SO - EITHER - TOO - NEITHER

EXERCISES:

1. Mary saw that movie. Her sister saw it ________________.

a)      too

b)      either

c)       neither

2. I don't like ________________ one of those options.

a)      neither

b)      either

c)       too

3. He didn't say anything, and ________________ did I.

d)      either

e)      too

f)       neither

4. He didn't say anything, and I didn't ________________.

a)      neither

b)      either

c)       too

5. ________________ Bob nor his sister is going to the conference.

d)      Neither

e)      Either

f)       Too

6. Pass me ________________ one of those pens.

a)      neither

b)      either

c)       too

7. Her father likes to travel, and she does ________________.

d)      either

e)      neither

f)       too

8. You don't like fish? I don't (like fish) ________________.

a)      neither

b)      either

c)       too

9. PERSON 1: Which one do you like? PERSON 2: I don't like ________________ (one).

a)      either

b)      neither

c)       too

10. PERSON 1: I hate broccoli! PERSON 2: I hate broccoli ________________.

a)      either

b)      too

c)       neither

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

EXERCISES:

MAY / MIGHT / COULD

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LETTER ASKING FOR AN ADVICE

Dear friend:

Hi Arturo, I miss you. I write you this letter because I feel too sad, these days I was happening for lot of problems, especially in my relationship. I’m worried because we argue daily and  sometimes It makes me feel terrible, I don’t know what to do, I’d would like to break this but It’s too difficult, I love him and I can’t stand this situation. I know that you disagree about us but I feel that this feeling is real. What should I do?

I look forward to hearing from you,

Hugs,

Ronny Barreto

SHOULD - HAD BETTER

Should

Has a variety of meanings and uses, but the basic meaning that I want you to know for today’s lesson is I think it’s a good idea. We use should this way when we want to give a suggestion. The grammar is should + base verb:

• For awesome shopping, you should check out SOHO. I think shopping in SOHO is a good idea.
• When you come to NYC, you should go to Central Park.
• You should go to Lombardi’s if you want to eat amazing pizza.

Had better 

Basically is used in English to give a warning. It means that if you don’t follow the warning given with had better, something bad will happen. The grammar is had better + base verb:

• You had better not smoke there, because smoking is illegal in NYC parks. If you smoke, the police will give you a ticket.
• It’s a cold day, so you had better dry your hair before going outside. If you don’t, you’ll catch a cold.
• Bob’s doctor told him that he had better stop smoking.

Be careful! Some students use the infinitive after had better, but this is not correct:

• You had better to finish your homework on time.

EXERCISES:

INFINITIVE / BARE INFINITIVE

What is the infinitive?

The infinitive of a verb is its basic form with or without the particle to:

Examples:

'do' or 'to do' / 'be' or 'to be'

The infinitive without to is called bare infinitive ('do', 'be')

The infinitive with to is called full infinitive ('to do', 'to be')

The bare infinitive

The bare infinitive is used as the main verb after the dummy auxiliary verb do, or most modal auxiliary verbs (such as will, can, or should..)

Examples:

I do know him

I do like you.

I can do it .

Several common verbs of perception, including see, watch, hear, feel, and sense take a direct object and a bare infinitive.

Examples:

I saw it happen

I watched it happen

The bare infinitive is also used with several common verbs of permission or causation, including make, bid, let, and have.

Example:

I made/bade/let/had him do it.

(However, make takes a to-infinitive in the passive voice.

I was made to do it.

The bare infinitive is also used after had better.

Example:

You had better leave now

The verb help is followed by the bare infinitive.

Example:

He helped them do it. ("He helped them to do" it is also possible)

With the word why.

Example:

Why say it?

The full infinitive

The full infinitive is used as follows:

The full infinitive can function as a noun phrase. In this case it is used as follows.

as a subject.

Examples:

To err is human, to forgive is divine.

as an object.

Examples:

I intended to marry her.

He wanted to know the whole truth.

It can also be used like an adjective or adverb.

Examples:

This is the game to watch. (to watch functions as an adjective, modifying the noun game)

This is the problem to think about. (to think about functions as an adjective modifying the noun 'the problem')

He went to his friend's house to study. (to study functions as an adverb answering the question why he went to his friend's house)

He is ready to go. (to go functions as an adverb, modifying the adjective 'ready'.)

It is used to mean "in order to" to express purpose

Examples:

You need to exercise regularly to lose weight. (...in order to lose weight)

He works hard to earn a lot of money. (...in order to earn a lot of money)

EXERCISES:

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Definition:

Relative pronouns and relative adverbs introduce relative clauses.

'Who' - 'whose' - 'whom' - 'that' and 'which' - are relative pronouns.

There is often confusion about the use of who, whose, whom, that, which or where.

1.       We use who when referring to people or when we want to know the person.

Examples:

The person who answered the phone was very helpful.

Who ate all the chocolates?

2.       We use which to refer to a thing or an idea, and to ask about choices.

Examples:

My car, which is 20 years old, isn't worth much.

Which size would you like, small, medium or large?

3.       We use that for both a person and a thing/idea. It should be noted, however, that who is preferred when referring to a particular person. When that is used it usually refers to classes or types of people.

Examples:

This is the style that I want to use.

The car that belongs to the company is the red one over there.

He is the kind of person that/who can be trusted.

I want to speak to the person who (not that) called me this morning.

The person who (not that) borrowed the dictionary should return it as soon as possible.

4.       Whose refers to ownership.

Examples:

Whose dictionary is this?

There's the girl whose car was stolen.

5.       Whom: When who is the object of a verb, whom can be used instead, but it is formal and rather old-fashioned. In modern speech, we use who, or we leave out the pronoun.

Examples:

To whom did you wish to speak? (formal)

Who would you like to speak to? (modern speech)

You are referring to a person who no longer works here.

The person to whom you are referring no longer works here.

The person (who) you are referring to no longer works here.

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