Now I'm going to show you another way of writing correct
sentences. And at the same time of enormously
improving your English.
Look at this sentence. John doesn't like potatoes.
I found that sentence in a book about English grammar.
An English grammar book.
The grammar book explained that we don't say John doesn't like
the potatoes. Because we're talking in general terms.
We're not talking about some specific potatoes
that John doesn't like.
The potatoes they sell in one shop, for example.
Rather, we saying that John doesn't like potatoes
in general.
OK. So we have a sentence John doesn't like potatoes.
Now, the really interesting
thing. Is that we know that sentence is correct.
It's in a grammar book.
And we know it's correct.
Let's analyze this correct sentence.
John subject.
Doesn't like verb.
Potatoes. Object.
Now we can use that analysis to make another sentence.
Also would like.
With the same structure.
My mother's friends.
Used to like Westerns.
Can you see it has the same structure?
My mother's friends subject used to like verb westerns.
Object.
And we have avoided the mistake of writing the Westerns.
Because we copied the structure of a correct sentence.
We didn't fall into that error.
The meaning of the new sentence.
Is completely different.
But the structure is the same.
Instead of John.
We have my mother's friends.
Instead of doesn't like.
We have used to like.
And instead of potatoes we have Westerns.
Actually, we could make lots
more sentences. About hundreds of different subjects.
So my sentences very soon my messages very simple use
sentences which you know are correct.
As models for writing your own sentences.
A book about English grammar is the perfect place to find
sentences which you know are correct.
For Spanish speakers, I recommend this grammar.
Grammatica inglesa price pan of Lantis.
And English grammar for Spanish speakers.
The explanations of the grammar are in Spanish.
There are hundreds of English sentences illustrating the
complete grammar of English.
And they're all translated into Spanish.
So I recommend that you use the
grammar of English. Written in
your own language. With all the English sentences translated
into your language.
Then you use the English sentences.
Sentences which you understand.
You have the translation.
Which you know are correct there in the book.
To write your own sentences using the same structure.
If you've created your own sentence with a new
structural phrase.
You are much more likely to use
that structure or phrase. I'm much more likely to use
it correctly.
You see there is a big difference between just
reading about grammar.
And actually using the grammar to make a sentence.
There's an enormous difference
between. Looking at a sentence in a book and using that
sentence to make a new sentence.
Your own sentence.
When you make your own sentence.
You are internalising the grammar.
If you used every sentence in the grammar book as a model for
making a sentence of your own.
Your English would improve enormously.
You would have the whole range of English grammar internalised
and ready to use.
Correctly.
I'll say that again.
You would have the whole range of English grammar internalized
and ready to use.
Correctly.
OK, so you turn find a grammar book and use the example
sentences. To make your own sentences.
The more you do. The more you'll learn.