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Flashcards by Seagull-P Parrot, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Seagull-P Parrot
about 6 years ago
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| So and such Use so and such with an adjective to make the adjective stronger So + adjective such + a/an + adjective + singular noun | Examples The abacus was so effective that it spread to other places (exclamation) The abacus was such an effective tool that it spread to other place (emphasis or an extreme) |
| The passive Simple present A: People still use her recipe today P: Her recipe is still used today | Simple past A: A chef invented it in 1853 P: It was invented in 1853 Present perfect A:Companies have developed many flavors P: Many flavors have been developed |
| Past perfect Use it to describe an action that took place before another action in the past Ex: "I'd sent the email to Leo before I realized my mistake" | The words 'yet' and 'already' are often used with the past perfect I asked him to disregard the message. Luckily, he hadn't read it yet. By the time I started to say something, my boss had already left. |
| Third conditional It describes hypothetical situations in the past. If + Past perfect + would have + past participle | Examples: If I'd remembered, I would have brought her something. If she had missed the party, she wouldn't have meet Santiago. If I hadn't forgotten, I would have brought my purse. |
| Prefixes Pieces of word added at the beginning of a root to change its meaning in- not; (innacurate, inaction, inaudible) dis- opposite; (disapprove, disagree) | un- not, opposite; (uncalled, unavailable) mis- bad, badly; (misbehave, misconduct) re- again; (recapture, recall, rebuild) |
| Be / get / become + adjective + prepositio + noun /gerund I'm used to wake up early > I'm already acoustumed to waking up early | I'm getting used to waking up early > I'm not completely acoustumed to waking up early The teacher became angry with the class I got angry with my girlfriend |
| Talking about change Adaptation, modification, transformations Words that mean change V: To adapt N: Adaptation V: To modify N: Modification | Sticky situations Problem: The boat is stuck Suggestion: Wait until the tide raises Solution: Get the sand aroud the boat wet |
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