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Question 1

count and non-count nouns

Answer 1

count nouns: can be counted (four chairs, 2 books…)

nc: cannot be counted (coffee - a cup of coffee)

Question 2

common non count nouns

Answer 2

1. whole groups consisting of similar items (jewelry, clothing, luggage, money, fruit, equipment..)
2. fluids (water, oil, blood…)
3. solids (wood, meat, bread…)
4. gases (air, pollution, oxygen…)
5. particles (sand, salt, grass, hair, dust…)
6. abstractions (love, advice, beauty, music, peace…)
7. languages
8. fields of study (chmistry, biology…)
9. sports (basketball, tennis…)
10. activities used as gerunds (driving, fishing…)
11. natural occurrences (darkness, fire, fog…)

Question 3

using the

Answer 3

when you know the listner is familiar with the thing you are talking about
i.e The earth -only one earth
USE the with non-countable nouns and plural nouns only when you are speaking specifically: Water is wet. The water in the stream is cold.

Question 4

using other/another/the other

Answer 4

another/other are not specific
the other is specific
other -> others : when used as a pronoun replacing a plural count noun
i.e This cake is delicious. Other cakes are..-> others are too…

Question 5

determiners of quantity with count nouns and nc

Answer 5

count nouns:
one, each, every
two, both, a couple of, a few, many, several, a number of
no, some, any, plenty of, most, all
NON-COUNT:
a little, much, a great deal of
no, some, any, a lot of, plenty, most, all

Question 6

collective nouns- always singular

Answer 6

army, band, audience, bunch, colony, committee, congress, family, gang, government, minority, orchestra, police, pair, staff, team

Question 7

nouns- always plural

Answer 7

binoculars, eyeglasses, pants, scissors

Question 8

non-continues verbs

cannot be used in the is+ing form

Answer 8

believe, hate, love, doubt, imagine, know, recognize, remember, suppose, understand, want, appear, hear, see smell, taste, agree, deny, impress, mean, promise, depend, belong, concern, cost

Question 9

mixed verb forms ( can be used is+ing and to+verb)

Answer 9

feel, see, thinking, appear, look,

Question 10

Beginning a sentence with here or there (where is the subject)

Answer 10

the subject is located after the verb

Here was the accident.

Question 11

saytell

Answer 11

you say something

you tell someone something

Question 12

know/know how

Answer 12

know: followed by a noun, pep phrase

know how: used to indicate a skill, ability to do something

Question 13

like/as

Answer 13

like is used to compare only nouns - to say 2 things are similar
as is used to compare clauses - to say 2 actions are similar
1. you should have 2 verbs in a sc with as in close proximity, 1 verb in the sc with like
2. like usually used at the beginning of the sc

Question 14

between/ among

Answer 14

between 2 things

among 3 or more things

Question 15

subject + accompanied by, along with, together with, as well as do not affect the subjects number form

Answer 15

Angelina, together with her husband, IS arriving.

Question 16

adverbs and their form

Answer 16

used to describe or modify verbs, adjectives
-ly form
adjective: rapid
adverb: rapidly
Answers question how?
Placed usually at the beginning of the sentence and are followed by a comma. If placed somewhere else in the sc then no comma is used

Question 17

prepositional phrases at the beginning of the sc is always followed by

Answer 17

a comma

i.e In the first inning, he scored a goal.

Question 18

equal comparison

Answer 18

showes that two entitiees are the same if positive or negative if opposite
-subject pronoun coms at the end (you are not as old as I.)

Question 19

unequal comparison usage with countable and non-countable nouns

Answer 19

countable nouns: more, fewer, less + noun + THAT

non-countable: many, much. little, less + noun + AS

Question 20

when no sooner is used at the beginning of the sc word

Answer 20

than must begin second clause

Question 21

none/no usage

Answer 21

none: used with plural count or non-count noun
no: used with all nouns

Question 22

some/any usage

Answer 22

some: used in a positive affirmative sentence
any: negative sentence
i.e I want some coffee.
I don’t want any coffee.

Question 23

comparing 2 people (what form is used)

Answer 23

as though he were Michael Jordan

Question 24

a group of kids (sing/plural)

Answer 24

always singular: thee is a group of kids

Question 25

correlative (paired) conjunctions

Answer 25

Both… and - plural form always
Not only… But also
Either… or
Neither… nor

Question 26

conjunctions

Answer 26

and
so (meaning: therefore, as a result of)
for (meaning: because)
yet (meaning: but, nevertheless)

Question 27

who/ whom whose

Answer 27

who- replaces the subject and is followed by a verb
The students who have good grades are going to europe.
Whom- replaces the object and is followed by a noun
RW, whom the world adores, is funny.
Whose- indicates possession
John, whose wife is famous, doesn’t like publicity.

Question 28

gerunds as subject i.e at the beginning of the sentences is followed by the sing/plural form?

Answer 28

always singular
Telling a lie got him…
Eating during depressed periods makes her…

Question 29

certain nouns + preposition + ing form (gerund)

Answer 29

nouns: choice of, excuse for, intention of, method for, possibility of, reason for

Question 30

verbs that are always followed by a gerund

Answer 30

admit, discuss, miss, resent, enjoy, postpone, resume, risk, suggest, report, deny, keep