Mastering English Grammar: Clauses, Nouns, and Verb Forms

1. Relative Clauses & Pronouns

Defining (essential information):

The book that you gave me is very interesting.

She’s the teacher who helped me pass the test.

Non-defining (extra information):

My brother, who lives in London, is visiting next week.

Paris, which is the capital of France, is beautiful.

2. Open Cloze (Fill in the blanks)

Example sentence:

I don’t know ___ to go to the party or not. (whether)

She is better ___ math than me. (at)

3. General Nouns

  • Abstract nouns: love, happiness, freedom
  • Concrete
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English Writing Essentials: Essays, Articles, Emails, Reviews

Essay

Introduction

  • Nowadays, there is an ongoing debate about [topic]… There are advantages and disadvantages.
  • However, some people believe that…
  • Every person is entitled to their own opinion.
  • As far as I am concerned, I do not have real knowledge about this topic, but I believe…

First Paragraph

  • Firstly, …
  • I am fairly sure that you will all agree with me if I say the problem is evident.
  • Connectors: However, Moreover, Therefore, Furthermore, Besides, In addition
  • First Conditional: If + Subject + Present
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English Vocabulary and Grammar: Suffixes, Verbs, Questions

English Vocabulary and Grammar

Vocabulary: Suffixes -ful and -less

  • Useful: útil
  • Useless: sem utilidade
  • Powerful: poderoso
  • Powerless: impotente
  • Fearful: amedrontado
  • Fearless: destemido
  • Harmful: prejudicial
  • Harmless: inofensivo
  • Careful: cuidadoso
  • Careless: descuidado
  • Meaningful: significativo
  • Meaningless: sem significado
  • Thoughtful: pensativo
  • Thoughtless: impensado
  • Hopeful: esperançoso
  • Hopeless: sem esperança

Vocabulary: Mysterious Events

  • Abduction: rapto
  • Disappearance: desaparecimento
  • Discovery: descoberta
  • Escape:
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Characters and Settings in a Chilean Novel

Characters and Settings

Santiago, born in Chile in 1924, came from a family of doctors and lawyers. He interrupted his studies to work for a year as a pastor in Magellan and then returned to finish his studies at the University of Chile and Princeton. He was a professor of English literature at the Catholic University of Chile, editor of the journal Ercilla for four years, and for two years a teacher at the Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa. He has twice received a Guggenheim Fellowship

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Exam Solutions: English Exercises and Opinions

June 2015 A

1.

a) 2nd, 5th line: we – suggesting…you

b) 3rd, 3rd line: much – secure.

2.

a) f. wearable – phenomenon

b) f. 2nd, 3rd line: many – life.

c) t. 4th: this new – glasses.

3.

a) sport: locate. b) safe: secure.

c) shadow: eclipse. d) control: monitor

4.

b/c/b

In my opinion, portable technology has been very useful, since it has allowed us to communicate with people who live far away from us or inform us about anything without having to be connected to a plug.

In the future, I think that portable

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Insights on Names, Diamonds, Sales, and More

What’s in a Name?

In Britain, if parents don’t get permission for their first naming option for their child, they have to choose another. Some rules to consider when naming a child:

  • Taboo words are not allowed.
  • Names must be chosen from an official list.
  • Names must not contain certain characters.

Keywords: fashion, chose, equally, such as

Diamonds

Diamonds, optically unique, are found in mines. The process involves extreme heat and pressure applied to carbon, transforming it into a diamond crystal. The

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