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... perspective away from grammar as a list of arbitrary problems, and towards grammar as a means of free expression.We have tried to produce a grammar of real English the English that people speak ... usage.Some great grammars of English for example Otto Jespersen's A Modern EnglishGrammar support each statement with citations from published books, just as the major dictionaries of English ... compilers. It is the first grammar of its kind, and it is deferent in many respects from other kinds of grammar. This grammar attempts to make accurate statements about English, as seen in the huge...
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... Having travelled a lot, Sarah knows a lot about other countries. 6 Not being able to understand English, the man didn't know what I wanted. 7 Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn't...
... been spoilt. or The dinner has been spoiled. In British English the irregular form (burnt/learnt etc.) is more usual. For American English, see Appendix 7. @p275 1.4 List of irregular ... impossible) @p279 APPENDIX 5 Short forms (I'm/you've/didn't etc.) 1. In spoken English we usually say I'm/you've/didn't etc. (short forms) rather than I am/you...
... He's 22 years old but he sometimes behaves 116.3 (All sections) Put in like or as. 1. Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak you. 2. Don't take my advice if you don't ... what I said. impressed WITH/BY somebody/something: * I'm very impressed with (or by) her English. It's very good. fed up/bored WITH something: * I don't enjoy my job any more....
... and more difficult to find a job. * Your English is improving. It's getting better and better. * These days more and more people are learning English. D. The the better Study these ... (not 'Everybody enjoyed very much the party') * Our guide spoke English fluently. (not ' spoke fluently English& apos;) * I not only lost all my money - I also lost my passport. ... wear your coat. 2. 'Are you sure?' 'Yes, _quite sure._' 3. Maria's English is _quite good._ ( ), ( ) 4. I couldn't believe it. It was _quite incredible._ ...
... the sugar, please? (= the sugar on the table) * Do the English people you know work hard? (= only the English people you know, not English people in general) C. The difference between 'something ... to music. * All cars have wheels. * Sugar isn't very good for you. * Do English people work hard? (= English people in general) #2 Particular people or things (with the) * We took ... dinner in most expensive restaurant in town. 3. a. She has French name but in fact she's English, not French. b. What's name of that man we met yesterday? c. We stayed at a very...
... somebody's job is: * Sandra is a nurse. (not 'Sandra is nurse') * Would you like to be an English teacher? D. You can use some with plural countable nouns. We use some in two ways: i) ... The burglars got into the house by breaking a window and climbing in. * You can improve your English by reading more. * She made herself ill by not eating properly. without ~ing: * I ... * They gave us some money to buy some food. * Do you have much opportunity to practise your English? * I need a few days to think about your proposal. C. For and to Compare: * I'm...
... when you don't want to repeat something: * 'Are those people English? ' J think so.' (= I think they are English) * 'Will you be at home tomorrow morning?' 'I ... want to use her phone. What do you say? 3. You've written a letter in English. Before you send it, you want an English friend to check it. What do you ask him? 4. You want to leave work ... Nothing was known about him. (not 'got known') We use get mainly in informal spoken English. You can use be in all situations. We also use get in the following expressions (which...
... something to cat. * I don't think I'll go out tonight. I'm too tired. In spoken English the negative of will is usually won't (= will not): * I can see you're busy, ... it a secret. You mustn't tell anybody else. (= don't tell anybody else) * It's essential that nobody hears us. We mustn't make any noise. 'You needn't do something' ... to and didn't use to. 1. He used to smoke. 2. He didn't use to smoke. 3. 4. English) : * I'd better phone Carol, hadn't I? Had is a past form, but in this expression...