- •Without plural form
- •Gerunds (-ing)
- •1) When time is not specified
- •I have been working in it industry for four years (I'm still working)
- •1) In the middle of the action (in the past)
- •If can add "during my lifetime" - use Present Perfect
- •Articles
- •Region (the North of England)
- •In the morning/afternoon/ evening
- •No article (abstract nouns)
- •4) When can throw away this part of sentence without losing sense
- •If I was sensible, I'd have saved more
In the morning/afternoon/ evening
at night
the 90's, the 80's, the 1980s
the former, the latter
the + noun + of + noun. The top of the mountain, the back of the house, the production of oxygen (oxygen is uncountable)
The Sahara
the first, the next (day), the last, the following (day), the previous (day)
the same, the whole, the only
clean the floor
+ No article
употреблено притяжательное местоимение
this is a wife
this is Bryan's wife / this is my wife
- uncountable or abstract nouns (accommodation, fundraising)
- street / road / square name (Fifth Avenue, Palace Square). Name of a place goes with the
- company name (Microsoft, Sony, Lloyds Bank), but "the" is used if company name contains "of" (the Bank of England, the Great Wall of China, the Museum of Modern Art, the House of Parliament)
- after "of" (a sense of purpose)
- continents (Europe, Asia), countries with one word, states (but: the Netherlands, the Philippines), city, town, village name
- one mountain / island (Everest)
- lake
- building or place with the name of a person or a town (Heathrow Airport, Kennedy Airport, Cambridge University)
Special cases:
work, home, bed, space
Abstract: travel, adventure, advice, death, news, crime
meal: breakfast, lunch, dinner
at sea
Most people
punishement
с предлогами
Есть
почти во всех:
but: by chance
? Нет
into – fall into turn, come into view
No article (abstract nouns)
you cannot experience with your five senses. They can identify concepts, experiences, ideas, qualities, and feeling.
Quality, health, staff
+ Punctuation
+ Comma
1) I like London, Paris, and Madrid (when > 2 parts. I like London and Paris - no comma)
x and/or y - no comma if x and y are short; comma if x and y are long parts of a sentence
x, y, and z.
a and b, and c
2) Between independent clauses (when can replace with 2 separate sentences)
Monday meeting had gone smoothly, yet I felt a controversy brewing. (= Monday meeting had gone smoothly. I felt a controversy brewing.)
3) Dependent clause (answers adverb questions: when, why etc., or what) - only when at the beginning of the sentence
While Sam put on his tuxedo, Bob started playing (even though cannot remove first part)
As soon as she left the house, we heard the phone ring
(But "We heard the phone ring as soon as she left the house" - no comma)
any adverb at the beginning of the sentence
Unfortunatelly,
I unfortunately don't like you
Despite smth, smth else
, however,
, rather than
Unfortunately, … , unfortunatly
Перед вводными словами зпт ставится только в случае если они в начале предложения
Therefore, …
The defendant was depressed and therefore not fully responsible for her own actions.
Because reason, consequence
Of course,
, however,
, in my opinion,
, in turn,
, in fact,
Overall,
Consequently, etc.
Nowadays,
Otherwise
basically
generally
According to smth (smb),
Later, …
When they arrive, they quickly fit into (пересказ истории, обратить внимание, что после when может идти Pr S)
While on a tour with the British army, Mark Thompson took pictures with the stuffed penguin his girlfriend gave him.
that … - almost always no comma in front of it
