To see how we could cognitively map in language, let us try a mild brainteaser. If we score 3 out of 4, the idea is likely natural for us. We may compare our answers with family, friends, or other people. Here we have four short words and four patterns.
We try to match the patterns and the words. One pair is done:
TO — I have thought.
Here are the four short words:
AT (as at a mark);
TO (as to a place);
ON (as on a ground);
IN (as in an area).
Here we have the four patterns:
A. I think.
It is my opinion that…
Generally, I believe it is…
B. I am thinking.
I am considering now, deliberating
I am wondering, if…
C. I have thought.
It has been some time now, that I reckon;
It has been my opinion that…
D. I have been thinking.
It has been some time now, that I am considering…
It has been some time now I am wondering if…
As this is a real brain teaser, we cannot have the answers here.
Feel welcome to read,
GRAMMAR — WHY THINK ABOUT SPACE?
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Book format in preparation.
In the first part of the language journey, feel welcome to consider a picture for
■ the grammatical Past, Present, and Future;
■ the Simple, Progressive, and Perfect;
■ infinitive, auxiliary, and head verb forms;
■ the Affirmative, Interrogative, Negative, and Negative Interrogative;
■ irregular verbs and vowel patterns: high and low, back and front.
