Grammar Unit 3:
Comparison of adverbs:
1. Adverbs ending in –ly get more/most in front of them. (more happily – most happily)
2. Adverbs with the same form as adjectives add – er/-est. (fast – faster – fastest)
3. Irregular
forms:
well better (the) best
badly worse (the) worst
far further (the) furthest
Adverbs of degree:
Adverbs followed by another adverb or by an adjective: quite, really, extremely,
incredibly, very
(Extremely rapidly, really quickly, incredibly large).
Making exclamations:
What: | Surprises and exclamations: | Exclamations: | |
Form: | What (a/an) + (adjective) + noun | So + (adjective/adverb) | Such (a/an) + (adjective) + noun |
Example(s): | What fun! What a discovery! | It’s so unexpected! | The three of us are having such an amazing time. |
Result clauses: so/such … that:
To express consequence or result:
So + (adjective/adverb) + that (It was so
deep that they didn’t expect to see any life)
Such (a/an) + (adjective) + noun + that (It’s been such a exciting dive that I haven’t noticed the time)
The future:
future simple | present simple | present continuous | going to | future continuous | future perfect |
will/won’t + infinitive | verb + s/es in third person | am/is/are + present participle (-ing form) | be going to + infinitive | will be + present participle (-ing form) | will have + past participle |
give information about future events and to make predictions and decisions at the moment of speaking | talk about schedules and timetables | to talk about fixed arrangements in the near future | to talk about plans and intensions, made before the moment of speaking | to talk about events that will be in progress at a particular time in the future and to talk about future arrangements | to talk about something which will/won’t have finished by a certain time in the future |
Every passenger will have a spectacular view. | Our train leaves at 6 pm. | I’m visiting the Kennedy Space Center tomorrow. | I’m going to book a ticket! | In 2020.. They’ll be working longer. I’ll be seeing Jenny later, so I can give her your message. | We won’t have got rid of cars. |
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