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English 32 Public

To review the grammar points and some vocabulary from the second half of the course.

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Make a sentence with ALTHOUGH.

Sample sentence: Although she was tired, she studied some English before going to bed.

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Use this in a sentence: to get sb up to speed

We have a meeting every Monday morning to get everybody up to speed. to get sb up to speed - to update sb

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Make a sentence using IN SPITE OF.

Sample sentence: In spite of causing a lot of trouble, her friends love her.

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Make an inversion: She didn't really know much about the topic. (Little)

Little did she know about the topic.

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Make an inversion: She was not only exhausted, but she was also hungry. (Not)

Not only was she exhausted, but she was also hungry.

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Make an inversion: I have never seen such a beautiful painting. (Never)

Never have I seen such beautiful painting.

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Use AS to talk about somebody's job.

Sample sentence: Geisha works AS a teacher.

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Use AS to compare things.

Sample sentence: This book is as touching as the other one.

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Use AS to describe how something appears/feels/sounds... Clue: as if

Sample sentence: You sound as if you've just cried.

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Make a second conditional sentence.

Sample sentence: If I were a bird, I would fly around the world.

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Is this correct? Was I to tell the boss about what you did, you would get fired.

No! It should be: WERE I to tell the boss...

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Make a second conditional sentence with "were + to + infinitive".

Sample sentence: If I were to sing right now, you would probably tell me to stop immediately.

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Use inversion: If I were to have a one-year holiday, I would read 2,000 books.

Were I to have a one-year holiday, I would read 2,000 books.

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Is this sentence correct? She ate greedily the pizza on the table.

No! put the adverb of manner after the object.

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What does this sentence mean? I carefully planned to break the news to her.

It means that the way you planned to break the news was careful.

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Is this sentence correct? Quickly, she turned away from the scene.

Yes! It's dramatic.

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