Units 1 - 3
In sentences, we always use a formula to write them; they are three letters.
S (subject) + V (verb) + O(object)
What are the two questions quantifiers answer?
How many and How much
What are Superlatives? Provide an example.
Superlatives are used to show the preference or comparison between one object out of a whole group.
Marvel movies are the nicest in the market.
What are the four types of Indefinite Pronouns and provide an example of each.
Every = Everyone
No = Nowhere
Some = Something
Any = Anyone
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What is the difference between Since and For?
Since = specific moment
For = Amount of time
With which nouns do we use few and a few? and What are the differences between them?
We use them with countable nouns and ‘a few’ provides a positive meaning while ‘few’ convey a negative meaning.
Give an example of a Gerund being used as the object of a preposition.
•She was punished for fighting in class.
•Carlos is good at making sushi
What is the difference between transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs?
Transitive = have a direct object
Intransitive = no direct object
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
What are Consonant Clusters? Provide an example
Consonant clusters are consonants that occur together within a word; they do not have any vowel in between.
Splash
Click
Sword
Think
Brother
What are the three different sounds for -ed endings?. Provide examples.
/ɛd/, /d/, and /t/ = Needed, Stopped, Moved
When do we use "used to"? When do we use "be used to"? Provide an examples of both
Used to is to talk about past habits that we do not do anymore in the present time. Or to talk about past states of being that are no longer true.
• I used to be sick.
Be used to express the idea of being accustomed to something.
• I am used to watch movies at night.
Provide an example for Conditional 2 and 3
If I were handsome, I would be an actor not a teacher.
If I had finished collage, I would have become a lawyer.
What has 13 hearts, but not other organs?
A deck of cards
What are Modal Verbs?
and provide two sentences using modal verbs
Modal verbs are helping verbs used to indicate different types of behavior.
• She could read when she was 2 years old
• You must not enter.
• I have to finish before 12.
• You can bring water to the race.
Provide an example of conditionals 0 and 1
• If I am late for work, My boss gets angry
• If you drop the glass, It will break.
What are comparatives? Provide an example
Comparatives are used to show preference and comparison between two objects
Theaters are nicer than TVs to watch movies.
Change the following sentence into reported speech
'Brayan says, "I'm looking for my keys"
"Brayan said that he was looking for his keys"
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither; both of them weighs a ton.
What is the structure for negative sentences in Present Perfect?
Provide an example
Subject + have/has + not + verb (p.p) + O/C
They have not attended the meeting.
The quantifier any can be used with countable and un-countable nouns; however, we commonly use it in...
Negative sentences and Interrogative sentences (questions)
What is the structure for Present Perfect Continuous in affirmative? Provide an example.
Sub + Has/Have Been + V(ing) + O
She has been drinking.
The bus was stopped by us
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any because it’s a one-story house.