GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

USED TO

SUBJET+ USED TO+ VERB + INFINITIVE COMPEMENT

EX. I used to live in Quito

COUNT: SUBJET + ACCOUNTING QUATIFIER + NOUN + VERB

EX. There are few policemen on the park.

NONCOUNT: SUBJET + NON ACCOUNTING QUATIFIER + NOUN + VERB

EX. We have little money to spend

SUBJET+ AUXILIARY VERB+ (NOT) + MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENT.

EX. They didn't sell the pizza

EVALUATIONS (ENOUNGH/TOO): SUBJET + EVALUATIONS + COMPLEMENT

EX. ROOMS ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE

COMPARISINS( AS.....A): SUBJET AS+ ADJETIVE+AS+ COMPLEMENT

EX. MY SISTER IS NOT AS BIG AS MY COUSIN

INTRODUCTORY PHRASE + QUESTION WORD ( WHAT, WHEN , WHERE) + SUBOTDINATE CLAUSE ( POSITIVE SENTENCE STRUCTURE)

EX. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND GOOD FOOD

SUBJET + WISH + (SUBJET) + WERE + COMPEMENT

EX. I WISH TO HAVE A NEW CAR