Révision final Flashcards
Relative clauses (or adjective clause) are …
- are dependant clause, not complete sentences
- are like adjectives, they modidfy, identify, define or comment on nouns
- can be seen as a combination of two sentences
Find the relative clause:
1- Sandra is a high-school teacher who taught me history.
2- This is the book that I was talking about.
3- Jack is an experienced actor to whom the academy paid tribute.
1- … who taught me history.
2- … that I was talking about.
3- … whom the academy paid tribute.
Adverbial clause are …
- are dependant clauses that shows relationships between ideas. (time, cause and effect, contrast, condition).
- are complex sentences.
find the adverbial clause:
1- We will leave before he arrives.
2- While we were waiting for the taxi to arrive, a neighbour stopped to chat with us.
3- Even though she was tired, Donna stayed up late reading.
1- … before he arrives
2- While we were waiting for the taxi to arrive, …
3- Even though she was tired, …
Explain the 4 conditional structure in a sentence.
0: Express general truths or known facts.
1: Express possible future events or actions that are likely to happen.
2: Express unlikely or unrealistic future events.
3: Express impossible events (past event are included here as we cannot modify them).
What does a conditional structures contains?
A conditional sentence consists of two clauses; an if-clause that expresses a situation, and a result-clause that expresses what would happen in that situation.
ex.: If it is cold, I put an extra clothes.
What does a compound-complex sentence contains?
A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Noun clauses are …
- function in the same way as nouns.
- are dependant clause.
- are sometimes seen as a combination of two sentences.
- are usually starting with that, if/whether, or wh- words.
Find the noun clauses:
1- We knew that the other candidate would win.
2- Why the candidate was so overly-confident still surprises me.
3- We’re wondering if we have a chance of winning it.
1- … that the other candidate would win.
2- Why the candidate was so overly-confident …
3- … if we have a chance of winning it.
Explain the idiom:
To splash out (on something)
To spend an unusually large amount on something
Explain the idiom:
To live life in the fast lane
To have a lifestyle that is full of excitement and activities
Explain the idiom:
To not come cheap
To be expensive
Explain the idiom:
To cost an arm and a leg
To be very expensive
Explain the idiom:
(For someone) money is no object
Used to say that a person has so much money that they can buy what they like
Explain the idiom:
In the lap of luxury
In the comfortable living conditions that wealthy people can afford
Explain the idiom:
To live beyond (one’s) means
To spend more money than one earns or has
Explain the idiom:
To be going cheap
To be available at a lower price than usual
Explain the idiom:
To come/be under fire
To be severely criticized for your action(s)
Explain the idiom:
To be quick/slow off the mark
To be fast or slow in reacting to a situation
Explain the idiom:
To capitalize on something
To gain a further advantage for oneself from a situation
Explain the idiom:
To be neck and neck (of two people or two groups*)
To be level with each other in a race or competition
Explain the idiom:
In the final analysis
Used when stating a basic truth after discussing and considering all the relevant factors
Explain the idiom:
To have a field day
To have the opportunity to do something you enjoy (particularly when it causes trouble for somebody else)
Explain the idiom:
To talk something up
To make something sound better than it is while talking about it or describing it
