Asking if Someone Remembers or Not

1.  Formal expressions:

            - I wonder if you remember.....
            - You remember...., don’t you?
            - You haven’t forgotten...., have you?
            - Don’t you remember.....?
            - Do you happen to remember it now?

•   Ways to respond:

          - Let me think, yes, I remember.
          - I remember especially the scenery.
          - I’ll never forget that
          - I’ll always remember.
          - I can remember it clearly.

     2.   Informal expressions:
           - Remember the old house we used to live in?
           - Remember that?
           - I’m sorry I don’t remember

•  Ways to respond:

           - Hold on. Yes, got it!
           - I know.....
           - It’s coming back to me now.

•  Respond if you forget:

           - Sorry, I’ve completely forgotten.
           - I’m afraid I forget.
           - I really can’t remember.
           - I’m afraid I have no memory of him
           - Emmm, let me think. No, it’s gone.
           - Sorry, it slipped off my mind.

Example :
       It was Sunday morning, Tia got dressed and had breakfast quickly. She was ready to leave for school. Her mother was a little puzzled.
Mother : Hey...hey.... are you going to school?
Tia        : Yes, Mom. I overslept. I’m in a hurry
Mother  : You remember Sunday, don’t you?
Tia         : Oh, my goodness. I thought it’s a school day !

Offering

Offering may refer to:

• Offering, a collection of donations during religious worship, see alms, tithe or charity
• Offering, a religious sacrifice of plant, animal or human life
• Offering (Buddhism), a part of devotional practice
• Securities offering, a discrete round of investment, usually regulated in the United States by the Securities Act of 1933

The expression of “ Would you like....”is normally used for offering something to someone.

E Example :
Karina       : Would you like a cup of tea, Mrs. Rita ?
Mrs. Rita   : Yes, please. Thank you. Hmmm...this tea tastes good....and smells fragrant too.......
Karina       : Thank you. I’m glad you like it.

• Ways to say it

*    *  Would you like a cup of coffee, Mr. Green?
* Should I get you a bottle of water?
* Could I offer you a glass of milk, Mr. Tarno?
* Would you care some salad?

• Offering to friends:

*    * Want some?
* Have some?
* Chocolate?
* Grab some for yourself

• Less formal expressions:

*    * Would you like to have a pancake?
* Why don't you have some lemonade?
* What can I get for you?
* What will you have?

• Declining an offering

*    * No, thanks.
* No, really won't, thanks
* Not for me, thanks.

• Accepting an offering:

*    * Thank you.
* Yes, please
* I'd like it very much
* That would be very nice

Simple Future

      Simple Future has two different forms in English: " will " and "be going to". Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings. These different meanings might seem too abstract at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become clear. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.

FORM Will  ==>   [will + verb]

Examples:

• You will help him later.
• Will you help him later?
• You will not help him later.

FORM Be Going To ==> [am/is/are + going to + verb]

Examples:

• You are going to meet Jane tonight.
• Are you going to meet Jane tonight?
• You are not going to meet Jane tonight. 

Complete List of Simple Future Forms

USE 1 "Will" to Express a Voluntary Action

     "Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often, we use "will" to respond to someone Else's complaint or request for help. We also use "will" when we request that someone help us or volunteer to do something for us. Similarly, we use "will not" or "won't" when we refuse to voluntarily do something.

Examples:

• I will send you the information when I get it.
• I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read it.
• Will you help me move this heavy table?
• Will you make dinner?
• I will not do your homework for you.
• I won't do all the housework myself!
• Soraya : I'm really hungry.
  Cinthya : I'll make some sandwiches.
• Mizta : I'm so tired. I'm about to fall asleep.
  Laurent : I'll get you some coffee.
• Keisha : The phone is ringing.
  Ridho: I'll get it.

USE 2 "Will" to Express a Promise

  "Will" is usually used in promises.

Examples:

• I will call you when I arrive.
• If I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure everyone has access to inexpensive health insurance.
• I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party.
• Don't worry, I'll be careful.
• I won't tell anyone your secret.

USE 3 "Be going to" to Express a Plan

     "Be going to" expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.

Examples:

• He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
• She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii.
• A: When are we going to meet each other tonight?
  B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.
• I'm going to be an actor when I grow up.
• Michelle is going to begin medical school next year.
• They are going to drive all the way to Alaska.
• Who are you going to invite to the party?
• A: Who is going to make John's birthday cake?
  B: Sue is going to make John's birthday cake.

USE 4 "Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction

      Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction about the future. Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future. In "prediction" sentences, the subject usually has little control over the future and therefore USES 1-3 do not apply. In the following examples, there is no difference in meaning.

Examples:

• The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
• The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.

• John Smith will be the next President.
• John Smith is going to be the next President.

• The movie "Zenith" will win several Academy Awards.
• The movie "Zenith" is going to win several Academy Awards.

Important :

   In the Simple Future, it is not always clear which USE the speaker has in mind. Often, there is more than one way to interpret a sentence's meaning.

No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, the Simple Future cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Simple Future, Simple Present is used.

Examples:

• When you will arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Not Correct
• When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Correct

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

• You will never help him.
• Will you ever help him?

• You are never going to meet Jane.
• Are you ever going to meet Jane?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

• John will finish the work by 5:00 PM. Active
• The work will be finished by 5:00 PM. Passive

• Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight. Active
• A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight. Passive

Noun Phrases

           Phrase (phrase) is a group of words (2 words or more) that can function as a noun (noun), as a verb (verb), as an adjective ( adj ), or as an adverb (adverb). With the exception of the absolute phrase, the phrase has no subject. A phrase can contain: phrase.

Noun phrases or noun phrase is a phrase consisting of nouns or pronouns (as head) and modifiers.

Modifiers that usually accompanies nouns are:
- Determiners (articles, demonstratives, numbers, possessives, quantifiers)
- Adjectives, adjective phrases, adjective clauses
- Relative clauses

As with nouns, noun phrases also have a function as subject or object in a sentence. Consider the following example below:
- My coach is happy.
- I like the cars over there.
- The woman WHO lives there is my aunt.
- Frankenstein is the name of the scientist not the monster.
- I Consider Meow my favorite paint.
- Small children INSIST That Often They can do it by themselves.
- To read Quickly and accurately is John's goal.
- Two of my guests have arrived.
- Mr. Jones spoke to Dr. James.
- My friend works with her father.

Noun phrase always has a noun as head. And generally determiners and adjective phrases occupy a position as a pre-modifiers or pre-head. Example:
- The children
- Happy children
- The happy children

After the head, put a long post-modifiers are not limited to, for example: the dog That chased the cat That killed the mouse ate the cheese That That was made from the milk That Came from the cow that ...

In fact, the use of post-modifiers throughout the examples above are rarely used, not even once.

Head of the noun phrase is not necessarily a noun, can also be pronouns (pronouns).
Example:
- I like coffee.
- The waitress Gave me the wrong dessert.
- This is my car.

If accepted as head of pronouns, the noun phrase that generally has a head (a pronoun) that's it. This is because pronouns do not require determiners or adjectives, so pre-modifiers are not needed. However, a few pronouns, it is possible to add post-modifiers.
[Those WHO arrive late] can not be admitted Until the interval.

Likewise, numbers, can occupy the position as head of the noun phrase.
[Two of my guests] have arrived
[The first to arrive] was John.

Introductory It

    When the subject is an infinitive phrase, the sentence often begins with it. Instead of saying ‘To find fault with others is easy’, we say, ‘It is easy to find fault with others’.

More examples are given below.

• It is easy to learn English. (More natural than ‘To learn English is easy’.)
• It was not easy to understand his motive.
• It may be advisable to consult a specialist.
• It could be dangerous to drive so fast.
• It was pleasant to sit on the beach.

However, when we want to emphasize the infinitive phrase, it may be put at the beginning especially if it is short.

• To err is human.
• To withdraw now will be sheer folly.

When the subject is a phrase that includes a gerund, it is used as a provisional subject to begin the sentence. Instead of saying ‘Your trying to deceive us is no good’, we may say ‘It is no good your trying to deceive us’.

• Will it be any good my talking to him about it?
• It is no use arguing with him.
• It won’t be much good complaining to the officer about it.

Note that the gerund can be changed into the infinitive.

• Will it be any good for me to talk to him about it?

     When the subject is a clause, the sentence usually begins with it. Instead of saying ‘That she was once a famous artist is true’, we may say, ‘It is true that she was once a famous artist’.

• It does not matter whether he comes or not. ( Whether he comes or not does not matter.)
• It is doubtful whether he can pay the dues. ( Whether he can pay the dues is doubtful.)
• It cannot be denied that the doctors did their best to save his life. (That the doctors did their best to save his life cannot be denied.)