Vocab
(adj) able to speak two languages equally well
bilingual
a person who is deaf, "speaking" their language.
Signer
I bought ___ apple and ___ banana at the market.
an and a
Can you give me ___ information I asked for?
the
Spanish uses the Latin alphabet.
fact or opinion
fact
to make wider or expand (knowledge, experience, or perspective)
broaden
(adj) without much contact with other people or other countries
isolated
She doesn’t have ___ money left.
any / much / a lot of
Is that your pen or is it ___?
mine / hers / His etc.
What are the 4 constituents of a complex noun phrase?
determiner, premodifier, head and postmodifier
(n) the smaller part of a group of people or things
minority
done without choice or control
involuntarily
___ is exactly what we needed to solve the problem.
this
There aren’t ___ opportunities like this in the current job market.
many / any / a lot of
I recently read an interesting book about the history of the English language.
Where is the postmodifier?
about the history of the English language
something that encourages you to do something
incentive
clear enough to be understood
intelligible
___ are several factors we must consider before making a decision.
these
You can choose ___ the red shirt or the blue one; they are both acceptable.
either / both
What are the 4 postmodifiers we learnt?
adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase, non-finite cluase, finite clause
to get or gain something (like knowledge or skills)
acquire
to notice or recognize something, often with effort
discern
____ the staff were able to translate the document. It was too challenging.
None of
There's been _____ effort made to remedy the situation. It didn't work out well.
little / some
That man wearing a blue jumper is my father.
Where is the postmodifier and what kind is it?
wearing a blue jumper
Non-finitie clause