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expressions for countable nouns only
many, few, several, each, both.
expressions for uncountable nouns only
little, much, less
Expressions for both countable and uncountable nouns
some, any, more, most, all, no, enough
What does using SOME mean?
it is an affirmative sentence
What does ANY mean
affirmative in negative sentences
A litte or a Few
Make it posiitve, it is a small amount but it is enough
Very few or very little
not enough
Put vs Take
Put is used to talk about a specific location, intention, o ownership
Take is used to talk about removing, acceptance and responsibility
Future tenses:
Present simple
Scheduled, fixed or timetable events
Future tenses:
Present continuous
Confirmed personal arrangements or plans
Future tenses:
Future simple
Will vs Going to
Will means an instant decision or prediction based on opinion.
Going to is used to talk about plans, predictions, intentions, based on evidence
Future tenses:
Future continuous
is used to talk about actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future
Future tenses:
Future perfect
Is used to talk about actions that will be completed before a specific time
Future tenses:
future perfect continuous
Actions that have started, and for how long have they been going on before a specific time in the future
how can you recognize a polite expression
It is usually longer since it contains courtesy and polite expressions
What are some negative prefixes that are used to say the opposite
il, mis , anti, ir, im, un
What vs Which
Which accounts for a limited number of possible answers
What is used when there is not a specific number of choices or answers in mind
Direct vs Indirect questions
Indirect are more formal, plus it uses subject then verb configuration
Direct are more casual questions
Difference between echo and reply questions
Echo- They repeat what the other said because they didn’t hear it or to express surprise
Reply questions are used to show interest and check back using the aux verb and the subject.
Narrative tenses:
Past simple
finished, consecutive, following, past state or habit actions
Narrative tenses:
Past continuous
activity that was in progress, set the scene, interrupted activity, or activity in progress at every moment during a period of time.
Narrative tenses:
Past perfect
look back at the past and refer to an action before that.
