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Eon85 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Present Tense Functions

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A sentence or statement can have many different functions. Look at the following list of functions and complete the next exercise:
1. A general or scientific truth
2. A routine
3. A newspaper headline or reported event
4. A habit
5. A fact about the present
6. A schedule or regularly occurring or predictable event (such as a timetable)
7. Information about a person's ability
8. A warning
9. A threat
10. A suggestion
11. A promise

Please look at the following sentences in the present simple and select the appropriate function

1. Mark gets up at six every morning. A routine
2. Water freezes at 0° Celsius. A general or scientific truth
3. Julie smokes about 20 cigarettes a day. A habit
4. The train to London leaves at 11.30. A schedule or regularly occurring or predictable event (such as a timetable)
5. Mark doesn't speak fluent Japanese. Information about a person's ability
6. Pope Visits War Zone. A newspaper headline or reported event
7. Every Wednesday night we all play squash after work. A routine
8. Squirrels hibernate in the winter. A general or scientific truth
9. I'll give you 50 pence if you run down to the shop for me. A promise
10. The sun rises at 6.43am tomorrow. A general or scientific truth
11. Show your face here again and I'll call the police. A threat
12. Bryan is a great actor. Information about a person's ability
13. Don't you ever darken my doorstep again! A warning
14. Why don't you go back to university and do a postgraduate course? A suggestion
15. If you pass your exams, I'll buy you a new bicycle. A promise
16. Professor Melvyn Fenwick Gives Talk on Moon. A newspaper headline or reported event
17. Mark shares a house with his mother at the moment. A fact about the present
18. Damian can play the piano very well. Information about a person's ability
19. Fifty or so trains run on the Indian Pacific Railroad every week A routine
  

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Hi eon85 Your choices look reasonable to me. )

  • Hi eon85 Your choices look reasonable to me.
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Hi eon85

Your choices look reasonable to me.

(Now how would you label my sentence?)
Emotion: smile
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YankeeHi eon85

Your choices look reasonable to me. A general or scientific truth

(Now how would you label my sentence?)

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