Nouns 1
George Washington is a common noun.
True or False?
False, it is a proper noun.
Give 1 intangible (abstract) noun.
love, time, beauty, belief, science, joy,...
State 1 example of an adjective starting with a prefix -a.
afraid, asleep, alive, ashamed, awake
How many articles are there in Slovak language?
There are no articles.
What does the adverb seldom mean?
You can give synonyms.
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often, hardly ever
Translate:
Rozplakal ma.
He made me cry.
Translate, use the words in brackets:
Rýchle občerstvenie spôsobuje, že ľudia priberajú.
(make /gain weight)
Fast food makes people gain weight.
Articles belong to open word classes. True or false?
False.
_______ your belongings?
Is that
Are those
Are those
Both of these nouns are correct to use:
information/informations
True or False?
False.
Information is uncountable.
Give two adjectives with irregular comparison, such as: far - further - the furthest.
good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
Explain the difference:
a) He sells books.
b) He sells some books.
a) He sells all the books.
b) He does not sell all the books - some yes, some no.
Explain the difference between a verb and an adverb.
Typically, verbs are action words, adverbs are descriptive words.
Verbs state the action performed by a noun, while adverbs provide more information about how that action is performed.
Give past simple and past participle of the verb
to build.
build - built - built
Explain what verb patterns are and give 2 example sentences that we haven´t heard yet.
Sometimes in a sentence, one verb follows another. In sentences like this, there are different possible patterns. For example:
- I want to buy an electric car.
- I hate driving.
There are two ways to pronounce "the."
One pronunciation sounds like /ðə/ ("thuh," rhymes with "duh") and the other sounds like /ði/ ("thee," rhymes with "free").
What does the choice depend on?
The pronunciation of the word "the" depends on the first sound of the word that comes after it:
vowel = /ði/
consonant = /ðə/
Correct the mistake:
I have two sisters. Both my sister's houses are modern and spacious.
my sisters' houses
Correct the mistake:
Fifty thousand pounds were stolen in the robbery.
was stolen
sum of money = it
The same applies to a period of time or a distance.
Correct or incorrect?
It was a green and blue cotton shirt.
Incorrect. If there are more items from the same category (colour), put them in alphabetical order.
It was a blue and green cotton shirt.
Choose the uncountable noun from each pair:
job/work
advice/suggestion
scenery/view
work, advice, scenery
Correct the sentence if needed:
This soup tastes a bit strangely.
Incorrect.
This soup tastes a bit strange.
Correct the sentence if needed:
Jane, you don´t have a pen I could borrow, do you?
Correct.
Correct the mistake:
I have been warned to not touch the switch.
I have been warned not to touch the switch.
Correct the sentence if needed:
The music does not have national boundaries.
Incorrect.
Music does not have national boundaries.
Music - a non-count noun, spoken about generally; not any specific piece of music.
What are some of the grammatical categories that can be identified in nouns?
Example: Countability
Gender (feminine/masculine/neutral), case (common/possesive), countability (countable/uncountable), number (plural/singular), common/propper nouns, abstract/concrete nouns, collective nouns, simple/compound nouns
Give four examples of plural nouns that name one thing with two parts. They are also called plural-only nouns.
Example: Pyjamas.
Jeans, tights, shorts, pants, sunglasses, goggles, headphones, pliers, scissors, binoculars, belongings, congratulations,...
Fill in the blanks:
____ - size - (sometimes other physical qualities) - age - ____ - colour - origin - material - purpose + NOUN
opinion, shape
opinion - size - (sometimes other physical qualities) - age - shape - colour - origin - material - purpose + NOUN
Explain and compare the use of possessive -´s and of.
- ´s is typically used with people, places, and time expressions,
while of is frequently used with things and organisations
Give 4 examples of intensifiers (adverbs) that are used before adjectives and/or adverbs.
__________ + cheap
Very, really, absolutely, amazingly, incredibly, reasonably, remarkably, surprisingly, terribly....
Name 4 different verbs followed by the gerund
and 4 different verbs followed by to-infinitive.
- ing: admit, allow, deny, miss, can´t stand, love, like, hate, prefer, fancy, recommend, suggest, consider, imagine, risk, keep....
- to or what/how to: agree, would like, offer, plan, manage, fail, arrange, hope, decide, refuse, promise, learn, threaten, ask, understand, know, tell, show...
Give four examples of a phrasal verb followed by a gerund.
Example: keep on ______ -ing.
Give up, put off, keep on, end up, care about, worry about, depend on...
What article is used with plural countable nouns in general meaning?
None (zero article)
Example: Dogs are animals.
Name 5 collective nouns.
Family, team, staff, company, audience, tribe, swarm, pack, herd...
Think carefully and give 1 correct example of a noun that can be both countable and uncountable, depending on the context.
Fish/fishes, hair/hairs, room/rooms, water/waters, chocolate/chocolates
Name 5 compound adjectives
(e.g. well-known, short-term).
English-speaking, old-fashioned, bulletproof, well-informed, well-known, well-paid, yellow-striped, seasick, overpopulated, time-consuming...
Transform the sentence using the verb in brackets.
I´ve lost my keys. (seem)
I seem to have lost my keys.
Explain the difference between late and lately.
What word classes does each of them belong to?
What is an example of a verb that can be followed by both a gerund and an infinitive but the meaning differs in each case?
stop, forget, remember
How many verb tenses are there in English?
Note: Count "will/shall" as one tense - future simple.
"To be going to" and "to be about to" DO NOT count.
There are 12 verb tenses in English.
3 "times": past/present/future
4 "aspects": simple/continuous/perfect/perfect continuous
Give 5 examples (situations) when the definite article "the" should definitely be used. :)
When:
- there is only one of something,
- it is clear which thing or person we mean,
- we want to point to a specific group,
- we use the superlative,
- with "go to"
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- rivers, mountain ranges, deserts, some countries