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Describing Places
Degree of
Comparis
on
Adverbial
Phrases
Participle
Phrases
Grammar
Focus
Writing a
Writing a
Descriptive
Descriptive
Text
Text
Compound
Adjectives
Grammar Focus
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To be and to have
To be is followed by complement. The
complement can be adjective and adverb of
place.
To has / to have is followed by noun or noun
phrase.
Has is for singular subject.
Have is for plural subject.
Preposition of Place
A preposition links nouns, pronouns and
phrases to other words in a sentence.
Kinds
Usage
Example
in
in the
bedroom
in the book
in a taxi
in the world
at
at
at
at
at
the door
the table
a concert
the cinema
Next
Continue .
Kinds
on
Usage
attached
being on a surface
for a certain side
right)
Example
the picture on the
wall
(left, on the table
on the left
by,
left or right of somebody or Jane is standing by
next to,
something
the car.
beside
under
below
Back
Next
Continue .
Kinds
over
Usage
covered by something else
getting to the other side
Home
Example
put a jacket over
your shirt
walk over the
bridge
to
movement to person/place
for bed
go to the cinema
go to bed
into
enter a room/building
go 5 steps towards
the house
onto
from
Degree of Comparison
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Positive
big
tall
long
beautiful
interesting
good
bad
little
Comparative
bigger
taller
longer
more beautiful
more
interesting
better
worse
less
Superlative
biggest
tallest
longest
most beautiful
most
interesting
best
worst
least
Adverbial Phrases
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Adverbial of time:
for, since, in, on, by and during, e.g. I will
do itin a minute.
Adverbial of place:
in, near, along, at and on, e.g. You couldn't
parkanywhere near the place.
Participle Phrases
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Compound Adjectives
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Paragraph 1:
Begin your descriptive text with the
identification. Create a clear identification
like name, location, use the relating verbs,
simple present tense and adjectives.
Paragraph 2, 3, 4 and ....:
Continue your writing by mentioning parts of
the place, quality of the place, make a
comparison with another, characteristics of
the
place
and
add
some
additional
information.