Blending I cant do it. Who are you? I dont know. Shell come along English is a smooth-flowing Language.

Speaking English correctly does not mean pronouncing each word distinctly and separately. Instead after learning to produce the sounds in isolation, we must be ready to study ways by which these sounds are connected to each other in meaningful sentences. This is what we call blending. Personal pronouns are normally joined with the verb that precedes it. They are pronounced as one word. Examples: Drink it love me Take it teach him Call her obey her Hit him wash them Tease her bake it A nurse and her patient Fernie: Here is your medicine. Regie: Where? You only gave me water. Fernie: Thats not water. Regie: It is. Fernie: Just drink it, ok. In a shopping mall Madonna: I like this dress. Fauslyn: Buy it then. Madonna: It is quite expensive. Fauslyn: With your salary? You can afford it. Madonna: Anyway, the good thing about these dresses is that you can wash them, shorten them and wear them again. Words that make up a prepositional phrase are normally said as one word. Examples: To the market beside the chair On the table under the house Over the fence on the phone In an hour to the airport For a second for a moment The article the is blended with the noun that follows it if it begins with a vowel. Examples: The actor the author The eagle the architecture The elephant the union The actress the interview The Indian the ostrich Words in phrases that denote measurement are blended together to sound as one word. Examples: A cup of tea a pack of sugar A glass of water a flock of sheep A heap of dirt a herd of cattle A pinch of salt a bag of money A pint of cream a can of milk Words joined by and are blended together. Examples: Rice and fish black and white Day and night come and go Rich and poor touch and see Bread and butter push and pull Fat and thin back and forth Words in similes are blended. Examples: As hard as diamond as blue as the sky As cool as the wind as green as the sea As poor as a pauper as strong as a bull As thin as a stick as sly as a fox As sharp as a knife as sweet as a rose Words joined by or are blended together.

Examples: Boy or girl two or three Do or die hot or cold Tea or coffee red or blue Pen or pencil read or write Swimming or dancing shorts or pants The words in idiomatic expressions are joined together as if they were only long word. Examples: Turn over in his grave a live wire Rule of thumb live by the sword Nip in the bud knock on the wood Make up your mind looking for trouble Lay your card reach for the stars Common or familiar expressions are joined or blended together. Examples: Just on time as a matter of fact Some other day if I may say so All over again to tell you the truth By the way if I remember right In spite of in accordance with Words that make up short sentences do not need pauses between them. Examples: Its all over. Is that so? She took it. What of it? I got it. Is it fair? I think so. Id be glad to. See you then. She cant go. Language connection A pint of cream is in the table. A heap of dirt litters the passageway. A glass of water is abandoned on top of the cabinet. The actor and the eagle are doing a stunt. The elephant and the Indian are traveling together. The architecture and the author are talking with each other. The actor is dancing in the stage while singing with the choir. The ostrich lays its eggs and lets them hatch by themselves. The union barricaded the gate and posted posters of their angst and frustrations.