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Speech actYou can use the expressions to ask for information.Do you know ?informal

Can you tell me ...?Excuse me Sir/Ma'amformal

i'd like to know ...?You can use the expressions to give information.Yes. Just go .... (telling a place)informal

yes, I do know that. It....formal

You can use the expressions to deny information.How do you know that?informal

are you sure? As far as I know ....formal

I'm really sorry, but...

Speech actYou can use the expressions to start a conversation.Hi!...informal

Hello!...Excuse me,....formal

I hope you don't mind if ....Lovely/nice day, isn't it?You can use the expressions to extend a conversation.Really?By the way.You can use the expressions to end a conversation.Sorry, I've got to go nowinformal

I'm afraid I must go now.formal

Characteristics of a Narrative TextOrientationIt is about the opening paragraph where the charactersthe story are introduced.Example :Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jun where elephants helped the men with their work.ComplicationWhere the problems in the story developed.Example : Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. H name was Opie.Resolu tionWhere the problems in the story is solved.Example : Mantu then limbed upon his little friend's back and went home to the villagGrammar StageStudy the following example.Yesterday 1 wrote a letter. I began at 10 o'clock and finished at 11 o'clock.Question : What were you doing at 10.15? Answer : I was writing a letter.

I was writing means that I was in the middle of writing a letter. I had started writing but I hadn't finished. This is the past continuous tense. Study this table.I / he / shewaswriting.

we / they / youwere

Some/any Some is generally used in positive sentences while any is used in questions and negatives. Have we got any wood? We have some wood, but there aren't any matches to light the fire. Much/many/a lot ofMuch and many are generally used in questions and negatives, much is used with uncountable nouns and many with countable nouns.A lot of is used in positive sentences, with countable and uncountable nouns. How much money have you got? How many candles do you need? I have a lot of work to do. A few/A littleA few is used with countable nouns. A little is used with uncountable. There are a few coats hanging by the door. There's a little snow left on the roof.