F2F Class Notes (Kyle) (W)

Demo StudentLily L

Writing exercise

Christchurch attack: a manifesto was sent 9 minutesĀ agoĀ before the attack.

TheĀ deathĀ toll of New Zealand Christchurch terrorist attack had risen to 50, the authoritiesĀ confirmed recently. Up to now, there are still 34Ā injured [people] / woundedĀ in the hospital and 12 of them are in criticalĀ condition.Ā In this terrible event,Ā The gunmanā€™s cruel massacreĀ has stunnedĀ stunningĀ all overĀ theĀ wholeĀ world andĀ has been widely / stronglyĀ beingĀ condemnedĀ strongly.

Today, the prime minister of New Zealand discovered that she got a manifesto 9 minutesĀ agoĀ before the attack happened, but unfortunately it didnā€™t show the location or any details. The spokesman said,Ā the attacker was apprehended andĀ allĀ a thoroughĀ investigation isĀ on-goingĀ on.Ā In the other hand,Ā theĀ forensic officials and pathologists areĀ working aroundĀ onĀ the scene, gatheringĀ theevidence and identifying the bodies.

2nd Corrected/Edited Version:

Christchurch Attack: a Manifesto Was Sent 9 Minutes ago Before the Attack.(Are you going into detail about the manifesto?)

TheĀ death toll of the New Zealand Christchurch terrorist attack has risen to 50, the have authorities confirmed recently. Up to now, there are still 34 injured [people] in the hospital and 12 of them whom are in criticalĀ condition. The gunmanā€™s cruel massacreĀ has stunned/ theĀ wholeĀ world andĀ has been widely / stronglyĀ beingĀ condemnedĀ strongly.

Today, the prime minister of New Zealand discovered that she got a manifesto 9 minutesĀ agoĀ before the attack happened, but unfortunately it didnā€™t show the location or any details. The spokesman said,Ā the attacker was apprehended andĀ allĀ a thoroughĀ investigation isĀ on-goingĀ on.Ā In the other hand,Ā theĀ forensic officials and pathologists areĀ working aroundĀ onĀ the scene, gatheringĀ theevidence and identifying the bodies.

Grammar

  • Has questions about Past Tense Grammar.
  • Had / Has —-> the ‘soft’ past tense – to have + (verb) past participle= I have walked, She has run, He has eat, ate, eaten, to describe things which did not happen entirely at once.

Past Tense has Different Styles:

  1. Simple Past = Actions are FINISHED, what is done and completed already, examples are: He read a book yesterday. She finished the test. I finished my dinner…Ā 

Simple Past with the (verb) To do: the most basic action verb. examples….

-Lily, Did you do your homework? = two verbs of To Do ….

I didn’t do my homework. = two verbs, Same or different verbs?Ā 

Subject + Past tense (Verb) To do (NEGATIVE=Not) +(verb) to do + possessive pronoun+ Object =I didn’t do my homework.

example.

I began to teach Lily how to play softball. = the Past, because the first verb is Past.

subject + verb(past) + regular/infinitive form + how to (conjunction) +regular/infinitive form + object.

I am showing Lily what she did wrong.

More Grammar: Possessive Pronouns: Their function is to say that the things belong to somebody. Belonging. These are my things/possessions (to possessive).

  1. I = my
  2. You = Your
  3. He = His
  4. She = Her / Hers—>what is object ?
  5. We = Our / Ours—>what is object ?
  6. They = Their / Theirs