2014-10-02 Workshop: waitress story corrections

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Monday, October 13: no school (Columbus Day)
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The man is named George. ("man" subject, passive)
The man's name is George. ("name" subject, active)
The man named George went to the restaurant every day.

His name is George. (NOT "He's name is George.")
He goes to the restaurant.
The waitress gives him food.

Her name is Marie.
She works in the restaurant.
George paid her.
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If the story is in the past, use all past verbs.
If the story is in the present, use all present verbs.

* He went outside and used his cellphone and calls the restaurant.
-> He went outside and called.
-> He goes outside and calls.
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His wife is dead.
His wife was dead.

He is sad because his wife died 2 years ago. (= before now)
He was sad because his wife had died 2 years earlier.
(= before the time of the story)

They have been searching for a long time. (today)
They had been searching for a long time. (in 1991)
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He called her.
She answered him.
He paid her.
He visited the restaurant every day.
(no "to her", "to the restaurant", etc.)

Listen to me. Talk to me. Speak to me.
Give it to me. Say something to me. I teach English to you.
(these verbs have two objects)
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Punctuation for conversations:
	She called the police and said, "I haven't seen George recently. Please go to his house."
	Later the police called back and said, "I'm very sorry to tell you this, but George died in his house yesterday."

She called the police and asked them to go to George's house. Later the police called back and said that George had died in his house the day before.