Mass & Collective Nouns
Habitual Actions
Sentence Order & Possessives
Determined Article & Double Negative
Causative Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs
The Infinitive & The Gerund
Conditional Tenses
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What is a mass noun?
A mass noun (or uncountable noun or noncount noun as it's also known) is a noun without a plural form. A mass noun is one that cannot be counted.
100
What are the three ways to indicate habitual actions in the past?
"used to" "would" and past simple
100
What are the two way to order person and things in a sentence?
1. verb + person + thing
2. verb + thing + to/for + person
100
"The" is not used before indefinite nouns in the plural, but is used when the noun is ______.
specified i.e. I like the cats you have at home
100
When do we use a causative verb?
When we want to talk about something that someone else did for us or for another person.
100
What is another name for auxiliary verbs?
Modal verbs
100
How is the infinitive used after verbs?
It is used after verbs that express our opinion.
100
How is the simple conditional formed in the affirmative, interrogative and negative?
Affirmative: subject + would + verb
Interrogative: would + subject + verb?
Negative: subject + wouldn’t + verb (Remember: would + not = wouldn’t)
200
You can pluralize some mass nouns, give an example of this.
three loaves of bread; six pieces of gold (other answers are fine too!)
200
The verb "_____ ____" is used to is used for _____ and _____, things we regularly did in the past but no longer do
"used to" habits and customs
200
What word is normally used with objects to show possession?
"of"
200
Is "the" used before abstract nouns?
No i.e. Children fear darkness
200
What are the five causative verbs?
let, have, get, make & help
200
What is the rule about negative auxiliary verbs? Give an example.
The negative is made is made by adding “not” or “n’t”/” ‘t”.
Ex. You are not my friend.
200
How do you make a gerund?
By changing the infinitive form of the verb and adding -ing.
200
The simple perfect conditional tense uses the auxiliary verb “_____” to form it.
would
300
Name 3 collective nouns for people, animals, or things.
Examples: a band of musicians, an army of ants, a forest of trees, a school of fish, a pack of wolves, a bunch of toys, a pair of shoes, a team of players, a class of students, etc.
300
How is the negative formed of "used to"? The interrogative?
Negative: "didn't use to"
Interrogative: Did + subject + use to ____?
300
How is the sentenced ordered if the thing or person is a long phrase?
The long phrase always goes at the end of the sentence
300
If the negative word is the subject of the sentence, that is, if the sentence begins with the negative word, which is the only way the sentence can be structured?
Negative word + affirmative sentence
300
The verbs ___ & _____ are also used to cause something to be done. They do not express that the subject does something but that they order another person or thing to do something.
let and have
300
What are the two sentence structures for auxiliary verbs?
simple structure and compound (or perfect) structure
300
Name 3 verbs that are commonly used and followed by a gerund.
enjoy, admit, mind, avoid, dislike, consider, finish, feel like, give up, suggest, forget, imagine, perfer, recommend, remember, understand
300
What is the simple perfect conditional used for?
To express actions that we would have done if something had happened, if a condition had been met. We use it to talk about what we would have done in a situation that has already happened. That is, to talk about things that are already impossible because they happened in the past.
400
When individuals are in a team, a choir, a committee, or part of any other collective noun, that noun is paired with ________ pronouns and verbs.
singular
400
"_____", in addition to being the auxiliary verb that marks the conditional in English, can also be used to express habitual actions in the past.
"Would"
400
Name 3 of the other uses of ('s)!
1. Groups of people i.e. counties, cities, companies, organizations, etc.
2. Animals
3. With vehicles we can both use -'s, if we consider them almost as people, that is, if we personify them; and not use it if we consider them as things. Usually with boats more than other vehicles.
4. Time expressions are an exception to things
5. Certain ready-made expressions
6. Not all stores or businesses carry -'s but many do, especially those that depend on a professional
7. For compound nouns and abbreviations, only add -’s to the last noun
400
Name 3 positive words and their corresponding negatives!
400
____: allow something to happen
____: make someone do something
___ : convince someone to do something
____: force someone to do something
____: help someone to do something
let
have
make
get
help
400
Name two things that auxiliary verbs are used to express.
possibility, permission, obligation, deduction, invitations, offers
400
Some of the common verbs used with the infinitive need a _____/_____ before the next infinitive. And others can be followed by _____ + phrase, which in some cases changes the meaning a bit.
person/thing, that
400
Make a sentence using the pattern below.
Affirmative: subject + would be + verb+ing
What conditional tense is this?
Various answers are fine! (ex. She would be listening.); continuous/progressive conditional
500
What are collective nouns?
Collective nouns are words for single things that are made up of more than one person, animal, or thing.
500
What is the main difference in using the past simple tense instead of "used to" or "would"?
The past simple doesn't emphasise the repeated or continuous nature of the action or situation. Also, the past simple doesn't make it so clear that the thing is no longer true.
500
Which sentence stucture is ALWAYS correct?
Verb + thing + to/for + person
500
What are the three English words that are only negative?
Scarcely, hardly, barely
500
Make three sentences using different causative verbs!
Challenge to make 2 more, with more information!
500
What is the auxiliary verb we use when we want to express an improbable conditional?
would (or could, might, should)
500
Make two example sentences using gerunds!
Bonus points for longer, more creative sentences!
500
Make a sentence using perfect continuous conditional.
Various answers can work! (ex. I would have been working on it if I had known you needed help.)