普通英語の時制の一致とは、主節の動詞が過去時制のときに従属節の動詞がそれに呼応する現象を指す。例えば、 a. I thought that he had already left. などのような文である。これは容易に理解できるものだが、次のような例文では検証すべき点があるだろう。 b. I recentl...
John Steinbeck, born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California, to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck attended Stanford University between 1920 and 1926, but never graduated from Stanford, but instead chose to support himself through manual labor while ...
Honorable judges and people from all over the world! I’d like to start with this question “What do you think of mosquitoes?” Everyone in this room knows that we never associate such pests with positive things. Well, let me introduce one of my best friends, ...
Impractical English. I have been feeling this mortification keenly ever since I entered this university. Of all the diverse people I have met here, returnees and students who have studied abroad are the definitely the most influential for my part. Talking with...
This article discusses general aspects of the usage of computer game software in schools, especially game play software, to help learners achieve their goal. It pays particular reference to their motivation. Games are played not just to win or to achieve a go...
《リサとガスパールのクリスマス》 This month was Christmas, and I read the book related to Christmas. Risa who worries whether to make present aiming at Christmas what. After all, it decides it to giving the raincoat. However, an unthinkable happening!! I tho...
動名詞には動詞的動名詞と名詞的動名詞の二つあるとしばしばいわれる。前者のほうは別な言い方で、叙実名詞化形(factive nominal)、後者のほうは行為名詞化形(action nominal)という。それぞれの例文を次のように挙げることにする。 1. a. His rapid drawing of the pictur...
I believe we should abolish the Japan-US Security Treaty. There are a lot of problems caused by the treaty. It is a problem in Okinawa that I think to be most serious among them. Okinawa is the only place which experienced being a battlefield in Japan during...
We often hear the word "International." If you look up the word in a dictionary, you will find its meaning as having relationships with other countries or so. Today, Japan has a lot of problems which are not only domestic but also related to foreign countries....