... + V-ing
choice of
excuse for
intention of
method for
possibility of
reason for
(method of)
There is no reason for leaving this early.
George has no excuse for
droping out of school. ... house for 20 years. (He still lives there.)
= John has lived
in that house since 1984. (Giả sử hiện nay là 2004)
3.1.3.1 Cách dùng SIN CE và FOR:
FOR + khoảng thời gian: for three days, for ... phải làm gì
I forgot to pickup my child after school = Tôi quên không đón con.
3b) Forget doing smt: (quên là đã làm gì). Đặc biệt nó thường được dùng với mẫu câu S + will never forget
+ V-ing:...
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not create deformed humans in these experi-
ments.
4. No clones will have unique identities therefore no
clones will be individuals.
5. If we wait for perfect ... courage
comes in many forms. (20) Matt never ice
skated again, Nan kept him as her hero, our
family regained it’s faith.
Check the end of the chapter for a suggested
revision.
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8. You buy flowers every day.
9. ... of that language.
English is certainly no exception.
The rules of grammarfor a language learner are like the rules of the road for a driver. In order
to be able to drive properly and maneuver ... 9
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... can have cereal for breakfast./The boys want to have cereal for breakfast.
5. My sister can be home by 6:00 P.M./My sister wants to be home by 6:00 P.M.
6. They can travel to California./They want ... travel to California./They want to travel to California.
7. Mr. Gutierrez can carry the groceries for her./Mr. Gutierrez wants to carry the groceries for her.
1. You stay in bed all day. 6. Ramon ... here today.
2. I wish we were having a big party for Grandmother.
3. I wish he had enough money to buy a condo.
4. I wish my friends had come for a visit.
5. I wish Darnell didn’t need an operation.
6....
... this
difference:
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Numbers
Numbers are generally used for specifying amounts and in mathe-
matics: ... drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgot, forgotten
get got got, gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
have, has ... brother.
4. Mom is laying down for a while.
5. Kris is prettier then Hilda.
6. Who did you send the letter to?
exercise 25-2
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... two forms. One form begins
with no- (except for never and neither), and the other consists of not
followed by another word. When these words are not negative, they
have a special positive form ... it.
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none not any some
no one not anyone (or ... Perfect: English Grammarfor ESL Learners
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14. Laura plays the violin well.
15. That book is boring.
Rewrite the words as a sentence. Form the adjective...
... millennium.
G. There are special rules for abbreviations for time. B.C. and A.D. are always capitalized. B.C. is
used for eras or years that occurred before Christ. A.D. is used for eras or years that occurred ... superlative adverbs that are formed with more and most require the adverbial
ending -ly:
more willingly
most capably
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06 (099-132B) Units ... his/her/their wife in Paris.
exercise 17-3
exercise 17-2
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Capitalization
You are already...
... delight to teach. Unfortunately, many of them are ill-prepared for col-
lege. They are not ready for the onslaught of work and do not know how to write.
Many have not been taught grammar, usage, ... indirect object tells to or for whom something is done. You can tell a word is an indi-
rect object if you can insert to or for before it without changing the meaning. For example:
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7. Interrogative pronouns...
... tieáng coù nghóa phủ định : unless (trừ phi), but for (nếu khoâng)
- He won’t come unless you call him.
(= He won’t come if you don’t call him.)
- But for the storm, he would have arrived much earlier.
2
... brackets into the appropriate form.
1/ We wanted to go out yesterday but the weather was terrible. If it (be) … had
been … a nice day, we (go) … would have gone … for a picnic.
2/ Why don’t you ... home.
9/ If she (get) _______ that job she’s applied for, she (be) _______ delighted.
And I think she’s got a good chance of getting it.
10/ Fortunately the explosion took place at night when...