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Exploring English Language Features: Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Conjunctions

Delve into the world of English language features with Paco in New Zealand as he uncovers the nuances of idioms, phrasal verbs, and conjunctions on his journey back home. Learn about figurative meanings, multi-word verbs, and how conjunctions join different parts of a sentence. Discover how these elements enrich everyday English expressions creatively and effectively.

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Exploring English Language Features: Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Conjunctions

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  1. Paco travels to New Zealand:The journey back home By Cako- Creative Commons

  2. ‘Idioms’ An idiom is a language feature with a figurative meaning far from that of its real one. They are quite common in everyday English. Example: There is something fishy about it. ( A strange or suspicious situation )

  3. ‘Phrasalverbs’ Take off is a phrasal verb that is a part of a large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs“ Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in spoken English. The particle can change the meaning of the verb completely. A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with“, etc… These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs.

  4. ‘Conjunctions (I)’ A conjunction is a word that "joins". A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence. There are two main types of conjunctions: Coordinating Subordinating

  5. ‘Conjunctions (I)’ • Function: • Coordinating conjunctionsjoin two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal: single words or clauses, for example: • - JackandJill went up the hill.- The water was warm,butI didn't go swimming. • Subordinating conjunctions join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause, for example: • I went swimmingalthoughit was cold. • Position: • Coordinating conjunctions are always placed between the words or clauses that they join. • Subordinating conjunctions are usually placed at the beginning of the subordinate clause.

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