PRONOUNS
Subjects pronouns go... before or after the verb?
Before the verb
Translate this sentence:
Queste sono le mie figlie. I loro nomi sono Jane e Laura.
These are my daughters. Their names are Jane and Laura.
What's the position of and adverb of frequency?
Adverbs of frequency go before the verb but after the verb be. Ex.: I often visit my parents in summer. I'm usually late for work.
Longer expressions (2 words or more) go at the end of the sentence. Ex.: I go to NY twice a year. She sees him every day.
a. Habits or situations that happen regularly
b. Things that are always or generally true
c. Future timetabled events
I don't have any friends.
Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning, but using a different quantifier.
I have no friends.
Object pronouns go after prepositions, don't they?
Yes, they do.
Ex.: She is here for me, or Give it to him
How do you feel: confusing or confused?
You feel confused.
-ed adjectives are used to describe how we feel.
-ing adjectives are used to talk about the things that produce these feelings.
Adverbs of manner describe a...
verb.
Use an adverb of manner to say how something happens or how something is done.
Ex.: It rained heavily.
Present Continuous can be used for predictions about something we think will happen. Is this true or false?
False.
It can be used to refer to future arrangements and usually with a future time expression.
Ex.: I'm flying to NY tomorrow morning.
We can go anywhere.
Is this sentence correct and why?
It's correct.
You can use anything/anybody/anywhere in affirmative sentences to mean ‘it doesn’t matter what/who/where.’
Is "you" a subject or an object pronoun?
Both, it doesn't change
Comparative and superlative form of FAR
Farther/Further and farthest/furthest
Transform good in an adverb of manner.
Well.
The general rule says to add -ly to the adjective, but good is an irregular one.
For recent past events that are relevant now, as well as for actions started in the past and not finished yet, and experiences for which it is not said when they did happen, you can use...
There isn't much or many coffee in the jar.
Which is the correct option and why?
Much.
Use many before plural (countable) nouns and much before uncountable nouns.
Use them in negative sentences and questions.
Possessive pronouns are...
Mine, yours, his/hers, ours, yours, theirs
The Brazilians, the Greeks and the Italians meaning respectively Brazilian people, Greek people and Italian people.
How can you say English people, Swiss people and French people?
The English, the Swiss, the French.
the + nationality adjective ending in -ch, -sh, -ese, or -ss to refer to all people of that nationality.
Sara eats slowly.
Sara is lovely.
What's the difference between slowly and lovely?
Lovely is an adjective, while slowly is an adverb of manner.
Adjectives describe a noun (before a noun or after the verb be).
Adverbs of manner to describe a verb (after the verb or verb + object).
Simple Past of think, swim, drink, fight, buy, get, be, wear, sit, give.
Thought, swam, drank, fought, bought, got, was/were, wore, sat, gave.
I have a few things to do this afternoon.
I have a little things to do this afternoon.
Which one is correct and why?
I have a few things to do this afternoon.
Use (a) few before plural (countable) nouns and (a) little before uncountable nouns in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
Possessive pronouns are followed by a noun. Is it true or false?
It's false.
Ex.: The dog is mine, or The car is ours
Marta is more considerate than Peter.
Rewrite this sentence using "(not) as...as"
Peter isn’t as considerate as Marta.
Form the comparative and superlative form of the following adverbs:
slowly, early, quietly, late, fast, hard
More slowly - Most slowly
Earlier - Earliest
More quietly - Most quietly
Later - Latest
Faster - Fastest
Harder - Hardest
The adverbs that are formed by adding -ly to the adjective (adverbs of manner) take more to form the comparative and the most to form the superlative.
Adverbs of one or two syllables are like adjectives: they take -er in the comparative and -est in the superlative.
Be going to is used for instant decisions and offers. Is this true or false?
Ex.: I'll go out now
and offers,
Ex.: I'll carry your luggage
There's not enough milk in the fridge, so you say:
There’s little milk in the fridge
OR
There's a little milk in the fridge
There's little milk in the fridge.
The difference between a few/little (WITH a) and few/little (WITHOUT a) is that a few/little is positive in meaning, and few/little is negative.