Idioms Flashcards
“between….”
“between…and”
“view….”
“view …. as”
“not only….”
“not only…but also”
“Suggest _______ “
“Suggest that”
“forbids…..”
“forbids X to do Y”
never “forbids X from doing Y”
“regard X ____ Y”
“regard X as Y”
NOT “regard X to be Y”
“doing ______ “
“doing so”
NOT “doing this / that/it”
“difference _____”
“difference between”
often needed to correctly compare two things
“due to” vs “because of”
“due to” connects two nouns
“because of” connects a clause with a noun.
“The Lakers are/is”
“The Rodes are/is”
Singular or Plural?
ethnic groups / families/dynasties / proper names for sports teams, etc, will be plural
“prohibit _____”
“prohibit… from”
NEVER “to prohibit A to do…”
“explained _____”
“explained by”
NOT “explained as”
Which is preferred for examples?
“such as” or “like”
“such as”
“which” vs “that”
“which” is generally preceded by a comma + provides EXTRA info;
“that” is generally not preceded by a comma + provides CRITICAL info
In comparing two alternatives, use
“whether / whether or not” OR “if” ?
“Whether” / “whether or not” is preferred
“either X ______ Y”
“either X or Y”
NEVER “either X and Y”
which is better:
“from X to Y “ or “from X down to/ up to Y”
“from X to Y”
NEVER
“from X down to/up to Y”
“like” vs “such as”
“like” use in the same meaning as “similar to”
otherwise “such as” is almost always preferred for giving examples
“rather _____ “
“rather than”
ex: he wrote with pencils RATHER THAN with pens”
NOT “he wrote with pencils instead of with pens”
“so…..THAT”
**often need the “THAT” to clarify the sentence
ex: “The book was so short that I could read it.”
Bad: “The book was so short I could read it.”
“persuade….”
“persuade TO”
“Approach …”
“approach AS”
never “approach like”
“If XYZ” clause needs a verb that is singular or plural?
” If XYZ… to be” always needs a PLURAL verb:
are / were
when to use:
“compare to” vs “compare with”
“compare to” - when two things have different natures
“compare with” - when two things have similar natures
