VERB PATTERNS, COMPARATIVES AND IT WORD

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VERB PATTERNS, COMPARATIVES AND IT WORD

Introductory it

For introduce a clause

In this case, it is the object of the verb

i'd love it if we won the league this year

We'd appreciate it if you turned down the music

I hate it when she does that

For referring to general impressions

It seems like a hopeless place

It appears as if they aren't coming

It strikes me that he is not as good as he was

For describing personal opinions

In this expressions , it is the subject of the verb

It amazes me to hear you say that

it's no use complaining all the time

it's a shame you won't be here tonight

Comparatives (review)

Many expressions with as+ adjective+ as show if the difference is big or small

For a big difference we can use nowhere near, nothing like

Example: He is nowhere near as good as me at tennis

For a small difference we can use not quite as

Example: This bed isn't quite as confortable as the other one (it's nearly as confortable)

If we want to say that two things aren't equal we can say:

Example: The new menu isn't as nice as the one they had during the summer

Example: She is not as big as me (She's smaller )

as + adjective + as means the two things are equal

Example: It took me as long to drive to Cardiff as it did travel there by train

For a large difference

Considerably (formal)

Example: The goverment was considerably more corrupt 100 years ago

Miles (informal)

Example: They are miles better than us at football

Far

Much

For a small difference we can use

marginally

Example: The population is marginally larger than that of Fiona

A tiny bit

A little bit

Slightly

Example: I'm slightly taller than Peter

We use comparatives to show if the difference between two things is small or big

Verb patterns

Functions

Verbs which are followed by a preposition use the -ing form

Example: I look forward to meeting her

Some of this verbs are related in meaning

This verbs show one person (or thing) influencing the actions of another: warn, tell, advise, urge, order, persuade, encourage, persuade, force, forbid, allow

Example: I persuaded her to visit me

Other verbs take an object + the infinitive

Example: I told here to come here

Some verbs wich use -ing form are related in meaning

Verbs related with personal tastes: adore, fancy, don't mind, detest, can't stand

Example: I adore living here

Definition

When one verb follows another, the second is either an -ing verb on the infitive form