Unit 7
We use this quantity pronouns when we do not know the specific number or amount of something.
Some and any
We used to refer to people and things that are near us.
Demonstrative pronouns
We use this quantity pronoun in questions when we are making an offer or requesting for something, also when we talk about a limited number or amount.
Some
What are the four demonstrative pronouns?
That (Singular)
This (Singular)
These (Plural)
Those (Plural)
We use this quantity pronoun in affirmative sentences when we want to express that it doesn't matter who or which, also for an unlimited number or amount.
Any
Is when we report someone's words, we can do it in two ways:
Direct speech and Reported speech
Are words that refer to the number or amount of things. They are followed by singular or plural nouns.
Determiners
We can use with quotation marks
Direct speech
Determiner we use with uncountable nouns
Much
Is when we repeat what another person said.
Reported speech
Determiner we use with plural countable nouns
Many
They follow a linking verb (be, smell, look, taste, feel, or appear) and modify the subject of that linking verb.
Predicate adjectives with linking verbs
We use this determiner when we want to refer to the whole number of something in a group. It can be followed by a plural or uncountable noun.
All
We used when we want to talk about location (places), organizations, or a specific context in which we are making a comparison. It is usually followed by a singular noun phrase.
In
We use this determiner when we want to refer to two people or two things. The verb after this determiner is affirmative and plural, is not used in negative sentences.
Both
Superlative adjectives in complex noun phrases are followed by this word, usually before a plural noun phrase, or when they are describing time.
Of
Determiner that is used in affirmative sentences, not in negative or questions. It is followed by plural countable nouns.
A few
We used to give information about the number of something.
We use this determiner when we are talking about the members of a group as individuals. It is generally followed by a singular noun. Each of is followed by a plural noun or pronoun, and the verb has to be in singular form.
Each
Name the quantifying determiners.
Some, all, many, any, most, a few
We used to emphasize that someone or something was affected by an action made by someone or something else. It is formed with was/were + verb in past participle.
Passive voice in simple past
Name the basic possessive determiners
My, your, his, her, its, their, our
Verbs that need a subject and an object.
Transitive verbs
We used to refer to a number of something that belongs to someone.
Quantifying determiners + possessive determiners
Verbs that work on their own; they just need a subject.
Intransitive verbs
We used to talk about possibility in the present or in the future.
Modal verbs may, might and could
We used to emphasize that someone or something is affected by an action made by someone or something else. It is formed with am/is/are + verb in past participle.
Passive voice in simple present