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STORY versus HISTORY

STORY. In Catalan, "història, conte, relat breu, trama, argument".

STORY

Father read a bedtime story.  El pare ens va llegir un conte abans de dormir.
This book has a great story. Aquest llibre té un argument  molt bo.
Granny, tell us the story of how you met Grandpa. Àvia, explica'ns la història de com vas conèixer a l'avi.


HISTORY. in Catalan, "història, passat, crònica, l'estudi del passat"

I enjoy reading about the history of World War II.
M'encanta llegir sobre la història de la Segona Guerra Mundial.

She took up history when she was at university.
Va començar a estudiar Història quan estava a la universitat.

"Success" versus "event"

  A SUCCESS. In Catalan, "èxit"

The project was a success because the customer was happy.
  el projecte va ser un èxit gràcies a què el client estava content.

  You could see his success by the size of his house.
  Podies veure el seu èxit per la mida de casa seva.


AN EVENT. in Catalan, "activitat, esdeveniment, succés"

  Here's the schedule of events for the next season.

  Aquí està el programa d'activitats per la propera temporada.

   Recent world events have been quite worrying.

   Els últims esdeveniments mundials han estat força preocupants.

Connectors of addition: also, as well as, too, either

AS WELL AS

Explanation: in English
English Grammar: explanation + good examples + exercises offline
Exercise 1: choose the correct verb form (offline)
Exercise 2: join the sentences using AS WELL AS



ALSO -TOO - EITHER

Explanation: in English, with examples
Explanation + exercises: change the sentences form affirmative to negative
Exercise 1: choose also, too, either
Exercise 2: ADDITION . Two-answer-choice (furthermore, what's more, moreover, as well as, in addition to, besideas, also)

The Passive voice

Explanation: in Spanish

Exercise 1: choose the active or the passive voice.
Exercise 2: choose. Active or Passive?
Exercise 3: choose. Active or Passive?

Exercise 4: Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gap
Exercise 5: Convert the sentences from the active voice to the passive
Exercise 6: rewrite the sentences in the passive voice
Exercise 7: Convert sentences from the active to the passive voice

Exercise 8: have something done

cONNECTORS OF CONTRAST: however, despite, although, on the one hand, whereas...

Explanation  (very complete)
Explanation : in Spanish
Explanation: on the other hand, while, whereas
Explanation: while, whereas

Exercise 1: choose DESPITE or ALTHOUGH
Exercise 2: choose IN SPITE OF or ALTHOUGH
Exercise 3: write DESPITE or ALTHOUGH
Exercise 4: write DESPITE, ALTHOUGH, HOWEVER
Exercise 5: rewrite these sentences using ALTHOUGH
Exercise 6: write HOWEVER, DESPITE or ALTHOUGH
Exercise 7: write sentences with DESPITE, ALTHOUGH, HOWEVER
Exercise 8: ALTHOUGH,WHILE, WHEREAS
Exercise 9: CONTRAST. Two-answer choice (nevertheless, in contrast, on the contrary, on the one hand, while, although, despite, however, whereas, in spite of, but)

The grammatical subject in English

Explanation: Spanish