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VERBO TO BE

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UNIT 5.

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American English vs. British English

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Introduction to Syntax

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Regarding

Example: your recent letter regarding the above proposal

Meaning: with respect to; concerning.

Part of Speech: Preposition

Wary off

Example: dogs that have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers

Meaning: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

Part of Speech: Adjetivo

Suffixes

Example: -ity, -ty quality of inactivity, veracity, parity, serenity

Meaning: In semantics, a suffix is a letter or a group of the letters that is attached at the end of a root or a base word to change its meaning or tense

Part of Speech: Noun/Verb

Crowded

Example: The men crowded together round the campfires.

Meaning:(of a space) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed.

Part of Speech: Adjetive

Tight with money

Example: I am tight on money because I bought a new car.

Meaning: In BE, "tight with money" is used as being pretty much synonymous with mean or stingy. Although people don't commonly refer to themselves as being

Part of Speech: Verb

Vocabulary

I wish that I had studied harder at school. (I didn't study hard at school, and now I'm sorry about it.) I wish that I hadn't eaten so much yesterday!

Struture

I wish. I do not wish. Do I wish?

wish + past simple is used to express that we want a situation in the present (or future) to be different. wish + past continuous is used to express that we want to be doing a different action in the present (or future)

Wish+Past tense

1. First conditional: If I have enough money, I will go to Japan. 2. Second conditional: If I had enough money, I would go to Japan.

Second conditionals Positive If I had more time, I'd travel more. I'd = I would Negative I wouldn't refuse if you offered me $10,000. I would be surprised if he didn't come. wouldn't = would not didn't = did not Question What would you say if you met the President?

First conditionals Affirmative If + present simple, subject + will + base form of the verb + complement If Danny eats healthy, he will get sick. Negative If + present simple, subject + will + NOT + base form of the verb + complement If Danny eats healthy, he won’t get sick. Question Wh + will + base form of the verb + if + subject + present simple + complement? What will happen if you eat healthy?

1st and 2nd conditionals. The first conditional is a structure used for talking about possibilities in the present or in the future. The second condtional expresses unreal situations in the present or future.

Fist and Second Conditionals

Examples

-Japan is a country where eartquakes are very common.

-It was in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.

Structure

Whose refers to a possesion.

Wich/That refer to objects.

Where refers to a particular place.

When refers to a moment in time.

Who/That refer to people.

Function

Relative clauses. Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them.

Defining Relative Clauses

Unit 11-12

Grammar