Basic Grammar
Grammar for Pros
What is it called...?
Complete a sentence
Find a mistake
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Tag questions:
1) why do we use them?
2) how do we form them? give 3 examples :)
3) what do we need to use in this situation: 'I am late, ...'
1) we use them to check the information we know or guess about
2) we create a tag at the end of the question by using a reverse auxiliary verb of the tense used in the sentence
You knew that, didn't you? You have never tried it, have you? You will help me, won't you?
3) I am late, aren't I?
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1) What is the first conditional, when do we use it and how to form it? Give 3 examples
2) What are future time clauses?
1) The first conditional is used to talk about things which are possible in the present or the future. IF + PRESENT, WILL + INFINITIVE
If help me, I'll help you
2) When, as soon as, until, before, after - are future time clauses and are used with present tenses.
• As soon as you get your exam results, call me.
• I won't go to bed until you come home.
• I'll have a quick lunch before I leave.
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What is...:?
1) a cast 2) an extra 3) dubbed movie
1) a cast - all the people who act in a film
2) an extra - a person who plays a small part in a film
3) dubbed movie - to change the sounds and speech on a film or television programme, especially to a different language
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Open the brackets : Don’t worry, I ______________ (do) the washing-up when I get home later.
Don’t worry, I'll do the washing-up when I get home later.
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Shoplifting is the crime of getting money by fooling people
Fraud is the crime of getting money by fooling people
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indirect questions:
1) why do we use them?
2) how do we form them? give 3 examples :)
3) what's the difference between general and specific (object) questions in Indirect questions? give examples
1) we use them to sound more polite
2) we use an introductory phrase (i.p) - could you/would you mind telling/I'd like to know) - Do you know if it's allowed to smoke here?
3) Specific: i.p + question word + sentence word order
general: i.p + if/whether + sentence word order
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What is the second conditional, when do we use it and how to form it? Give 3 examples
We use it to talk about unlikely situations in future (1) / hypothetical situations (2)
(If + Past Simple), (would/wouldn’t + V1)
(1) If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. (I probably won't win the lottery)
(2) If I knew how to do that, I would help you (but I don't know how to do it --> I can't help)
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What is the difference between "get a promotion" and "to be made redundant"?
to be made redundant = to get fired :( get a promotion is a positive thing!
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Write the sentence in the negative form:
1) We’ve got lots of sweets
2) You live in London, don’t you?
1) We haven't got any of sweets
2) You don't live in London, do you?
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I ordered a nice dress on ASOS but when it came, I realized I had ordered the wrong size! So I had to return it and ask for a receipt
I ordered a nice dress on ASOS but when it came, I realized I had ordered the wrong size! So I had to return it and ask for a refund
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Answer these two questions and talk about the difference between the types, give examples
1) What are defining relatives clauses?
2) What are non-defining relatives clauses?
1) Defining r. clauses give essential information about something. We do not use commas! We can use “that”! My girlfriend who lives in Spain is visiting me next week (I have many gfs)
2) Non-defining r. clauses give extra information about something. We use commas and we DON'T USE 'that'
My girlfriend, who lives in Spain, is visiting me next week (I have one gf)
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What is the third conditional, when do we use it and how to form it? Give 3 examples
We use it to talk about imaginary situations in the past
(If + Past Perfect Simple),(would/wouldn’t + have + V3)
If I’d bought a ticket for the last week’s lottery, I would have won $10.000. (but I didn't buy a ticket and I didn't win)
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What do these phrases mean:
1) apply for (a job)
2) get a promotion
3) resign/quit
4) retire
1) to officially ask for something (such as a job)
2) get a better position at your job
3) to leave your job (by your own choice)
4) leave your job because of an old age
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REPORT THIS PHRASE: They ...
1) ‘I’ll help you!’
2) 'Do you know the way to library?’
3) ‘I might go to the gym later.’
1) They said they would help me
2) They asked if I knew the way to library?
3) They said they might go to the gym later.
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The interview went enough well and I felt enough satisfied after it
The interview went well enough and I felt satisfied enough after it
We use 'enough' after adjectives and adverbs
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What are modals of deduction and why do we need them? What do we use in different situations of being sure? Give examples 😎
We use modals of deduction to guess if something is true using the information we have
We're sure in sth (+) --> MUST. He’s driving a Ferrari. He must be rich. WE DON'T USE MUSTN'T
We're not very sure in (+/-) --> MIGHT / COULD / MAY (NOT). He might not know where to go, let's call him
We're very sure in (-) --> CAN'T. He asked me for money yesterday. He can’t be rich. WE DON'T USE CAN'T
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What is reported speech, why do we need it and how to form it (generally)?
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What do these words mean?
1) to glamorise 2) to be invincible 3) to overcome a fear 4) to burst into tears
1)to make something seem better than it is and more attractive 2) impossible to defeat 3) to not be afraid anymore 4) start crying
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Complete the sentences with one word:
1. That ___________ be Lera's brother. They have very similar faces, don’t they?
2. That’s the place ___________ I grew up
3. I don't want to drink a lot today, maybe just a ___________ glasses of wine, that's it
1. That must be Lera's brother. They have very similar faces, don’t they?
2. That’s the place where I grew up
3. I don't want to drink a lot today, maybe just a few glasses of wine, that's it
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I hear too many unnecessary advices from you, please stop
I hear too much unnecessary advice_ from you, please stop
Advice is uncountable 👍🏻😎
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What are gerunds and infinitives? Name the situations where we use each. Also, name the verbs after which gerunds and infinitives are used
500
What is passive voice?
Talk about: 1) the difference from active voice, 2) how to form it (generally)
Give 5 examples with different tenses
The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.
--> 1) we are focusing on an object that the action happens to, not on the subject like it is in the active voice
2) Simple Tenses -> add be + V3
Continuous Tenses -> add be + being + V3
Perfect Tenses -> add aux.verb + been + V3
Examples: You will be picked up; The shoes were made in China; My car has been stolen!; "A Hard Day's Night" was written by the Beatles.
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RANDOM ROUND:
1) outskirts
2) bargain
3) to plug in
1) the areas that form the edge of a town or city
2) something on sale at a lower price than its true value
3) to become connected to a piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply
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Complete the sentences:
1) __________________________ (wait) for the bus is really boring
2) It’s so difficult for me __________________________ (wake up) early!
1) Waiting for the bus is really boring
2) It’s so difficult for me to wake up early!
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I read loads of articles online but my favorite ones are current deals, of course
I read loads of articles online but my favorite ones are current affairs, of course