Grammar Flashcards
seem/appear to be (when do we should use “to be”?)
- alive, alone, asleep, awake
ex: I didnt go in because she appeared to be asleep - before a noun when it tells us who or what the subject is
ex: He went through what appeared to be a locked door - before -ing forms
ex: it seems to be growing rapidly
get (when do we should use it?)
get broken, get lost get married, get washed etc
ex: dont get upset about it / where did you live before you got married?
become (when do we should use it?)
- when we talk about a more abstract or technical process of change
ex: he became recognised as the leading authority on the subject.
ex: their bodies have become adapted to living at high altitudes - if there is a noun describing a change of job
ex: Dr Smallman became an adviser to the governmen
go / turn (when should we use these?)
- when we talk about colours changing
ex: the traffic lights turned/went green and I pulled away - when we talk about changing to an undesirable state. go bad/off/mouldy, go dead, go missing, go wrong
ex: the children went completely crazy at the party
ex: my pc has gone wrong again - to say that somebody reaches a particular age and turn into when we say that one material or thing becomes another
ex: he turned sixty last year
ex: in my dream all the sheep turned into wolves.
come, get, grow
gradual change
ex: i eventually cam/grew to appreciate his work
ex: i soon got to know their names
There has been a serious accident ?? the motorway near Swindon
on; We use “on” to talk about a position touching a flat surface, or on something we think of as a line such as a road or river
She has just moved from her flat ?? 38 Azalea Drive.
at: We use “at” before an address
We broke down ?? the Princes Highway between Melbourne and Adelaide
on:We use “on” to talk about a position touching a flat surface, or on something we think of as a line such as a road or river
The overnight ris ?? Wall Street was not maintained
on: exception on Wall Street
Talks are to be held ?? Downing Street, chaired by the Prime Minister.
at: use it when we use a street name to refer to an institution in that street
My uncle owns a hardware shop ?? the corner of High Street and Redland Road.
on:We use “on” to talk about a position touching a flat surface, or on something we think of as a line such as a road or river
I first saw the ring in an antique shop ?? Kensington Road
on/in: “in” or “on” before the name of a road
He played ?? Wimbledon for the first time this year
at: seen as a point
Quite by chance, we met ?? the stadium last week.
at/in:
He turned up early to make sure he had a seat ?? on a plane
on:for travel using bus, coach, plane, or train: but we use in if we want to emphasize inside the bus
I saw Judith this morning, but she was ?? her car so I could not say hello
in: “on” for travel using bus, coach, plane, or train: but we use in if we want to emphasize inside the bus
We just got ?? the train and headed for Florence
on: “on” for travel using bus, coach, plane, or train: but we use in if we want to emphasize inside the bus
We were stuck ?? the plane for hours in Jakarta
in/on: “on” for travel using bus, coach, plane, or train: but we use in if we want to emphasize inside the bus
We went to wave him off ?? the station
at: we use “at” to talk about a place we think of as a point rather than an area, and about an event
It was raining, so he decided to shelter ?? the station before walking home
in: we use “in” to emphasise that we mean inside the building
She worked ?? a restaurant during the evenings to earn some extra money
in/at: the kind of place
When she was a student she worked ?? a pizza restaurant
at: the kind of place
She won a golden medal ?? Barcelona in 1992
at/in: as an event
I lived ?? Stockholm for three years in 1970s
in: staying or living here
