We had our Halloween Party and Parade last week. Everyone enjoyed themselves!!!!
The weather was fine so the walk down the shopping street was a good one. There were many interesting and wonderful costumes! Good work everyone.
The party on Saturday evening was also a nice one. We had a nice group and we all enjoyed wearing costumes, eating, drinking and talking. It was fun to see old and new faces there. Next will be the Christmas Party!!!
Last week I asked you about transitive and intransitive verbs. Here are the explanations.
SIT(intransitive) vs. SET(transitive)
| verb | present tense | past tense | past participle | present participle |
| set(transitive) | set | set | set | setting |
| sit(intransitive) | sit | sat | sat | sitting |
RISE(intransitive) vs. RAISE(transitive)
| verb | present tense | past tense | past participle | present participle |
| raise(transitive) | raise | raised | raised | raising |
| rise(intransitive) | rise | rose | risen | rising |
LAY(transitive) vs LIE(intransitive)
| verb | present tense | past tense | past participle | present participle |
| lay(transitive) | lay | laid | laid | laying |
| lie(intransitive) | lie | lay | lain | lying |
TRANSITIVE:
I set the flowers on the table. They look beautiful!!
Please raise your hand if you have any questions.
I laid my clothes out in preparation for going to work.
INTRANSITIVE:
She sat on the floor and looked out the window. It was a beautiful sunny day.
The sun rises in the east and it sets in the west.
Dirty dishes lay on the table waiting for someone to clean them up.
This week I hope that you can figure out the differences between the following words which are often confused.
- advice and advise
- effect and affect
- borrow and lend
- cost and price
- effective and efficient
- journey and travel
- technique and technology
- bring and take
- material and ingredient
- consist of and contain
Good luck and see you next week.