Random!
Correct the error:
A: Was the restaurant crowded?
B: There were a little people, but not a lot.
(There's a mistake in B!)
Correct:
There were *a few/some people, but not a lot.
people=count noun-> a few, some
noncount nouns-> little
Make a sentence:
We / any / don't / enough / milk / apples / have / or
We don't have any apples or enough milk.
We don't have any milk or enough apples.
We don't have enough milk or any apples.
We don't have enough apples or any milk.
We don't have...
a) much time
b) many time
c) many times
a) much time
(time=non-count)
Correct the error:
A: How did you like the restaurant?
B: Atmosphere was nice, but the food wasn't great.
(There's a mistake in B!)
Correct:
*The atmosphere was nice, but the food wasn't great.
Name 3 count nouns and 3 noncount nouns.
Count Nouns (things you can count)
Noncount Nouns (thing you can't count)
Barbara / does / How / drink / often / coffee
How often does Barbara drink coffee?
How / chairs / do / many / need / in / we / the / dining room?
How many chairs do we need in the dining room?
I like my house. There is ______.
a) too much space
b) not enough space
c) so much space
c) so much space
("too much" and "not enough" are negative. You said you like your house!)
Correct the error:
How much eggs you need?
(2 mistakes!)
How many eggs do you need?
Does "enough" go before or after an adjective?
Does "enough" go before or after a noun?
adjective + enough (cold enough)
enough + noun (enough chairs)
There is ____ milk. We need more.
a) too few
b) too little
c) enough
d) too much
b) too little
milk=noncount noun -> too little
too little, too few=small amount
enough=good amount
too much=big amount
party? / to / Who / we / invite / should / the
Who should we invite to the party?
Amanda is ____ than Lisa.
a) smart
b) smarter
c) smartest
d) smartly
b) smarter
Comparative!
Correct the error:
You have better not wear that shirt. It's too cold. You need something warmer.
Correct:
You *had better not wear that shirt. It's too cold. You need something warmer.
When do I use an adverb?
Name 3 examples of adverbs.
Examples: slowly, loudly, quickly, fast, hard
Mike is smarter than Tom.
Which is true?
a) Mike isn't as smart as Tom.
b) Tom isn't as smart as Mike.
c) Tom is as smart as Mike.
b) Tom isn't as smart as Mike.
(When you compare 2 things with "not as...as", the second thing is more/better!)
which / difficult, / English / your / more / or / language? / is
Which is more difficult, English or your language?
Which is more difficult, your language or English?
He talks ____.
a) slow
b) slower
c) slowest
d) slowly
d) slowly
verb + adverb
Correct the error:
My exam is more easy than your exam.
My exam is *easier than your exam.
Do I use adverbs or adjectives with linking verbs?
Examples of linking verbs: be, look, taste, smell, sound
Use adjectives with linking verbs!
Example: I am tall. The food tastes good.
He's a _____ runner.
a) quick
b) quickly
c) quicker
a) quick
linking verb + adjective
(Be=linking verb=He is)
world? / What / the / one / longest / rivers / is / of / in / the /
What is one of the longest rivers in the world?
My country is the _____ in the world.
a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest
d) biggly
c) biggest
the + superlative + in the world
(compares with all the countries in the world)
The speaker didn't know their audience good.
Correct:
The speaker didn't know their audience *well.
When do we use a comparative?
When do we use a superlative?
We use a comparative to compare 2 things.
Examples: bigger, smaller, more expensive
We use a superlative to compare 3 or more things.
Examples: the biggest, the smallest, the most expensive