Where is everything? Places and information

There is introduces one thing or an amount treated as singular. There are introduces more than one countable thing. ‘There is a library near the gate’ tells the listener that the library exists in that place. ‘The library is near the gate’ describes a library already identified. Both patterns are useful but begin from different information. Place expressions such as between, in front of and behind locate one thing in relation to another. ‘There are two trees behind the hall’ combines existence, number and position.

Imagine or draw the scene before writing. Check the number of the noun and then choose is or are. Use a clear reference point instead of relying only on here or there. Read the description while looking at the scene to verify that the relationships are correct and understandable.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Information transfer means moving facts from one form into another. A short paragraph can become a table with headings such as name, day and place. A written description can become labels on a map. The format changes, but the meaning should stay the same. Accurate transfer requires careful reading of both the original text and the destination headings. From ‘The art group meets on Wednesday in Room 2’, a table should record Wednesday under day and Room 2 under place. Writing Room 2 in the day column is a reading error even though the words appear in the text.

Identify each required category before copying a detail. Complete one row or label at a time and check it against the source. Use concise words where the format allows, but do not remove a condition such as only on Fridays. If information is absent, do not invent it to fill a blank.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

A notice is written to inform, invite, warn or instruct. Its heading often helps reveal the purpose, but the details explain what the reader needs to do. A cancellation notice, for example, is different from an invitation even if both mention the same club and day. Look for words that change the arrangement, such as cancelled, postponed or instead. ‘Thursday’s meeting is postponed until Monday’ means the Thursday meeting will not happen as originally planned. The new day is Monday.

Read the whole notice once, then answer questions about purpose, audience and specific details. Check dates, times, places and required objects carefully. Do not answer from a familiar school routine when the notice states a change. In your own written notices, place the essential information where a busy reader can find it quickly.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.