This unit is divided into two lessons.
Lesson 1 concentrates on the English time adverbials Time adverbials describe when an action happens, how often it happens and how long. Hence, we can say that English time adverbials belong to three categories: Time adverbials of time, frequency and duration. This lesson has been divided into seven subsections. The first subsection deals with adverbials in general, the second subsection looks at time adverbials, contrasts specific and non-specific, and looks at their position in the sentence. The third section deals with present time adverbials, section four talks about time adverbials used with the English perfect tenses. Section five is dedicated to past time adverbials, whereas section six to future time adverbials. Section seven focuses on adverbials of necessary time, whilst the last section on adverbials of existence between the past, present and past situations.
The focus in lesson 2 is on ways of expressing futurity in the English language and the English perfect tenses. The English language does not have future tense to express future time, but rather forms of talking about the future (modal verb will/shall+infinitive), which in pedagogical grammar are called future tenses, other tenses, such as the present simple tense or the present progressive tense, or other forms like: be going to, be to, be about to, be due to, be on the point of, be on the verge of, etc.
Course Code | M2014 |
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Course | Grammar Principles III |
Semester | AUT SEM 2023 |
Level | 3 |
Lessons | 2 |
Available for | All students |
Course Instructor: Danny
Students will be noticed when the course is open.
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
This course may include additional learning materials from the instructor. You may find them attached alongside your lesson videos.
Policy on course assessment is based on the following four principles:
# | Task | Credit |
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1 | Lesson Video | 25 |
2 | Assignments | 50 |
4 | Quiz | 25 |
Credit: 25
Assessment on attendance is determined by the total viewing duration in a lesson. For example, to get 25 credits, a 40-minute long lesson video requires a minimum viewing duration of 160 minutes.
Credit: 50
Task: You need to complete a total of 10 questions which come in various forms, including but not limited to cloze, multiple choice, or TRUE/FALSE questions. You will have 3 opportunities to answer each question before your final submission.
Credit: 25
Task: You need to complete a total of 20 questions that are either standalone or under reading material(s). You will not have additional opportunities before your final submission.
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
Grade | Mark | Description |
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HD | 90-100 | High Distinction |
D | 75-89 | Distinction |
M | 61-74 | Merit |
P | 45-60 | Pass |
F | 0-44 | Fail |
FNS | Fail No Submission |