🔘📌Agree with/about/that/on/to
🔗1. Agree with
■We agree with a person, an opinion or a policy. To agree with something is to think that it is the right thing to do. To agree with somebody is to think that they are doing or saying the right thing.
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◇I agree with you.
◇I entirely agree with your opinion that smoking must be banned.
◇I could not agree with those nasty remarks she made about the unemployed.
◇I do not agree with their aggressive sales policy.
■You can use an -ing form after agree with.
◇As a concerned parent, I agree with increasingthe legal drinking age. (NOT I agree increasing the legal drinking age.)
◇I agree with providing free education to the poor.
🔗2. Agree about
■We agree about a subject of discussion.
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◇We agree about most things.
◇They were quarreling the whole time they were together because they could not agree about anything.
🔗3. Agree can be followed by a that-clause.
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◇We all agree that poverty must be eradicated.
◇They agreed that the money should be equally divided among the four brothers.
🔗4. Agree on
■We agree on a matter for decision.
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◇The ministers all agree on the need for building better infrastructure in the city.
◇They could not agree on a date.
🔗5. Agree to
■To agree to do something is to express your willingness to do it.
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◇The police inspector agreed to look into the matter.
◇He agreed to feed the dogs.
In the end I agreed to clean the room.
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🔗1. Agree with
■We agree with a person, an opinion or a policy. To agree with something is to think that it is the right thing to do. To agree with somebody is to think that they are doing or saying the right thing.
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Examples ◇I agree with you.
◇I entirely agree with your opinion that smoking must be banned.
◇I could not agree with those nasty remarks she made about the unemployed.
◇I do not agree with their aggressive sales policy.
■You can use an -ing form after agree with.
◇As a concerned parent, I agree with increasingthe legal drinking age. (NOT I agree increasing the legal drinking age.)
◇I agree with providing free education to the poor.
🔗2. Agree about
■We agree about a subject of discussion.
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Examples ◇We agree about most things.
◇They were quarreling the whole time they were together because they could not agree about anything.
🔗3. Agree can be followed by a that-clause.
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Examples ◇We all agree that poverty must be eradicated.
◇They agreed that the money should be equally divided among the four brothers.
🔗4. Agree on
■We agree on a matter for decision.
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Examples ◇The ministers all agree on the need for building better infrastructure in the city.
◇They could not agree on a date.
🔗5. Agree to
■To agree to do something is to express your willingness to do it.
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Examples ◇The police inspector agreed to look into the matter.
◇He agreed to feed the dogs.
In the end I agreed to clean the room.
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🔘All📌
🔗1. All refers to three or more items. It is used mostly before plural and uncountable nouns.
◇All children need love.
◇I love all music.
◇All the invitees turned up.
■When all is followed by a plural noun, the verb is normally plural. After an uncountable noun, we use a singular verb.
◇All cheese contains fat.
◇All the lights were out.
■All + noun is not normally used as the subject of a negative verb. We more often use the structure not all + noun + affirmative verb.
◇Not all birds can sing. (NOT All birds cannot sing.)
🔗2. All and All of
■Before a noun with no determiner (possessives, articles and demonstratives) we use all.
◇All children need love.
◇All cheese contains fat.
◇All lights were out.
■Before a noun with a determiner (the, my, this etc.), all and all of are both possible.
◇All the lights were out.
◇All of the lights were out.
◇I have invited all my friends to my birthday party.
◇I have invited all of my friends to my birthday party.
■Before a personal pronoun (us, them etc.) we useall of + object form.
◇All of us love music. (NOT All us love music)
◇I have invited all of them. (NOT I have invited all them.)
🔗3. All with nouns and pronouns
■All can modify nouns and pronouns. We normally place it before the noun/pronoun.
◇I have invited all (of) my friends.
◇All of us love music.
◇I love all of you.
◇All of us are going to the movies.
■We can put all after pronouns used as objects.
◇I love you all. (= I love all of you.)
◇Give my love to them all. (= Give my love to all of them.)
◇I have made you all something to eat. (= I have made all of you something to eat.)
○Note that all cannot be put after pronouns used as subject complements.
◇Is that all of them? (NOT Is that them all?)
🔗4. All with verbs
■When all refers to the subject of a clause, it can go with the verb.
When the verb consists of just one word, and that word is not a form of be (is, am, are, was, were), all is placed before the verb.
◇They all came. (All + other verb)
◇We all love music. (All + other verb)
■When the verb is a form of be, all is placed after it.
◇You are all welcome. (be + all)
◇We were all invited. (be + all)
■When there are two auxiliary verbs, all goes after the first.
◇They have all gone home. (Auxiliary verb + all + other verb)
◇They have all been told. (Auxiliary verb + all + auxiliary verb + other verb)
○Note that these meanings can also be expressed by using all (of) + noun/pronoun.
♧All of them came.
♧All of us love music.
♧All of you are welcome.
♧All of us have been invited.
♧All of them have gone home.
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🔗1. All refers to three or more items. It is used mostly before plural and uncountable nouns.
◇All children need love.
◇I love all music.
◇All the invitees turned up.
■When all is followed by a plural noun, the verb is normally plural. After an uncountable noun, we use a singular verb.
◇All cheese contains fat.
◇All the lights were out.
■All + noun is not normally used as the subject of a negative verb. We more often use the structure not all + noun + affirmative verb.
◇Not all birds can sing. (NOT All birds cannot sing.)
🔗2. All and All of
■Before a noun with no determiner (possessives, articles and demonstratives) we use all.
◇All children need love.
◇All cheese contains fat.
◇All lights were out.
■Before a noun with a determiner (the, my, this etc.), all and all of are both possible.
◇All the lights were out.
◇All of the lights were out.
◇I have invited all my friends to my birthday party.
◇I have invited all of my friends to my birthday party.
■Before a personal pronoun (us, them etc.) we useall of + object form.
◇All of us love music. (NOT All us love music)
◇I have invited all of them. (NOT I have invited all them.)
🔗3. All with nouns and pronouns
■All can modify nouns and pronouns. We normally place it before the noun/pronoun.
◇I have invited all (of) my friends.
◇All of us love music.
◇I love all of you.
◇All of us are going to the movies.
■We can put all after pronouns used as objects.
◇I love you all. (= I love all of you.)
◇Give my love to them all. (= Give my love to all of them.)
◇I have made you all something to eat. (= I have made all of you something to eat.)
○Note that all cannot be put after pronouns used as subject complements.
◇Is that all of them? (NOT Is that them all?)
🔗4. All with verbs
■When all refers to the subject of a clause, it can go with the verb.
When the verb consists of just one word, and that word is not a form of be (is, am, are, was, were), all is placed before the verb.
◇They all came. (All + other verb)
◇We all love music. (All + other verb)
■When the verb is a form of be, all is placed after it.
◇You are all welcome. (be + all)
◇We were all invited. (be + all)
■When there are two auxiliary verbs, all goes after the first.
◇They have all gone home. (Auxiliary verb + all + other verb)
◇They have all been told. (Auxiliary verb + all + auxiliary verb + other verb)
○Note that these meanings can also be expressed by using all (of) + noun/pronoun.
♧All of them came.
♧All of us love music.
♧All of you are welcome.
♧All of us have been invited.
♧All of them have gone home.
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🔘Already, just and yet📌
🔗1. Already is used to talk about something that has happened sooner than expected. It shows surprise.
Just means exactly or very recently.
◇It is just one o’clock. (= It is exactly one o’clock.)
◇She has just arrived. (= Very recently)
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🔗1. Already is used to talk about something that has happened sooner than expected. It shows surprise.
Just means exactly or very recently.
◇It is just one o’clock. (= It is exactly one o’clock.)
◇She has just arrived. (= Very recently)
♡Compare:
◇She has already left. (= She has left but we weren’t expecting that she would leave so soon.)
◇She has just left. (= She left a moment ago.)
■Just can also mean only.
◇I just want a glass of water.
◇I just asked.
○Just is not used in questions or negative sentences.
🔗 2. Position of just, yet and already
■Already usually goes with the verb. If there is no auxiliary verb, already goes before the verb. If there is an auxiliary verb, it goes after the auxiliary verb.
◇She already arrived. (NOT She arrived already.)
◇She has already arrived. (NOT She already has arrived.)
◇I have already finished.
◇Have you already finished?
○Yet usually goes at the end of a clause. It can also go immediately after not.
◇Don’t eat those mangoes - they are not ripe yet.OR Don’t eat those mangoes - they are not yet ripe.
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🔘All and whole📌
🔗1. All and whole have similar meanings. They can both be used with singular nouns to mean complete.
■The word order is different.
◇He lived all his life in Africa. OR He lived all of his life in Africa. (Word order: all (of) + determiner + noun)
◇He lived his whole life in Africa. (Word order: determiner + whole + noun)
◇I spent the whole day in bed.
◇I spent all (of) the day in bed.
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🔗1. All and whole have similar meanings. They can both be used with singular nouns to mean complete.
■The word order is different.
◇He lived all his life in Africa. OR He lived all of his life in Africa. (Word order: all (of) + determiner + noun)
◇He lived his whole life in Africa. (Word order: determiner + whole + noun)
◇I spent the whole day in bed.
◇I spent all (of) the day in bed.
🔗2. Differences between all and wholeTap
■We do not normally use all before indefinite articles (a/an).
◇You have eaten a whole loaf. (NOT You have eaten all a loaf.)
◇I learned a whole lesson in ten minutes. (NOT I learned all a lesson in two minutes.)
◇She wrote a whole novel in two weeks.
○We do not usually use whole with uncountable nouns.
◇The cat has drunk all the milk. (More natural than The cat has drunk the whole milk.)
🔗3. Whole and whole of
■Before proper nouns and pronouns, we use the whole of.
◇The whole of Paris was talking about her affairs. (NOT Whole Paris was talking about her affairs.)
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Compare:
◇Plenty of shops open on Sunday mornings. (NOT Plenty shops ---)
◇Many shops open on Sunday mornings. (NOT Many of shops ---)
◇There is not a lot of rice left. (NOT There is not a lot rice left.)
◇There is not much rice left. (NOT There is not much of rice left.)
🔗2. A lot of and lots of
□These are rather informal. There is not much difference between a lot of and lots of. They are both used mainly before singular uncountable and plural nouns, and before pronouns. When a lot of/lots of is used before a plural subject, the verb is plural.
◇A lot of my friends live abroad.
◇Lots of time is needed to learn a language.
🔗3. Plenty of
□Plenty of means enough and more. It is used before singular uncountable and plural nouns.
◇There is plenty of time.
◇Plenty of shops accept credit cards.
🔗4. A large amount of, a great deal of and a large number of
□These expressions are rather formal. A large amount of and a great deal of are generally used before uncountable nouns.
◇She has spent a great deal of time in Europe.
○A large number of is used before plural nouns. The following verb is plural.
◇A large number of issues still need to be addressed.
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◇Mary writes excellent short stories. She also likes to paint.
◇Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world. He is also a great philanthropist.
◇My brother is a good singer. He is also a great actor.
◇Coffee is a very popular beverage. It is also rich in antioxidants.
□Also can also be used for showing that what you have just said about someone or something is true about another person or thing.
◇John now works at the State Bank of India, where his father also worked for thirty years.
🔗2. Not only --- but also
○This is a relatively formal structure. When you use this structure don’t forget to put not only and but also before the words or expressions that they modify. Also make sure that the structure is parallel.
◇He was not only a great singer but also an accomplished pianist.
◇I was not only upset but also angry.
◇He not only misbehaved with the servants but also broke the windows and furniture.
🔗3. Not only can be moved to the beginning of the sentence for emphasis. It is then followed by auxiliary verb + subject. If there is no auxiliary verb, we use do / does / did.
◇Not only did he misbehave with the servants, but he also broke the windows and furniture. (NOT Not only he misbehaved with --)
○But can be left out in this case and then we separate the two clauses with a semi-colon.
◇Not only did he misbehave with the servants; he also broke the windows and furniture.
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The word also is used for adding another idea to something you have already said.
◇He got his article published. He also won an award.
◇She is a doctor. Her husband is also a doctor.
◇When they withdraw their forces, we shall also withdraw ours.
◇Janaki is a keen photographer.
She also likes to paint.
◇Some tablet computers can also be used to make phone calls.
◇Meera is hard-working. She is also quite ambitious.
◇I want to buy a pair of trousers. I also want to buy a shirt.
◇Supriya is quite good at painting. Her sister is also an accomplished artist.
◇When also refers to the whole clause, it goes at the beginning.
◇I am not about to buy this house. It is small. Also, it needs a lot of repairs.
■Also, as well and too have similar meanings. But they go in different positions in clauses.
As well and too usually go at the end of a clause.
◇She not only sings; she also plays the piano.---------------------------
◇She not only sings; she plays the piano as well.
◇She not only sings; she plays the piano too.
●We do not normally use also in short answers and imperatives. Instead we use as well and too.
◇'I have a headache.' 'I have too.' (BUT NOT I also have.)
●In an informal style we use 'me too', instead of I am too.
◇'I am going home.' 'Me too.' (More natural than 'I am too.')
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Example:Radio detecting and ranging (radar)
Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL)
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba)
Examples: laser, radar, scubaExamples:End of month (e.o.m.)
Cash on delivery (c.o.d.)
Examples:EDP or e.d.p.
EOM or e.o.m.
OD or o.d.
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🔘About📌
🔗1. To indicate movement or position
📝 About indicates movement or position in various directions and places.
We walked about the old city.
The princes went riding about the country.
Children were running about everywhere.
Men were standing about the street corners.
🔗2. To mean 'near to'
📝 About can mean 'near to.'
They are living somewhere about here.
🔗3. To mean approximately
📝 About can mean a little more or less, a little before or after and similar ideas.
She is about 10 year old.
It is about 5 o’ clock.
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🔗1. To indicate movement or position
📝 About indicates movement or position in various directions and places.
We walked about the old city.
The princes went riding about the country.
Children were running about everywhere.
Men were standing about the street corners.
🔗2. To mean 'near to'
📝 About can mean 'near to.'
They are living somewhere about here.
🔗3. To mean approximately
📝 About can mean a little more or less, a little before or after and similar ideas.
She is about 10 year old.
It is about 5 o’ clock.
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🔘Above and over📌
🔗1. Above indicates a position higher than something.
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The birds flew up above the trees.
The sun rose above the horizon.
There is a mirror above the washbasin.
We have rented a room above the shop.
She is above average in intelligence.
Your name comes above mine on the list.
🔗2. Above and Over
Above and over can both mean higher than.
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The helicopter hovered above/over the building.
The water came up above/over our knees.
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🔗1. Above indicates a position higher than something.
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Examples The birds flew up above the trees.
The sun rose above the horizon.
There is a mirror above the washbasin.
We have rented a room above the shop.
She is above average in intelligence.
Your name comes above mine on the list.
🔗2. Above and Over
Above and over can both mean higher than.
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Examples The helicopter hovered above/over the building.
The water came up above/over our knees.
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have different meanings.
To express your willingness to do something, use agree with an infinitive. Accept is not possible in this case.
Examples She agreed to come. (= She expressed her willingness to come.) (NOT She accepted to come.)
They agreed to part ways amicably. (NOT They accepted to part ways amicably.)
My sister has agreed to look after my babies when I am away.
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🔘According to & Across📌
🔗1. According to X means as stated by X or on the authority of X.
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•According to Jane, life is a learning process.
•According to the timetable, the train leaves at 9.30.
•According to scientists, there could be life on other planets.
🔗2. We do not normally give our own opinions with according to.
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In my opinion, Jane Austen is a great writer. (NOT According to me ---)
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🔗1. According to X means as stated by X or on the authority of X.
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Examples •According to Jane, life is a learning process.
•According to the timetable, the train leaves at 9.30.
•According to scientists, there could be life on other planets.
🔗2. We do not normally give our own opinions with according to.
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Example In my opinion, Jane Austen is a great writer. (NOT According to me ---)
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In certain expressions, the adverb dead is used to mean exactly, completely or very.
♦ for example: dead certain, dead slow, dead right, dead drunk etc.
Deadly is an adjective. It means fatal, causing death.
The adverb for this meaning is fatally.
Cyanide is a deadly poison.
She was fatally injured. ( NOT deadly injured)
The adverb fine means well.
♦ ‘How are you?’ ‘I am fine.’
The adverb finely is used to talk about small careful adjustments and similar ideas.
♦ a finely tuned machine
🔗3. Free and Freely
When used after a verb, the adverb free means without payment.
◇Buy two shirts and get one free.
◇Can I eat free in your restaurant?
Freely means without limit or restriction.
◇Speak freely.
🔗4. Hard and Hardly
The adverb hard means heavily, severely or with difficulty.
◇You must work hard.
Hardly means almost not.
◇I have hardly any money left.
🔗5. Late and Lately
The adverb late has a similar meaning to the adjective late.
Lately means a short time ago and recently.
◇We will be late for dinner.
◇It is getting late.
◇I have not read anything lately.
🔗6. Most and Mostly
Most is the superlative of much. It is used to form superlative adjectives and adverbs.
◇Those who have the most money are not always the happiest.
◇What pleased me most was his helping nature.
In a formal style, most can mean very.
◇This is a most (=very) interesting book.
Mostly means chiefly, generally or in most cases.
◇My friends are mostly non-smokers.
🔗7. Real and Really
In informal American English, real is often used before adjectives and adverbs. It means the same as really.
◇That was real nice. (=really nice)
◇She sings real well. (=really well)
🔗8. Sure and Surely
In an informal style, sure is often used to mean certainly. This is common in American English.
‘Can I borrow your bicycle?’ ‘Sure.’
surely used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you:
◇ Surely we can’t just stand back and let this happen?
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🔘📌Agree with/about/that/on/to
🔗1. Agree with
■We agree with a person, an opinion or a policy. To agree with something is to think that it is the right thing to do. To agree with somebody is to think that they are doing or saying the right thing.
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◇I agree with you.
◇I entirely agree with your opinion that smoking must be banned.
◇I could not agree with those nasty remarks she made about the unemployed.
◇I do not agree with their aggressive sales policy.
■You can use an -ing form after agree with.
◇As a concerned parent, I agree with increasing the legal drinking age. (NOT I agree increasing the legal drinking age.)
◇I agree with providing free education to the poor.
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🔗1. Agree with
■We agree with a person, an opinion or a policy. To agree with something is to think that it is the right thing to do. To agree with somebody is to think that they are doing or saying the right thing.
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Examples ◇I agree with you.
◇I entirely agree with your opinion that smoking must be banned.
◇I could not agree with those nasty remarks she made about the unemployed.
◇I do not agree with their aggressive sales policy.
■You can use an -ing form after agree with.
◇As a concerned parent, I agree with increasing the legal drinking age. (NOT I agree increasing the legal drinking age.)
◇I agree with providing free education to the poor.
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◇All children need love.
◇I love all music.
◇All the invitees turned up.
■When all is followed by a plural noun, the verb is normally plural. After an uncountable noun, we use a singular verb.
◇All cheese contains fat.
◇All the lights were out.
■All + noun is not normally used as the subject of a negative verb. We more often use the structure not all + noun + affirmative verb.Tap Expand 🔽 button to read all 👆🏻
◇Not all birds can sing. (NOT All birds cannot sing.)
🔗2. All and All of
■Before a noun with no determiner (possessives, articles and demonstratives) we use all.
◇All children need love.
◇All cheese contains fat.
◇All lights were out.
■Before a noun with a determiner (the, my, this etc.), all and all of are both possible.
◇All the lights were out.
◇All of the lights were out.
◇I have invited all my friends to my birthday party.
◇I have invited all of my friends to my birthday party.
■Before a personal pronoun (us, them etc.) we useall of + object form.
◇All of us love music. (NOT All us love music)
◇I have invited all of them. (NOT I have invited all them.)
🔗3. All with nouns and pronouns
■All can modify nouns and pronouns. We normally place it before the noun/pronoun.
◇I have invited all (of) my friends.
◇All of us love music.
◇I love all of you.
◇All of us are going to the movies.
■We can put all after pronouns used as objects.
◇I love you all. (= I love all of you.)
◇Give my love to them all. (= Give my love to all of them.)
◇I have made you all something to eat. (= I have made all of you something to eat.)
○Note that all cannot be put after pronouns used as subject complements.
◇Is that all of them? (NOT Is that them all?)
🔗4. All with verbs
■When all refers to the subject of a clause, it can go with the verb.
When the verb consists of just one word, and that word is not a form of be (is, am, are, was, were), all is placed before the verb.
◇They all came. (All + other verb)
◇We all love music. (All + other verb)
■When the verb is a form of be, all is placed after it.
◇You are all welcome. (be + all)
◇We were all invited. (be + all)
■When there are two auxiliary verbs, all goes after the first.
◇They have all gone home. (Auxiliary verb + all + other verb)
◇They have all been told. (Auxiliary verb + all + auxiliary verb + other verb)
○Note that these meanings can also be expressed by using all (of) + noun/pronoun.
♧All of them came.
♧All of us love music.
♧All of you are welcome.
♧All of us have been invited.
♧All of them have gone home.
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🔘Already, just and yet📌
🔗 1. Already is used to talk about something that has happened sooner than expected. It shows surprise.
Just means exactly or very recently.
◇It is just one o’clock. (= It is exactly one o’clock.)
◇She has just arrived. (= Very recently)
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🔠 #Eng_USAG #11Usage
Just means exactly or very recently.
◇It is just one o’clock. (= It is exactly one o’clock.)
◇She has just arrived. (= Very recently)
♡Expand to read allCompare:
◇She has already left. (= She has left but we weren’t expecting that she would leave so soon.)
◇She has just left. (= She left a moment ago.)
■Just can also mean only.
◇I just want a glass of water.
◇I just asked.
○Just is not used in questions or negative sentences.🔗 2. Position of just, yet and already
■Already usually goes with the verb. If there is no auxiliary verb, already goes before the verb. If there is an auxiliary verb, it goes after the auxiliary verb.
◇She already arrived. (NOT She arrived already.)
◇She has already arrived. (NOT She already has arrived.)
◇I have already finished.
◇Have you already finished?
○Yet usually goes at the end of a clause. It can also go immediately after not.
◇Don’t eat those mangoes - they are not ripe yet.OR Don’t eat those mangoes - they are not yet ripe.
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🔘All and whole📌
🔗1. All and whole have similar meanings. They can both be used with singular nouns to mean complete.
■The word order is different.
◇He lived all his life in Africa. OR He lived all of his life in Africa. (Word order: all (of) + determiner + noun)
◇He lived his whole life in Africa. (Word order: determiner + whole + noun)
◇I spent the whole day in bed.
◇I spent all (of) the day in bed.
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🔣 #Eng_USAG #12Usage
🔗1. All and whole have similar meanings. They can both be used with singular nouns to mean complete.
■The word order is different.
◇He lived all his life in Africa. OR He lived all of his life in Africa. (Word order: all (of) + determiner + noun)
◇He lived his whole life in Africa. (Word order: determiner + whole + noun)
◇I spent the whole day in bed.
◇I spent all (of) the day in bed.
🔗2. Differences between all and wholeTap
■We do not normally use all before indefinite articles (a/an).
◇You have eaten a whole loaf. (NOT You have eaten all a loaf.)
◇I learned a whole lesson in ten minutes. (NOT I learned all a lesson in two minutes.)
◇She wrote a whole novel in two weeks.
○We do not usually use whole with uncountable nouns.
◇The cat has drunk all the milk. (More natural than The cat has drunk the whole milk.)
🔗3. Whole and whole of
■Before proper nouns and pronouns, we use the whole of.
◇The whole of Paris was talking about her affairs. (NOT Whole Paris was talking about her affairs.)
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Compare:
◇Plenty of shops open on Sunday mornings. (NOT Plenty shops ---)
◇Many shops open on Sunday mornings. (NOT Many of shops ---)
◇There is not a lot of rice left. (NOT There is not a lot rice left.)
◇There is not much rice left. (NOT There is not much of rice left.)
🔗2. A lot of and lots of
□These are rather informal. There is not much difference between a lot of and lots of. They are both used mainly before singular uncountable and plural nouns, and before pronouns. When a lot of/lots of is used before a plural subject, the verb is plural.
◇A lot of my friends live abroad.
◇Lots of time is needed to learn a language.
🔗3. Plenty of
□Plenty of means enough and more. It is used before singular uncountable and plural nouns.
◇There is plenty of time.
◇Plenty of shops accept credit cards.
🔗4. A large amount of, a great deal of and a large number of
□These expressions are rather formal. A large amount of and a great deal of are generally used before uncountable nouns.
◇She has spent a great deal of time in Europe.
○A large number of is used before plural nouns. The following verb is plural.
◇A large number of issues still need to be addressed.
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◇Mary writes excellent short stories. She also likes to paint.
◇Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world. He is also a great philanthropist.
◇My brother is a good singer. He is also a great actor.
◇Coffee is a very popular beverage. It is also rich in antioxidants.
□Also can also be used for showing that what you have just said about someone or something is true about another person or thing.
◇John now works at the State Bank of India, where his father also worked for thirty years.
🔗2. Not only --- but also
○This is a relatively formal structure. When you use this structure don’t forget to put not only and but also before the words or expressions that they modify. Also make sure that the structure is parallel.
◇He was not only a great singer but also an accomplished pianist.
◇I was not only upset but also angry.
◇He not only misbehaved with the servants but also broke the windows and furniture.
🔗3. Not only can be moved to the beginning of the sentence for emphasis. It is then followed by auxiliary verb + subject. If there is no auxiliary verb, we use do / does / did.
◇Not only did he misbehave with the servants, but he also broke the windows and furniture. (NOT Not only he misbehaved with --)
○But can be left out in this case and then we separate the two clauses with a semi-colon.
◇Not only did he misbehave with the servants; he also broke the windows and furniture.
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The word also is used for adding another idea to something you have already said.
◇He got his article published. He also won an award.
◇She is a doctor. Her husband is also a doctor.
◇When they withdraw their forces, we shall also withdraw ours.
◇Janaki is a keen photographer.
She also likes to paint.
◇Some tablet computers can also be used to make phone calls.
◇Meera is hard-working. She is also quite ambitious.
◇I want to buy a pair of trousers. I also want to buy a shirt.
◇Supriya is quite good at painting. Her sister is also an accomplished artist.
◇When also refers to the whole clause, it goes at the beginning.
◇I am not about to buy this house. It is small. Also, it needs a lot of repairs.
■Also, as well and too have similar meanings. But they go in different positions in clauses.
As well and too usually go at the end of a clause.
◇She not only sings; she also plays the piano.---------------------------
◇She not only sings; she plays the piano as well.
◇She not only sings; she plays the piano too.
●We do not normally use also in short answers and imperatives. Instead we use as well and too.
◇'I have a headache.' 'I have too.' (BUT NOT I also have.)
●In an informal style we use 'me too', instead of I am too.
◇'I am going home.' 'Me too.' (More natural than 'I am too.')
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