Grammar bits
__ of the students had ever seen a giraffe in real life before, so they all ran away screaming on the zoo school trip.
NONE of the students had ever seen a giraffe in real life before, so they all ran away screaming on the zoo school trip.
Mention + Gerund or infinitive?
mention + gerund
"I couldn´t be more (EXCITE) to be working with you!", said the young actor to the established movie star.
"I couldn´t be more (EXCITED) to be working with you!", said the young actor to the established movie star.
___ the code, there was no way for them to get into the safe.
WITHOUT the code, there was no way for them to get into the safe.
Give away
Give away = donate
There´s __ sugar left! How am I supposed to eat my oatmeal?
There´s NO sugar left! How am I supposed to eat my oatmeal?
When do we use forget +i ng and when do we use forget + infinitive?
forget + ing: When you did something in the past, but you cannot recall the memory.
Forget + infinitive: When you needed to do something in the present/future, but you didn´t because you forgot.
He was the youngest of all 300 (COMPETE) in the 100-meter race.
He was the youngest of all 300 COMPETITORS in the 100-meter race.
I´m looking forward __ meeting you!
I´m looking forward TO meeting you!
Put off
put off = postpone; ignore
Which word can be used to connect defining relative clauses but NOT non-defining relative clauses?
Defining: The boy __ lives next door to me is short
Non-defining: The boy, __ is 9 years old, lives next door to me.
THAT
YES: The boy that lives next door to me is short
NO: The boy, that is 9 years old, lives next door to me.
What´s the difference between "he stopped to eat" and "he stopped eating"?
"He stopped to eat" means that he was initially doing another action (walking, talking etc) but he stopped doing this and started to eat.
"He stopped eating" means that he was initially eating, but then stopped.
I have never met such an (POLITE) child in all my life- In my day, you would have been sent to your bedroom with no dinne!
I have never met such an IMPOLITE child in all my life- In my day, you would have been sent to your bedroom with no dinner!
Danger! people standing on the edge of this cliff are __ risk of falling
Danger! people standing on the edge of this cliff are AT risk of falling
Set off
Set off = start a journey; trigger
Personally, I found Terminator 2 to be ___ more exciting than Terminator 3.
Personally, I found Terminator 2 to be MUCH/ FAR/ /SIGNIFICANTLY more exciting than Terminator 3.
When do we use prefer + ing, and when do we use prefer + infinitive?
Prefer + ing is used for general references (He prefers watching films at home to watching them at the cinema..)
Prefer + infinitive is used for specific instances (I´d love to sleep in late next weekend)
(BELIEVE), some people still don´t accept that the earth is round.
UNBELIEVABLY, some people still don´t accept that the earth is round.
She has been accused __ murder! The police are taking her down to the station right now.
She has been accused OF murder! The police are taking her down to the station right now.
Cut down on something
Cut down on = reduce
"If ___ he felt the same way about me as I do about him!", she sighed.
"If ONLY he felt the same way about me as I do about him!", she sighed.
When do we use need + infinitive and when do we use need + ing?
need + infinitive: expresses something the subject needs to do
E.g "You need to feed the dog before you leave for school"
Need + ing: Expresses something that needs to be done to the subject
E.g The walls need painting; the colour has faded
Unfortunately, the newest model of the Samsung 300 was (CONSIDER) more expensive than the previous version, so we had to go with the older one.
Unfortunately, the newest model of the Samsung 300 was (CONSIDERABLY) more expensive than the previous version, so we had to go with the older one.
Don´t worry! I´ve got everything ____ control!
Don´t worry! I´ve got everything UNDER control!
Get round to doing something
Get round to doing something = finally do something after procrastinating for some time