It is perhaps just left over from old English spelling.  ie. House, are, promise.  

Fonética- combinaciones de letras

FINAL CONSONANT DIGRAPHS: ch, sh, th, ng

A final consonant digraph is one which is heard at the end of a word (two letters combined to make one sound).

Pronounce these words and listen for the sounds of the final consonant digraphs:

ch in preach                  th in bath

sh in brush                   ng in bring

Use the words, ending in a digraph, from the box below to complete the sentence. Be sure you know all the vocabulary.

1. Can you ________________ me how to knit?

2. Once a year my father makes a record of my ________________ .

3. It is more fun to play on a___________________ than on a slide.

4. In the early morning, the air is ____________________and cool.

5. A baby kangaroo lives in its mother's ______________.

6. Did you blow out the candles with one ___________________ ?

7. I saw the   _____________   of light from the explosion.

8. Have you ever been ________________by a bee?

9. Keep your dog on a ________________ in the park.

10. A big __________________ of grapes was on the table.

11. The house was one mile__________________ of the town.

12.  I could not remember _________________ way to go.

13.  The fireman told us not to keep _______________ in the basement.

14.  Would you like a sliced __________________for dessert?

15.   Sometimes things are cheaper if you pay _____________ .

growth	fresh	south
breath	which	pouch
flash	swing	teach
bunch	leash	stung
trash	cash	peach