you have to come in

[smart]

this is an idea to help all the learners of english
but all the teachers have to give us a hand
each teacher gives us any lesson in grammar,vocabulary...ex
and we have exemples about it in order to understand it
what do you think??

[hairless17]

A very good idea
let's start with countable and un countable nouns

[hairless17]

Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns:

dog, cat, animal, man, person
bottle, box, litre
coin, note, dollar
cup, plate, fork
table, chair, suitcase, bag
Countable nouns can be singular or plural:

My dog is playing.
My dogs are hungry.
We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:

A dog is an animal.
When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it:

I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)
When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone:

I like oranges.
Bottles can break.
We can use some and any with countable nouns:

I've got some dollars.
Have you got any pens?
We can use a few and many with countable nouns:

I've got a few dollars.
I haven't got many pens.

"People" is countable. "People" is the plural of "person". We can count people:
There is one person here.
There are three people here.
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns:

music, art, love, happiness
advice, information, news
furniture, luggage
rice, sugar, butter, water
electricity, gas, power
money, currency
We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example:

This news is very important.
Your luggage looks heavy.
We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of:

a piece of news
a bottle of water
a grain of rice
We can use some and any with uncountable nouns:

I've got some money.
Have you got any rice?
We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns:

I've got a little money.
I haven't got much rice.

Uncountable nouns are also called "mass nouns".


Here are some more examples of countable and uncountable nouns. When you learn a new word, it's a good idea to learn whether it's countable or uncountable.

[hairless17]

Countable Uncountable
dollar money
song music
suitcase luggage
table furniture
battery electricity
bottle wine
report information
tip advice
journey travel
job work
view scenery

[hairless17]

Nouns that can be Countable and Uncountable
Sometimes, the same noun can be countable and uncountable, often with a change of meaning.

Countable Uncountable
There are two hairs in my coffee! hair I don't have much hair.
There are two lights in our bedroom. light Close the curtain. There's too much light!
Shhhhh! I thought I heard a noise. noise It's difficult to work when there is too much noise.
Have you got a paper to read? (= newspaper) paper I want to draw a picture. Have you got some paper?
Our house has seven rooms. room Is there room for me to sit here?
We had a great time at the party. time Have you got time for a coffee?
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's greatest works. work I have no money. I need work!

[أم بدر الدين]

a very good idea.

Using Articles

What is an article? Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns.
English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article.
the = definite article
a/an = indefinite article
For example, if I say, "Let's read the book," I mean a specific book. If I say, "Let's read a book," I mean any book rather than a specific book.
Here's another way to explain it: The is used to refer to a specific or particular member of a group. For example, "I just saw the most popular movie of the year." There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the.
"A/an" is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular member of the group. For example, "I would like to go see a movie." Here, we're not talking about a specific movie. We're talking about any movie. There are many movies, and I want to see any movie. I don't have a specific one in mind.
Let's look at each kind of article a little more closely.
Indefinite Articles: a and an

"A" and "an" signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring to any member of a group. For example:

"My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas." This refers to any dog. We don't know which dog because we haven't found the dog yet.
"Somebody call a policeman!" This refers to any policeman. We don't need a specific policeman; we need any policeman who is available.
"When I was at the zoo, I saw an elephant!" Here, we're talking about a single, non-specific thing, in this case an elephant. There are probably several elephants at the zoo, but there's only one we're talking about here.

[hairless17]

very good malika ahlam you are doing well

[أم بدر الدين]

never mind sir i love English very much and i have many things to give i'll do my best to serve both learners and teachers..

[hairless17]

and we are waiting

[cute_angel]

Peace be upon you

smarty you are really clever

It's a good idea to learn english

but let me suggest an other thing

what do you think if we put

دورة to learn english in the forum and we have to make a pinr I mean propaganda

and we put teachers each one takes a special field

[hairless17]

This Is A Very Good Idea
I Will Let You Cute Manage It
What Do You Think ?

[cute_angel]

Oh God I can't sir I'm really sorry

the coming days I'm gonna be absent coz I'm going to my grand mom house

and honestly I dislike responsability

so plz I'll be just a help and nothing else

[hairless17]

ok I will do it

[smart]

good...
thanks for the wonderful lessons i really was confused
waiting for more

[hairless17]

you will have it

[smart]

this is wonderful
iam so lucky....in summer and iam getting lessons

[hairless17]

you will have fun and learning here
believe me

[smart]

thank you so much
and iam waiting
any new lessons

[hairless17]

they re coming

[smart]

can you help me with passive voice and active voice?

[hairless17]

ok you will have it

[smart]

thanks..............a million

[hairless17]

Active and Passive Voice
Voice The voice of a verb tells whether the subject of the sentence performs or receives the action. In English there are two voices, passive and active.

Active Voice In active voice, the subject performs the action expressed by the verb: The student wrote a song.

Passive Voice In passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed by the verb: A song was written by the student.

Forming Tenses of Passive Verbs
The passive voice always consists of two parts: a form of the verb "to be" + past participle:

Tense
Passive voice form
Present
it is cleaned
Past
it was cleaned
Future
it will be cleaned
Present perfect
it has been cleaned
Past perfect
it had been cleaned
Future perfect
it will have been cleaned

Uses of Passive Voice
Use the passive voice to:


Call attention to receiver of the action rather than the performer:
The professor was hit by three snowballs.

Point out the receiver of the action when performer is unknown or unimportant:A love letter was slipped under the door.
The signs will be posted.

Avoid calling attention to the performer of the action (known as the "institutional passive"):
The fines will be collected on Monday.




Active and Passive Voice in Writing

The choice between using the active or passive voice in writing is a matter of style, not correctness. However, most handbooks recommend using active voice, which they describe as more natural, direct, lively, and succinct. The passive voice is considered wordy and weak (except when used in cases above). Examine the following examples.
weak, passive: The skater was slammed into the wall by Maria.
strong, active:Maria slammed the skater into the wall.
weak, passive:
The book was enjoyed by me because the events of her childhood were described so well by the author.strong, active:
I enjoyed the book because the author described the events of her childhood so well.

[smart]

thanks a million
i know the difference now
but ,whats stong active and weak passive

[smart]

Malika.....any Lessons

[Batoul29]

Sir, can you give us some activities about this lesson
please
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[djally]

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[smart]

yes sir, can you give us some activities

[hairless17]

welcome djally

[smart]

sir ..............if you are not busy
please ................i want to understand conditional type one and two
or you malika

[hairless17]

here is the link
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/330/grammar/1cond.htm