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
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
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
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.
English Exercises: Verb Tenses and Holiday Traditions
English Exercises: Verb Tenses
Present Simple and Continuous, Past Simple, Present Perfect
I.
- C
- B
- B
- C
- C
II.
- T
- F
- F
- T
- F
III.
- C – have been
- B – went
- A – visited
- A – have eaten
- B – haven’t watched
VI.
- B
- C
- C
- A
- B
IV.
- Is taking
- Are we having
- Has
- Am not solving
- Comes
- Begins
- Do you wake up
- Are you doing
- Don’t work / Am working
- Isn’t sleeping / Is studying
VII.
- A
- C
- C
- B
- B
- A
- B
XII.
- Khao
- Phra
- Chao
- Suk
- Yao
- Wat
XIII.
- F
- F
- T
- F
- T
- F
IX.
- Been – Played
- Forgotten – Met
- Took – Done
- Went – Driven
- Drunk – Brought
- Run – Stolen
- Bought – Read
- Know – Spent
- Hit – Learned
X.
- Should
- Should / Should
- Should
- Shouldn’
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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