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Collaborative online exercise about direct speech vs reported speech on  https://www.englishgrammar.org/direct-and-indirect-speech-exercise-2/ What are Shakespeare’s Most Famous Quotes? by Brad Witter Although they were written more than 400 years ago, the words of William Shakespeare remain timeless. Thanks in large part to the Bard of Avon's ability to poetically capture universal human emotions with overarching themes that continue to remain relevant, many continue to find his writing highly relatable. In fact, whether one knows it or not, many lines of his work live far outside high school English classrooms. Shakespeare has been credited with either coining or at least popularizing myriad phrases that have become so ingrained into the everyday lexicon that many aren't even aware of their origins. Just a few examples: ‘Love is blind’ ( The Merchant of Venice ), ‘Break the ice’ ( The Taming of the Shrew ), ‘Be-all, end-all’ ( Macbeth ), and ‘wild-goose chase’ ( Romeo and

Collaborative Warm-up Exercise about the Use of Comma and Semicolon https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/writing-comma-semicolon1.html   What symbol is it?   What colon uses do you know?   What is a colon?   A colon is a punctuation  mark that’s used to connect sentences, put emphasis on a word or phrase, or introduce a quote or explanation.   There are two types of colon uses: the grammatical and the non-grammatical ones.   There are seven grammatical uses of colon:   1.- Lists Taylor Swift has written a few songs about John Mayer: 'Dear John,' 'Paper Doll,' and 'Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve.' Colons are used to introduce lists.   2.- Nouns or noun phrases The movie had everything I wanted: action and suspense. Colons can be used before a noun or a noun phrase.   3.- Quotes He ended with the immortal words of Neil Young: 'Rock and Roll can never die.' Colons can introduce a quotation.   4.- Examples There

Collaborative Warm-up Exercise about the Use of Commas https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma-quiz/?gclid=CjwKCAiAuaKfBhBtEiwAht6H7wqUSOfJYqdCPdCRXykznECapS6LU1HN4ubE_G4iH7RIJfH2xu7IbRoCVs0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds What punctuation mark is it?   The semicolon   Brainstorming about what coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs and transitional phrases we know.   What coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs and transitional phrases do you know?   Coordinating conjunctions Conjunctive adverbs Transitional phrases                   What is a semicolon?   Semicolon (;) is a punctuation mark which consists of a period stacked on top of a comma.   The uses of semicolon   1.- To connect related independent clauses   An independent clause is a sentence that communicates a complete thought and makes sense on its own, e.g.,   'I ordered another coffee; caffeine always puts

What is a comma  (,) ?    It is a punctuation mark that indicates a smaller break than a period. Some writers think of a comma as a soft pause—a punctuation mark that separates words, clauses, or ideas within a sentence.   When do we use comma?   1.- When joining two independent clauses.   We were out of milk, so I went to the store.   Or, you can simply write the two independent clauses as separate sentences.   We were out of milk. I went to the store.   2-  After an introductory phrase   Participial phrases: Grabbing her umbrella, Kate raced out of the house.   Adverbial phrases: Unfortunately for me, I can’t speak Italian.   3.- With interrupters or parenthetical elements   The weather, I was happy to see, was beginning to clear. It was, sadly, the last day of camp.   4.- With a question tag   These willow trees are beautiful, aren’t they?   5.- When addressing another person   Mom, I can’t find my shoes!   6.- With