Do you mind me talking loudly?

'Do you mind if I smoke here now?' can also be written or spoken as 'Do you mind me smoking here?. And also notice the use of the object pronoun 'me' in the sentence. 'Mind' means 'dislike'.

More examples:
Do you mind me talking loudly? (Do you mind if I talk loudly?)
Do you mind me being irregular to the classes?

We don't mind you coming late.
They don't mind us spending lavishly.
Will they mind me asking their age?
Does their boss mind them gossipping?
I never mind anyone criticising me.

                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                    
Jacob (Nova English Campus)

DO YOU MIND IF I........?

Hi friends!
Yesterday we saw how to use 'do you mind + noun' in English, as in 'Do you mind the smell of tobacco?' (Do you dislike the smell....?)

Now, let us see how to make sentences with 'Do you mind + if......' . In this construction too, the meaning of the sentence remain the same as in 'do you mind + noun'.

Examples:
Do you mind if I leave a bit earlier today? (Do you dislike if I leave.......?)

More examples:
Do you mind if I sit here for a while?
Do you mind if I ask you your age?
Do you mind if I tell you the truth?
Do you mind if my child plays with your puppy?
Do you mind if she doesn't respect you?

I don't mind if you sit here for a while. (I won't dislike if you.....)
I don't mind if you come with me.
He doesn't mind if you call him names.
They never mind if you neglect them.
We don't mind if our kids make too much noice.

                                                                                                                                                              
JACOB (NOVA ENGLISH CAMPUS (AMRITSAR)                                              

Do you mind.....?

The word 'mind' can be used to mean 'dislike', 'object to', 'be annoyed by' etc.

Examples:
Do you mind(dislike) the noise in my room?
(There is a lot of noice in my room. Do you dislike that?)

More examples:
Do you mind(dislike) the smell of cigarette?
Do you mind my loud speaker?
Do you mind my wayward children?
Do yo mind my untidy room?
Do you mind indiscipline in your office? etc.
Do you mind the increasing number of traffic problems?

I don't mind the smell of cigarette.
I never mind you advice.
Don't mind his absense.
She doesn't mind my comments.

                                                                                                                                                       
Regards
Jacob

Casuative verb 'MAKE'

Hi Everybody!!
This blog is the continuation of the blog I published yesterday. If you are here for the first time, please read the posts of the last few days.....
The causative verb 'make' is stronger than 'have' or 'got'. When you 'make' somebody does aomething for you, you are usually forcing him/her to do it for you.

e.g.
Cathy made Jack go with her. (Cathy forced Jack to go with her).
You can't make me obey you. (You can't force me to obey you).
Don't try to make me vacate this house. (Don't try to force me to vacate this house)
I will never make you go for this deal. (I will never force you to go for this deal).

A couple of days or so I posted a blog about the causative verbs (have, get and make). On that day, we had a brief discussion on how to use 'have' as a casuative verb. Here is the second part of the blog in which we are going to have a look at the use of 'got'...

My dad got me to help him.
Wait here, I will get someone to go with us.
Can you get her to type this letter?
We must get him to clean the courtyard tomorrow.
How could you get him to paint your house?
You can't get me to do this stupid work for you.
You shouldn't have got my cousin to do such an indecent work.

'CALLED AS...' or 'CALLED...'

Hi Friends,
Sorry again. I couldn't blog for a couple of days as I was pretty down with a flu.


It is very common among many speakers in non-English speaking countries to use the word combination 'called as', for example, in India, I've heard many teachers telling their students:

"This is called as protractor".
"This phenomenon is called as metamorphosis" etc.

Both the sentences or any other sentence of this kind are considered wrong in standard British or American English.

So, how can these sentences be written?
"This is called a protractor". (correct)
"This phenomenon is called metamorphosis" (correct)

More examples:
This festival is called Diwali. (called as)
This building is called Golden Temple. (called as)
A machine for separating things is called a separator. (called as)

CAUSATIVE VERBS

HI Friends! Good Evening.


CAUSATIVE VERBS are those which are used to tell somebody to do somthing for you. The term 'causative' shows that you can cause another person to do a work for you. This can be done by paying, asking of forcing the person. The most common causative verbs are: HAVE, GET and MAKE.

HAVE
The clause following 'HAVE' or 'GET' may be in active or passive voice. Study the following rules:

Rules for ACTIVE VOICE
SUBJECT+HAVE(any tense)+COMPLEMENT(usually person)+First form of Verb]

Mary had John wash the car.
(The sentence means Mary forced/compelled or paid John to wash the car.)

More Examples:
Jane had her children dust the room.
We usually have our guests do such work.
Peter has his dog bring him the newspaper.
She is having her father contact the officials.
Jack has had a friend type all the letters for him.
No problem, I will have some one do it for us.
Wait here, I will have a coolie move the luggage.

                                                                                                                                                                                   
Jacob (Nova English Campus)