Frequently asked questions - Structure and written expressions
1.Be careful with appositives:
1.Be careful with appositives:
Sally, the best student in the class, got A in her test
The best student in the class, Sally got A in her test
Subject, App, Verb
App, Subject Verb
2. Commer with coordinate connectors:
And, but, or, so, yet - Subject verb, Coordinate Connector subject-verb.
Ex: She laughed, but she wanted to cry.
3. Number with countable and amount with uncountable
Ex. Number of students, amount of water
4. Invert the subject and verb with place expressions
Place Verb Subject - In the classroom were some old books.
Place, subject verb - In the classroom, I studied very hard.
5. Invert the subject and verb with negatives
We put negative words first and then subject and verb are followed:
no, barely, not, hardly, never, neither, not, only, rarely, scarcely, seldom
Rarely were they so happy.
6. Invert subject and verb with conditionals:
We replace (invert) if with the following: had, should, were
Ex. Were he here, he would help.
Original sentence: If he were here, he would help.
7. Parallel structure with paired conjunctions
both and
either or
neither nor
not only but
Ex. Both Nika and Tatia are San Diego Students.
8. The -er, er structure
The er (more), same structure, The er (more), same structure
Ex. The harder you work, the more you accomplish.
9. Like, alike, alive, live...
alike, alive, alone, afraid, asleep - are predicative adjectives.
Ex. He is alive.
Like, live, the lone, frightened, sleeping, similar, living are adjectives they are used in front of nouns.
Ex. Like father, like son. Live TV, A lone fisherman.
10. Distinguish make and do
make - creating or constructing
Ex. Make a cake, make a mistake...
do - completing or performing
Do homework, do me a favor.
11. difference between other and another
other- not this, but different
another - one more
Ex. Give me another piece of cake, please?
I don't like this book, give me the other.
12. -ed and -ing adjectives
-ing active ( It does the action of the verb)
Ex. Happily playing children.
-ed passive - It receives the action of the verb.
Ex. The frequently asked questions.
