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by Diana Nicole Vinueza Alba 4 years ago

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GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

The text covers various grammatical structures and their applications. It begins with evaluations and comparisons, explaining how to construct sentences to express adequacy or similarity.

GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

'Six Thinking Hats' can help you to look at problems from different perspectives, but one at a time, to avoid confusion from too many angles crowding your thinking.

WISH

The Yellow Hat will help you to think positively. While you are 'wearing' this hat be optimistic, notice the benefits and the value in them.

EX. I WISH TO HAVE A NEW CAR
SUBJET + WISH + (SUBJET) + WERE + COMPEMENT

INDIRECT QUESTIONS FROM WH QUESION

The Green Hat represents creativity. Develop creative solutions to any problem with this hat. This unconstrained mindset allows you to freely test out a variety of useful creativity tools, due to its low level of criticism.

EX. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND GOOD FOOD
INTRODUCTORY PHRASE + QUESTION WORD ( WHAT, WHEN , WHERE) + SUBOTDINATE CLAUSE ( POSITIVE SENTENCE STRUCTURE)

EVALUATIONS AND COMPARATIONS

The Blue Hat thinking represents process control. When having trouble because ideas are needed, the Green Hat may come in handy since it is the one used for creativity. In case of emergencies and dealing with them, the Black Hat is required.

EX. MY SISTER IS NOT AS BIG AS MY COUSIN
COMPARISINS( AS.....A): SUBJET AS+ ADJETIVE+AS+ COMPLEMENT
EX. ROOMS ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE
EVALUATIONS (ENOUNGH/TOO): SUBJET + EVALUATIONS + COMPLEMENT

PAST TENSE

Using the Black Hat you consider the negative outcomes. Find what would not work and why. This way you highlight the weak points in a plan. Black Hat will help you to identify the flaws and risks before you embark on a course of action.

EX. They didn't sell the pizza
SUBJET+ AUXILIARY VERB+ (NOT) + MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENT.

EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY

Using the Red Hat, you will use your intuition and emotions. Also, you will consider how others might look at the problem emotionally. Try to understand the responses of people who do not fully know your reasoning.

EX. We have little money to spend
NONCOUNT: SUBJET + NON ACCOUNTING QUATIFIER + NOUN + VERB
EX. There are few policemen on the park.
COUNT: SUBJET + ACCOUNTING QUATIFIER + NOUN + VERB

USED TO

Using the white thinking hat, you center your attention around the available data. Take the information that you have, analyze it, and see what you can learn from it. Become aware of your weak points and start working on improving your knowledge.

EX. I used to live in Quito
SUBJET+ USED TO+ VERB + INFINITIVE COMPEMENT