miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2012

QUANTIFIERS

Quantifiers are words that are used to state quantity or amount of something without stating the actually number.
Quantifiers are words that tell us how much or many of something we have.


  1. There many flowers.
  2. Most of the students were in the University.
  3. Fatima owns a few books.
  4. She doesn´t have enough money.
  5. My mother have a plenty house.
  6. She doesn´t have many oranges.
  7. I know a little about the American Culture.
  8. They have many cars in their house.





1. How many apples do you have?
2. How much sugar do you need?
3. You have too many works.
4. You have too much grape juice.
5. She have enough textbooks.
6. He have enough soda.
7. They have a few cars.
8. Pablo drink a little Vodka.


MORE INFORMATION
SHORTCUT
THE PARTS OF THE SPEECH
TYPES OF SENTENCES
CONJUNCTIONS
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
NOUNS
ARTICLES
PRONOUNS
QUANTIFIERS




PRONOUNS

A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun.

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Personal pronouns refers to a specific person or thing  to indicate person, number, gender, and case.
EXAMPLES
  1. I will come tomorrow.
  2. You should not forget to homework.
  3. It was yesterday.
Subject pronouns  used when the person or thing is the subject of the sentence or clause.
EXAMPLES
  1. I´m a student
  2. She works as a teacher
  3. He plays videogames
The subjective personal pronouns are "I," "you," "she," "he," "it," "we," "you," "they."

Object pronouns used when the person or thing is the object of the sentence or clause.
EXAMPLES
  1. Give the list to me.
  2. I'm not sure that my mom will talk to you.
  3. She was surprised to see his boyfriend with other girl.
The objective personal pronouns are: "me," "you," "her," "him," "it," "us," "you," and "them."

Indefinitive pronouns is a pronoun referring to an identifiable but not specified person or thing.

EXAMPLES
  1. Make sure you give everyone a copy of the grammar book
  2. Give a exam to each.
  3. They looked everywhere for extra copies of the homework, they found none.
The most common indefinite pronouns are "all," "another," "any," "anybody," "anyone," "anything," "each," "everybody," "everyone," "everything," "few," "many," "nobody," "none," "one," "several," "some," "somebody," and "someone."


ARTICLES

An article  is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun.

Definite article = Something specific. "The"
Indefinite article = Something general. " a"/ "an"


USE:
you use "a" ( b, c, d, f, g , etc.) with consonant and "an" with vowel ( a, e, i, o, u).




NOTE:
All the nouns need an article. If the sound is "y" you use "a"


DEFINITE ARTICLE


1. The Moon is beautiful.
2. She likes the Sun.
3. He goes to the Technological University.
4. The pop music is fantastic.
5. The Alps are awesome.
6. I went to the beach.
7. They will go to the museum.
8. My mom goes to the Eiffel Tower
INDEFINITE ARTICLE


1. There is an English textbook.
2. He wears a red tie.
3. You should use a pencil in the exam.
4. She eats an apple.
5. He use a dictionary in the test.
6. My mom drinks an orange juice.
7. I use a cellphone.
8. My dad drinks a cup of caffee.









MORE INFORMATION
SHORTCUT
THE PARTS OF THE SPEECH
TYPES OF SENTENCES
CONJUNCTIONS
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
NOUNS
ARTICLES
PRONOUNS
QUANTIFIERS

NOUNS

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.


Types of NOUNS
  • Common Nouns
  •       Is a noun referring to a person, place, or thing in a general sense.  
    1. I want to eat a sandwich
    2. She wants to be a doctor
    3. My jeans are blue
  • Countable Nouns
  •       Is a noun with both a singular and a plural form, and it names anything  that you can count.  
    1. I want an apple.
    2. I've got some dollars.
    3. I haven't got many pictures.
  • Uncountable Nouns
  •      Is a noun which does not have a plural form, and which refers to something that you could not usually count. 
    1. I love the music.
    2. I don´t have money.
    3. You will have happines in your life.
  • Collective Nouns
  •      Is a noun naming a group of things, animals, or persons. 
    1. The mayority want that you go to the reunion.
    2. The company is in our University.
    3. The English deparment is in from of the Gabriela Mistral building.
  • Proper Nouns
  •     You always write a proper noun with a capital letter, since the noun represents the name of a specific person, place, or thing. 
    1. Mister Armando Garcia is from Cuba.
    2. My name is Delmy Ayala.
    3. Zac Efron is an excellent actor.
  • Concrete Nouns
  •     Is a noun which names anything  that you can perceive through your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell. 
    1. The students are from San Vicente.
    2. My computer is not working well.
    3. My dog is noisy.
  • Abstract  Nouns                                                                                                                                        Is a noun which names anything which you can not perceive through your five physical senses, and is the opposite of a concrete noun.
  1. She is intelligent.
  2. My mother is loyalty.
  3. He love his girlfriend.

MORE INFORMATION
SHORTCUT
THE PARTS OF THE SPEECH
TYPES OF SENTENCES
CONJUNCTIONS
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
NOUNS
ARTICLES
PRONOUNS
QUANTIFIERS