etc

? 11) How do we form the Possessive Case of a plural noun which already ends in
"s" ? - And give an example in a sentence. 12) Do you speak English slower and slower the more you practise ? 13) Why are the roads becoming more and more dangerous
every year ? 14) Why do we say "slower and slower" but "more and more dangerous" ?
ANSWERS
1) A composite word is composed of two words connected with a hyphen. For example,
"sitting-room", which is a room where we sit. 2) A Past Conditional Subjunctive expresses a supposition in the past: something that did not in fact happen. Its
construction is If + Past Perfect (Past Subjunctive) + Past Conditional. For example, If I had gone to London, I would have seen the Thames. 3) No, we do not have a separate
tense for the Past Subjunctive in English. 4) We use the Past Perfect. 5) No, if I had
lived a hundred years ago, I would not have watched TV in the evening. 6) The plural of
"life" is "lives". 7) We can form adverbs from adjectives by adding the letters "ly" to the adjectives. 8) The plural of "sheep" is "sheep". 9) We form the Possessive Case of singular nouns like "girl" and "man" by adding an apostrophe and the letter "s". 10) We form the Possessive Case of plural nouns that do not end in "s" m exactly the same way as we form the Possessive Case of singular nouns. 11) We form the Possessive Case of a
plural noun which already ends in "s" by adding just the apostrophe, but not the "s". For example, "The girls' coats were hanging on the wall". 12) No, I do not speak English slower and slower the more I practise, but faster and faster. 13) The roads are becoming more and more dangerous every year because there are more and more cars on them. 14)
Because the word "slow" has only one syllable, whilst the word "dangerous" has three syllables.
EXERCISE 41
1) Whereabouts in a sentence do the words "also, as well" and "too" usually go ? - And give me an example of each. 2) What is the difference between the words "who" and
"whom" ? - And give an example of each. 3) What do we generally say instead of "to whom are you speaking" - and why ? 4) What is the difference between "shut up" and
"be quiet" ? 5) When do we use the auxiliary verb "do" in a positive sentence with the Present Simple Tense ? 6) When do we usually use the emphatic "do" ? - And give me
an example. 7) Give the answer to this sentence using the emphatic form - "They do not work very hard". 8) What is another use of the emphatic "do" ? 9) Give an example of the emphatic "do" as used in an exclamation. 10) Give the answer to this sentence using the emphatic form in the past - "You did not come here yesterday". 11) Show by example the difference between the words "in" and "within".
ANSWERS
1) The word "also" usually goes between the subject and the verb, whilst the words "as well" and "too" usually go at the end of the sentence. For example, "I also like to go to the cinema" or "I like to go to the cinema too (or as well)". 2) The word "who" is the subject of a verb, whilst, for the object of a verb, we use the word "whom". For example,
"Who is speaking to you ?" and "To whom are you speaking ?" 3) Instead of "To whom are you speaking ?", we generally say "Who are you speaking to ?", because it is easier to say. 4) "Shut up" is less polite than "be quiet". 5) We use the auxiliary verb "do" in a positive sentence with the Present Simple Tense when we wish to be emphatic about
something. 6) We usually use the emphatic "do" when someone denies something we say and which we know to be true. For example, "You don't know what I've got in my
pocket" - "Yes, I do know what you've got in your pocket." 7) "Yes, they do work very hard." 8) Another use of the emphatic "do" is in an exclamation. 9) "I do like your new dress!" 10) "Yes, I did come here yesterday". 11) If, for example, the time now is 6
o'clock, and I went out of the room and said "I'll be back in an hour's time", it would mean that I would be back at 7 o'clock. If, however, I went out of the room and said "I'll be back within an hour", it would mean that I would be back at any time between now and 7 o'clock.
EXERCISE 42
1) When do we use the Past Perfect Tense ? - And give an example. 2) When do we use
the Present Perfect Tense ? - And give an example. 3) How do we form the Future
Perfect Tense ? When do we use it ? - And give an example. 4) What do the letters
"e.g." mean ? 5) Write down all the persons beginning "Here I am". 6) What is the difference between "mind" and "brain"? 7) Answer the following questions with the short form - a) Did you come here yesterday ? b) Can you speak Russian ? c) Will you
open the window, please ? 8) What is the Past of "shall" ? 9) What is the Past of "will"?
10) What is the Past of "must" ? 11) Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech
- a) "I am going to go home", she said, b) "Richard has just come in", I said, c) "I think they will go home immediately after the theatre", John said, d) "I had my bag with me when I left the shop", said my mother, e) "If Mary were here, you would not dare say such a thing", I said.
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