Mastering English Grammar: Should, Why, Doesn’t, and More

Should / Shouldn’t

Should and shouldn’t are used to give advice or express obligation.

  • You should go out more often.
  • You should think before you do it.
  • You shouldn’t invest in gold.
  • You should be more attentive.
  • We should go out to get some air.
  • You shouldn’t catch that train.
  • You should read the Bible.
  • The dog should wait in the street.
  • The kids should wear their jackets; it’s cold.
  • Smoking is unhealthy; we should stop doing it.
  • The vase is going to fall; they shouldn’t move the furniture.
  • If you
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Brave New World: Chapters 5 & 6 – Questions and Answers

He shouts at the lower-caste workers.

7. Helmholtz Watson is an Alpha-Plus. He is a lecturer on writing at the College of Emotional Engineering. He also writes various propaganda slogans and rhymes.

8. Watson asks Bernard if he ever feels that there is some sort of power inside him wanting to come out—something important to say.

9. Watson says that words are like x-rays and can pierce anything. However, he doesn’t feel he’s writing the words that can be x-rays.

10. Watson feels sorry for Bernard.

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Verb Conjugation, Adverbs, Prepositions, and More

Verb Conjugation, Adverbs, Prepositions and More

The Verb

Verb characteristics:

  • Person: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
  • Number: Singular or plural.
  • Tense: Past, present, or future.
  • Mood: Indicative (factual, realistic), subjunctive (hypothetical or subjective), imperative (command).
  • Aspect: Reports whether the verbal action is completed (perfective) or unfinished (imperfective). Example: When I arrived (perfective), she was sleeping (imperfective).
  • Voice: Expresses the relationship between the verb and the subject. It
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Environmental Impacts and Sustainable Practices

Vocabulary: Environmental Impacts

Key Terms:

  • E-waste (desperdício eletrônico)
  • Global warming (aquecimento global)
  • Hybrid car (carro híbrido)
  • Nuclear energy (energia nuclear)
  • Organic food (alimentos orgânicos)
  • Plastic bags (sacos de plástico)
  • Pollution (poluição)
  • Recycling bin (lixeira reciclável)
  • Solar energy (energia solar)
  • Wind farm (parque eólico)

Grammar: Quantifiers

Quantifiers with Count Nouns

Examples:

  • We need more wind farms.
  • There aren’t enough recycling bins.
  • There are too many bottles in landfills.
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English Exercises: Verb Tenses and Holiday Traditions

English Exercises: Verb Tenses

Present Simple and Continuous, Past Simple, Present Perfect

I.

  1. C
  2. B
  3. B
  4. C
  5. C

II.

  1. T
  2. F
  3. F
  4. T
  5. F

III.

  1. C – have been
  2. B – went
  3. A – visited
  4. A – have eaten
  5. B – haven’t watched

VI.

  1. B
  2. C
  3. C
  4. A
  5. B

IV.

  1. Is taking
  2. Are we having
  3. Has
  4. Am not solving
  5. Comes
  6. Begins
  7. Do you wake up
  8. Are you doing
  9. Don’t work / Am working
  10. Isn’t sleeping / Is studying

VII.

  1. A
  2. C
  3. C
  4. B
  5. B
  6. A
  7. B

XII.

  1. Khao
  2. Phra
  3. Chao
  4. Suk
  5. Yao
  6. Wat

XIII.

  1. F
  2. F
  3. T
  4. F
  5. T
  6. F

IX.

  • Been – Played
  • Forgotten – Met
  • Took – Done
  • Went – Driven
  • Drunk – Brought
  • Run – Stolen
  • Bought – Read
  • Know – Spent
  • Hit – Learned

X.

  1. Should
  2. Should / Should
  3. Should
  4. Shouldn’
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Travel Conversations and Mishaps

Preparation for a Trip to Puerto Rico

Alicia: Are you ready for your trip to Puerto Rico?

Rita: Yeah, kind of. But I still have a lot to do! I need to go shopping to get a new suitcase, and I still have to go online to find a cheap flight.

Alicia: Is it easy to find bargains on the internet?

Rita: Well, it’s not too hard. You just have to do some research.

Alicia: So, where are you going exactly?

Rita: Well, first I’m going to San Juan to see my relatives, and then we’re all going someplace to go snorkeling.

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