28 de febrero de 2020

Adjectives followed by prepositions

Different from 

London is different from New York.

Worried about 

I'm worried about my sister.

Good at - Bad at 

John is really
good at maths. 
My brother is very bad at English.

Famous for

Oscar Wilde is famous for his ironical and comical plays.

Aware of

They weren't aware of the dangers of the jungle.

Interested in

My father is interested in History.

26 de febrero de 2020


Mistakes in red x

1. I lived in three different countries X  
I´ve lived in three different countries
2. If they´ll go now, they'll arrive on time. X   
If they go now, they'll arrive on time
3. When I had arrived he'd already left x    
When I arrived he'd already left
4. Have you met John before the party? x   
Had you met John before the party?

20 de diciembre de 2019


Meanwhile is normally used at the beginning of the second clause. It comes after a full stop and is always followed by a comma.

If you are in doubt, you can think of the following question: Can I translate the word as Mientras tanto? If so, you need meanwhile. If you can't, you need while.

1. While I was cooking, Alice was reading in the garden.

2. Alice was reading in the garden. Meanwhile, I was cooking.

3. Wait for Peter here. Meanwhile, I'll try to park the car somewhere else.

4. It rained heavily while we were on the island.

5. One of the suspects was being interrogated, while the other was waiting outside.

6. One of the suspects was arrested yesterday while he was driving to the airport, and is being interrogated at the moment. Meanwhile, the other suspect is still missing.

7. He spent the whole morning ironing. Meanwhile, I was in my room studying.




28 de octubre de 2019

The rule for the position


 The rule for the position of each type of adjective, these are:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Colour
Material
Origin
Purpose

Nice
Small
Old
Square
Black
Plastic
British
Racing

Ugly
Big
New
Circular
Blue
Cotton
American
Running

we use them to describe people, animals and things.

11 de agosto de 2017

Relative pronoun

If the third people are the subject of the action the relative pronoun 'whom' is used:

The girl with whom I spoke was from Argentina – La muchacha con quien hablé era de Argentina
The man to whom I gave the key was the owner – El hombre a quien le di la llave era el dueño

The writer from whom I received this script is well known – El escritor de quien recibí este guión es bien conocido.

26 de junio de 2017