Advances in Language and Literary Studies, Apr 30, 2017
Conditional sentences are made of two clauses namely "if-clause" and "main clause". Conditionals ... more Conditional sentences are made of two clauses namely "if-clause" and "main clause". Conditionals have been noted by scholars and grammarians as a difficult area of English for both teachers and learners. The two clauses of conditional sentences and their form, tense and meaning could be considered the main difficulty of conditional sentences. In addition, some of non-native speakers do not have sufficient knowledge of the differences between conditional sentences in the two languages and they tried to solve their problems in their second language by using their native language. The aim of this study was to analyse the use of conditional sentences by Arab students of English in semantic and syntactic situations. For the purpose of this study, 20 Arab students took part in the questionnaire, they were all studying different subjects and degrees (bachelor, master and PhD) at Coventry University. The results showed that the use of type three conditionals and modality can be classified as the most difficult issues that students struggle to understand and use.
A language teaching method is a single set of procedures which teachers are to follow in the clas... more A language teaching method is a single set of procedures which teachers are to follow in the class room. Methods are usually based on a set of beliefs about the nature of language and learning (Nunan 2003).
Passive voice structure refers that the subject of the event is unknown or can be deleted. The su... more Passive voice structure refers that the subject of the event is unknown or can be deleted. The subject in a passive voice sentence is called patient or receiver and the main subject in the same sentence either is known agent which is associated with the preposition 'by'. In contrast there are many sentences do not have an agent which may not be known for the writer. In this text, the agent is not specified in any of the 4 sentences .the active voice was not available to the writer because she/he was unable or did not want to write the name of the agent. For example 'the Brutus case could be developed' in line 10 and 'it should be shut down' in line 11 and 'the case was closed, in line 13 and 'it was decided to keep' in line 18.In the first and second sentences, the writer uses the passive voice with the future tens .But in the first one by the modal verb 'can' which refers to possibility of developing in real means of deceiving enemy. In the second one by the modal verb 'should' which refers to give suggestions to the spy .in addition , the subject in the two sentences( it and the Brutus case) are called patient. In the third sentence, the writer uses the passive voice with past simple in the second clause and he/she possibly does not know who closed the case. In the fourth sentence, the writer uses the passive voice with the future form in the second clause and he / she does not know who decided for the case was still running.
Advances in Language and Literary Studies, Apr 30, 2017
Conditional sentences are made of two clauses namely "if-clause" and "main clause". Conditionals ... more Conditional sentences are made of two clauses namely "if-clause" and "main clause". Conditionals have been noted by scholars and grammarians as a difficult area of English for both teachers and learners. The two clauses of conditional sentences and their form, tense and meaning could be considered the main difficulty of conditional sentences. In addition, some of non-native speakers do not have sufficient knowledge of the differences between conditional sentences in the two languages and they tried to solve their problems in their second language by using their native language. The aim of this study was to analyse the use of conditional sentences by Arab students of English in semantic and syntactic situations. For the purpose of this study, 20 Arab students took part in the questionnaire, they were all studying different subjects and degrees (bachelor, master and PhD) at Coventry University. The results showed that the use of type three conditionals and modality can be classified as the most difficult issues that students struggle to understand and use.
A language teaching method is a single set of procedures which teachers are to follow in the clas... more A language teaching method is a single set of procedures which teachers are to follow in the class room. Methods are usually based on a set of beliefs about the nature of language and learning (Nunan 2003).
Passive voice structure refers that the subject of the event is unknown or can be deleted. The su... more Passive voice structure refers that the subject of the event is unknown or can be deleted. The subject in a passive voice sentence is called patient or receiver and the main subject in the same sentence either is known agent which is associated with the preposition 'by'. In contrast there are many sentences do not have an agent which may not be known for the writer. In this text, the agent is not specified in any of the 4 sentences .the active voice was not available to the writer because she/he was unable or did not want to write the name of the agent. For example 'the Brutus case could be developed' in line 10 and 'it should be shut down' in line 11 and 'the case was closed, in line 13 and 'it was decided to keep' in line 18.In the first and second sentences, the writer uses the passive voice with the future tens .But in the first one by the modal verb 'can' which refers to possibility of developing in real means of deceiving enemy. In the second one by the modal verb 'should' which refers to give suggestions to the spy .in addition , the subject in the two sentences( it and the Brutus case) are called patient. In the third sentence, the writer uses the passive voice with past simple in the second clause and he/she possibly does not know who closed the case. In the fourth sentence, the writer uses the passive voice with the future form in the second clause and he / she does not know who decided for the case was still running.
![Advances in Language and Literary Studies [ALLS]](https://0.academia-photos.com/8602709/2871200/7334234/s200_advances_in_language_and_literary_studies._alls_.png)
Uploads
Papers by Sadam Al Rdaat