TIPS, CURIOSITIES AND MISCELANEA...
(Just a token to see how strenuous learning a word can be):
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT:
SEE, LOOK AND WATCH :
TO DIFFER:
You can differ IN temperament.
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT:
SEE, LOOK AND WATCH :
TO DIFFER:
Something can differ FROM something.
Some fact or trait may differ BETWEEN men and women.
Something may differ ON the cause of...
Or you can very politely say: I beg to differ WITH you on that point (very C1).
TO BE CONCERNED:
To be concerned.To be concerned + that clause
To be concerned + to + infinitive clause
To be concerned + about + noun
To be concerned + with + noun
To be concerned + at + noun
(and there will be probably more...)
PHRASES WITH "THE MORE"...
"The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph".
"The more flesh you show, the higher up the ladder you go".
(Another versión: "the higher up the ladder you go, the more your bottom glows")
"The more, the merrier"
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall"
PRODUCE VS PRODUCT:
PRODUCE (C2): food or any other substance or material that is grown or obtained through farming.
PRODUCT: something that is made to be sold, specially through industrial process. E.G.: dairy products (because they are produced through it. But normally you speak of things such a radio, an electronic device and so...
LIKE + INFINITIVE OR -ING?
LIKE + -ING = ENJOY
I like walking in the rain.
I like going to the cinema.
(The infinitive is also posible with this meaning, especially in American English: that means, THERE IS NOT MISTAKE AS LONG AS YOU ALWAYS STICK TO AMERICAN ENGLISH, WHAT I DOUBT).
LIKE + INFINITIVE = CHOOSE TO (elegir hacer algo, hacer algo por decisión propia); BE IN THE HABIT OF (soler hacer, ; THINK IT RIGHT TO (parecerme bien)
I like to get up early so that I can get plenty of work done before lunch (me gusta levantarme pronto, de modo que...).
I heard you talking and I didn't like to disturb you, so I went away (y no quise molestarte).
NOTE THAT WOULD LIKE MEANS "WISH" OR "WANT" (no conditional meaning) AND IS ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE.
What would you like to do tomorrow? (¿Qué quieres hacer mañana?)
-ING FORMS
We can find up to four! different grammar forms with this ending, such as:
- a present participle: being there was a pleasure;
- a perfect (I would call it "perfect present participle": having seen, having arrived...
- verbs, nouns and adjectives under this form
- the gerund: a word ending in "-ing" that is made from a verb and used like a noun: In the sentence "Everyone enjoyed Tyler's singing", the word "singing" is a gerund. A gerund can be either the subject or object of a sentence in English, e.g. 'Cycling is fun' or 'I enjoy cycling'.
- progressive (continuous) forms
(A) FEW AND (A) LITTLE
FEW or A FEW; LITTLE or A LITTLE?
Compare:
His theory is very difficult; few people understand it.
His theory is difficult, but a few people understand it.
THE ARTICLE'S THREE GOLDEN RULES
His
TO DO OR TO MAKE? THAT IS THE QUESTION
IN/ON/AT THE STREET
His
Few is used with plural nouns; little is used with singular UNCOUNTABLE nouns.
Few politicians realize the idea of solar energy.
I have little interest in politics.
Without articles, few and little usually have rather negative meanings: not as much/many as one would like or expect.
The average MP has little real power.
Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
With the article, they sound more positive, the meaning being closer to "some". They often suggest ideas like "better than nothing"or "more than expected".
Would you like a little champagne?
You don't need to go shopping. There are a few eggs in the fridge and I have a little bread and cheese.
His theory is very difficult; few people understand it.
His theory is difficult, but a few people understand it.
THE ARTICLE'S THREE GOLDEN RULES
His
TO DO OR TO MAKE? THAT IS THE QUESTION
These two words have very similar meaning, and it is often
difficult to choose between them.
1. When we
talk about an activity without saying exactly what it is, we use do.
Do something!
What are you doing?
I don’t know what to do.
I like doing nothing.
2. Do is
usually the correct word when we are talking about work.
I am not going to do any work.
I dislike doing homework.
I hate doing the shopping and
cleaning and washing up. Let’s get a maid to do all the boring jobs.
3. Make often
expresses the idea of creation or construction.
I’ve just made a cake.
Let’s make a plan.
My father and I once made a boat.
4. In other cases
there are no clear rules. If you are not
sure which word is correct, look in a good dictionary or choose make –it is most likely to be
right. Learn the following expressions:
Do good/harm/bussiness/one’s best/a favor/a good turn
Make an offer / arrangement / decisión / an attempt / an effort /
an excuse / a mistake / a noise / a habit of ...ing / a pone call / the most of…
/ the best of / money / a profit / love / war / peace / a bed
IN/ON/AT THE STREET
His
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