Wednesday, March 14, 2012

ni2 14/3/12

corn

wheat
yeast
ground cereal grain (here wheat)

brussel sprouts
cauliflower
cabbage
broccoli
pods
bark
roots

stalk
berry

sugar beet
sugar cane
shoots




Grammarbank 6C: homework

Loaf class=proncar title="See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages" v:shapes="_x0000_i1027"> plural loaves
1 [countable] bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and can be cut into slices:
A loaf of bread
White/wholemeal/granary etc loaf British English
A sliced loaf British English
As well as something/somebody
In addition to something or someone else:
They own a house in France as well as a villa in Spain.
As well as doing something
The organization gives help and support to people in need, as well as raising money for local charities.
salt 1 /sɔːlt/
flower 1 /flaʊər / ||/ ˈflaʊə(r)/
Flour /ˈflaʊə(r)/ is defined as finely ground cereal grain such as wheat, corn,… 
Pod [countable]
1 a long narrow seed container that grows on various plants, especially peas and beans:
A pea pod
like two peas in a pod
Broccoli [uncountable]
A green vegetable that has short branch-like stems
Broccoli / ˈbrɑːkəli / || / ˈbrɒkəli/ n uncountable
brócoli m, brécol m
Cauliflower /ˈkɒlɪflaʊə(r)/ [uncountable and countable]
A vegetable with green leaves around a firm white centre
Brussels sprout [countable] /spraʊt/
A small round green vegetable that looks like a very small cabbage
Cabbage/ ˈkæbɪdʒ/
1 [uncountable and countable] a large round vegetable with thick green or purple leaves
Calcium / ˈkælsiəm/
Pimentón sustantivo masculino
a.    (dulce) paprika;
(picante) cayenne pepper


BOTH
Herbs and spices both come from very small plants.
They are both used in relatively small amounts.
Both of them are really cauliflower.
EITHER
Either apple (the two of them) looks good
Sugar comes from either sugar cane or sugar beet.
NEITHER- not one or the other of two people or things [ either]:
Neither vegetable contains calcium.
You see to mountains but neither of them are formed of rock.
Neither of them contains any berries, seeds or roots.
Neither ... nor ...
Used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen:
He can neither read nor write. (=he cannot read or write)
Hilary was neither shocked nor surprised by the news.
Neither Matt nor Julie said anything.

ALL
All types of bread contain yeast.
All peas grow in bunches.
All commercially produced sugar comes from…
EACH
Each pod contains several peas.
You notice that each tree is actually broccoli.
EVERY
Every kind of bread contains ground cereal grain.
NONE

WORD CHOICE: 

none, neither
Use none to talk about a group of three or more things or people None of my friends came.To talk about two things or people, use neither Neither of my parents wanted me to marry him.
GRAMMAR
none of can be followed by a plural noun or an uncountable noun None of these diets worked. None of the money was missing.
neither of is followed by a plural noun Neither of the rooms was free.After the plural noun, you can use a plural or singular verb. You should use a singular verb in formal writing None of us care OR cares what happens to him. None of us is able to escape the consequences of our actions.!! Do not use another negative word (eg 'not') with none We got 3 points and they got none (NOT they didn't get none). I didn't want any of them (NOT I didn't want none of them). See also none

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