More mistakes (NI2)

By Pili A.M.

Some / any / none

SOME: in affirmatives (I have some
friends)

and in questions when we

offer, suggest, request or when we expect a positive answer.

Would you like some bread? Could I have some water? (suggestion)

(offer)

(request) Shall we go?

ANY: in negatives and questions (She doesn't have anywhere to go). In affirmatives it indicates no matter which/who/where... (Let's go anywhere) NONE of those things could help me (pronoun!)

hard / hardly
hard is an adjective: Diamonds are very hard stones

He is a hard worker. (he does a lot of work) The basketball trainer is very hard, if you miss the rebound you have to do 20 push-ups Tom worked hard to make his business profitable

and an adverb: The little boy held my hand hard

hardly is an adverb and means almost not at all,just, with great difficulty. He hardly works and he is very lazy.

I could hardly hear him speaking, he should have used a microphone Mike had hardly walked through the front door when the phone rang

last / next
When our point of reference is the moment of speaking, the present (e.g. Feb. 4th):

today

LAST Thursday it rained (Jan 31st) I'm flying NEXT Thursday (Feb 7 )
Carnival week
th

When it's not:

The test will be on THE LAST Thursday in February (28th) We are having a party on THE NEXT Thursday st after Carnival (21 )

hear / listen to

I couldn't HEAR much after the accident Did you HEAR that noise?

Hang on a minute, I'm LISTENING TO the news! LISTEN TO me, please!

Say / tell / ask

The man SAID (that) he was busy The man TOLD ME/US (that) he was busy
OBJECT

We asked him to go away She asked (me) IF I had been sleeping They asked (her) WHEN she would go
SUBJ VERB

each

every
When we think of things as a group. Every sentence must have a verb. (= all sentences)

When we think of things separately, one by one. Study each sentence carefully. (= study the sentences one by one)

For a large number: Carol has read every book in the library (= all the books

To refer to two things: In a football match, each team has 11 players, (not 'every team')

To say how often something happens: There's a bus every ten minutes

Before an adjective: as sweet as honey.

as

like

After a verb: he is like a fish out of water To compare things: Ive been working like a dog Just like you, I'm scared of large dogs

To talk about sbd's appearance or function. I worked as a waiter I'm going to the fancy dress party as Superman

Conjunction: 'in the same way that'. I drink tea without milk, just as they do on the continent

Conjunction: in informal English: Nobody else would look after you like I do,baby!

How to add extra information

We use tooand as well at the end of the sentence

I am hungry too. I am studying English as well. I was also born in 1984! She also lives in this neighbourhood! I should also start studying for my English exam. Besides, = adems What is more, = y lo que es ms Furthermore, = (yendo) ms all Moreover, = lo que es ms Not only that = no slo eso In addition, = additionally

Also goes after the verb to be and is before the main verb

OTHER OPTIONS:

How to introduce examples

I can play quite a few musical instruments, *such as *for example, *e.g., *for instance, the saxo, the guitar, and the piano

Like (=similar to): Red bell peppers, like oranges, have a lot of vitamin C At the end of the sentence: There is calcium in green leafy vegetables, like broccoli.

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