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plural (for one thing that has two parts) inizia ad imparare
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plural (for one thing that has two parts) with plural verbs (are) - trousers, jeans, tights, shorts, pants - pyjamas - glasses, binoculars, scissors eg. Those are nice jeans. or That's a nice pair of jeans.
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nouns with -ics, but are not usually plural inizia ad imparare
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nouns with -ics, but are not usually plural - athletics - economics - gymnastics - math, physics - politics - news
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some nouns ending in -s can be singular or plural inizia ad imparare
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some nouns ending in -s can be singular or plural - a means of transport / many means of transport. a television series / two television series. a species of bird / 200 species of bird
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some singular nouns used with plural verbs inizia ad imparare
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some singular nouns used with plural verbs - police - audience, committee, company, family, firm, government, staff, team
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money, time, distance + verb? inizia ad imparare
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money, time, distance - with singular verb - Twenty thousand pounds was stolen in the robbery. - Three years is a long time to be without a job. - Six miles is a long way to walk every day.
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verb without the reflexive pronouns inizia ad imparare
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feel, meet, relax, concentrate and (wash, shave, dress etc.) I feel nervous. I can't relax. You must try and concentrate. What time shall we meet?
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the reflexive pronouns - usage inizia ad imparare
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myself, yourself, himself/herself/itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves # when subject and object are the same. Steve introduced herself. ## to emphasize subject (often that sb do sth by oneself) - I repaired it myself. - The film itself wasn't very good, but I loved the music. - Liz herself doesn't think she'll get the job.
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# on {my, your, his, her, its, our, their} own ## by {myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves} I like living on my own. I like living by myself. David was sitting on his own in the cafe. David was sitting by himself in the cafe. Learner drivers are not allowed to drive on their own. Learner drivers are not allowed to drive by themselves.
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to say that sth is only mine/yours, not shared or borrowed inizia ad imparare
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(my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their) + own - MY own house - YOUR own car - HER own room
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used in place of a subject, and followed by the verb be and some other verbs to indicate that something exists also used in place of a name to address or greet a person eg. Hello, there. There are still some funds available for research. There are two big windows in this classroom. There appears to be something wrong.
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# in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now. We lived there {= in some place just mentioned or otherwise understood} for about a year. ## into or to that place; We went there last year.
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there (will, must, might, used to) be BUT!!! with specific things we use IT!!! There used to be a cinema in King Street, but it closed a few years ago. That building is now a supermarket. It used to be a cinema. Will there be many people at the party? Is there a flight to Paris this evening? There might be - I'll phone the airport. There wouldn't be so many accidents if...
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