India & E.M. Forster

Grammar subjects: Tricky verb patterns

and Præposition + that = ALDRIG!

Cecilie, Christine T. & Katrine

E.M. Forster

Facts 1879 – 1970Genres: realism, symbolism, modernismSubjects: class division, gender, homosexualityInherited 659.300£Five novels published in his lifetime Traveling – wrote all his novels

NovelsWhere angels fear to tread (1905)The longest journey (1907)A room with a view (1908)Howards end (1910)

A passage to India (1924)

Greatest success Won a prize for fiction

Mourice (1913-14) Published 1971 Positive sight on homosexuality

Map over India

Facts about India Official name

Bharat

Capital: New Delhi 14.146.000 inhabitants

Divided into 3 geographical regions

The Himalayas The plains, north from the

Ganges river The plateau – Dekán

Religion 83% Hinduism, 11% Islam, 2,5% Sikher. Christian and

Buddhist minorities (ca. 3%)

Languages 400 different 18 different official

approved Most spread

Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Urdu

National day the 15 of August (1947)

India’s history When India was colonized

The Europeans going into India

The British East Indian Company (1687)

War among France and England (about settling down in India)

From 1798 – systematic conquest of India A. 1820, hole India is conquered by the England except Punjab, Kashmir and Peshawar that were controlled by the allied Sheik Ranjit Singh

When he died in 1849, the British Empire took the control over these three areas.

2nd of august 1858: The British East Indian

Company is replaced by British India, who manages the British interests in India. (Act for the better government of India)

India’s historyDuring the colonization

Admiration Was not a part of

India Locals rulers Population

Cipayo lead to the British empire took over all Indian admiration

Economic Textile industry – England Farming production export

ConsequencesReduced income and high unemployment rate.

The British Empire shaped the economy by own interests.

70% of the state’s money was used on defensive expenses

All British expenses were booked as Indian expenses.

India’s historyDuring the colonization

Religion The religion

differences were used ( election reform)

Education British system Made an elite

Union (1876) – inspired by Giuseppe Mazzini – lead to the Indian national congress.

Language

Facts about India After decolonization

Official languages Population Standard language is Hindi 1,193,627,000 Secondary official language is English

Area3.287.263km2

Mahatma GhandiTimeline for Ghandis handlings

1920 : The first non-cooperative campaign

1930: Leads a non-

violent protest

1942: “Quit India” movement –

civil disobedience

The independent India 1947-

Timeline for the independent India since 1947

1947: India becomes Independent1956- 62: French and Portuguese colonies become Indian1962: War between India and China – Disagreement on boarders1947- 65: War between India and Pakistan- Kashmir1965: USA withdraw their help program1971: Bangladesh

Treaty between India and the Soviet union 1992-02: Ongoing war between Hindus and Muslims2004: Tsunami

Tricky verb patterns 1AT LYKKES

→ Det lykkedes dem at gøre det = they succeeded in doing it

1. På dansk er udtrykket personligt, men på engelsk er det upersonligt.

2. Følges altid af in + ing-form → ..succeeded IN DOING..

Tricky verb patterns 2AT FORTÆLLE, AT = to tell SOMEBODY that→ Han fortalte, at han.. = He told us that he..

ALTID: tell + person + that-sætning

AT FÅ NOGEN TIL AT GØRE NOGET → To make somebody DO something To get somebody TO DO something

Betydningsforskel: to make = at tvinge to get = at overtale

Tricky verb patterns 3AT FORKLARE NOGEN, AT = to explain (to somebody) that..→ I explained to him that..

AT FORESLÅ NOGEN, AT = to suggest (to somebody) that..→ he suggested to her that..

REGEL: husk altid to

Tricky verb patterns 4Visse verber kan IKKE følges af that-sætninger

AT ØNSKE, AT = to want somebody to

→ I want the doctor to..

Andre verber der går under samme regel: → to allow, to cause, to like, to permit

Tricky verb patterns 5Visse verber skal følges af ing-form

He enjoyed swimming he denyed writing

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Præposition + that = ALDRIG!

Tre muligheder for at UNDGÅ præ. + that- sætning

1. Præ. kan ofte udlades efter sub. og adj. Ingen tvivl om, at.. = no doubt that.. Overrasket over, at.. = suprised that..

2. Du kan indføje ”the fact” ml. præ. og that Han rejste til kina til trods for, at han ikke kendte sproget = He went to China in spite of the fact that he did not know the language

3. Du kan udlade that-sætningen ved at ændre verballed til ing-form De forlod restauranten uden at tjeneren bemærkede det = They left the restaurant without the waiter noticing it