English grammar
Dedications and thanks: dedicated to, in memory of, I would like to thank… for, without whose help
Write and read out dedications and acknowledgements.
From the scene Without whose help…
In short
Books open with Dedicated to… or In memory of… Thank with I would like to thank + person + for.
Your turn
Which one goes with remembering someone who has died?
Options: I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings · in memory of Gabriel Alba · dedicated to my mother
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remembering someone who has died → in memory of Gabriel Alba
How it works
Books open with dedicated to (no verb needed) and in memory of.
Good to know
Acknowledgements use I would like to thank + person + for + the thing.
Good to know
Without whose help is the formal way to say "she helped, and without her…"; whose never changes (whose help, whose nights) and is never spelt who's.
the dedication line dedicated to my mother
Elena
Of course, dear. "Dedicated to my mother, who never threw anything away."
Claro, cariño. "Dedicado a mi madre, que nunca tiraba nada."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Of course, dear. "(blank), who never threw anything away."
Options: I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings · Dedicated to my mother · In memory of Gabriel Alba
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Elena
Of course, dear. "Dedicated to my mother, who never threw anything away."
Claro, cariño. "Dedicado a mi madre, que nunca tiraba nada."
remembering someone who has died in memory of Gabriel Alba
Elena
"And in memory of Gabriel Alba, who wrote in my flat... and never paid."
"Y en memoria de Gabriel Alba, que escribió en mi piso... y no pagó."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"And (blank), who wrote in my flat... and never paid."
Options: I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings · in memory of Gabriel Alba · dedicated to my mother
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Elena
"And in memory of Gabriel Alba, who wrote in my flat... and never paid."
"Y en memoria de Gabriel Alba, que escribió en mi piso... y no pagó."
thanking: person + for + thing I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings
Elena
The truth, above all. I'll go on: "I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings,"
La verdad, ante todo. Sigo: "Quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos,"
Your turn
What fills the gap?
The truth, above all. I'll go on: "(blank),"
Options: Dedicated to my mother · In memory of Gabriel Alba · I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings
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Elena
The truth, above all. I'll go on: "I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings,"
La verdad, ante todo. Sigo: "Quisiera agradecer a Nuria sus dibujos,"
formal: she helped, and without her… without whose help
Elena
"without whose help this book would be just words."
"sin cuya ayuda este libro sería solo letras."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"(blank) this book would be just words."
Options: without whose help · dedicated to my mother · in memory of Gabriel Alba
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Elena
"without whose help this book would be just words."
"sin cuya ayuda este libro sería solo letras."
whose never changes without whose sleepwalking nights
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| the dedication line | dedicated to my mother |
|---|---|
| remembering someone who has died | in memory of Gabriel Alba |
| thanking: person + for + thing | I would like to thank Nuria for her drawings |
| formal: she helped, and without her… | without whose help |
| whose never changes | without whose sleepwalking nights |
More lines from the story
- ElenaRelax, there's another one: "In memory of the lift Ramón never put in."Tranquilo, hay otra: "En memoria del ascensor que Ramón nunca puso."
- RamónElena! You don't put that in a book!¡Elena! ¡Eso no se pone en un libro!