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This document provides concise revision notes on English grammar, specifically focusing on modal verbs, relative clauses, conditional sentences, reported speech, and other related topics. Clear examples illustrate each grammatical concept. It appears to be a set of study notes designed to help students review topics before exams.
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REVISION 1) Modal verbs: SHOULD(N’T): - If you feel sick, you should go to the doctor. - That seems green, you shouldn’t eat it. MUST(N’T): - I was so drunk, I must have done something stupid. - You mustn’t play videogames all day if you want to pass this exam. C...
REVISION 1) Modal verbs: SHOULD(N’T): - If you feel sick, you should go to the doctor. - That seems green, you shouldn’t eat it. MUST(N’T): - I was so drunk, I must have done something stupid. - You mustn’t play videogames all day if you want to pass this exam. COULD(N’T): - He could have gone to the supermarket. - She couldn’t have been at the party last night, because she was in my house. CAN’T: - They can’t have passed the exam, they didn’t study at all. MIGHT: - She might love cats, she has a pencil case with a lot of drawings of them. MAY: - He may have studied, he passed the test. 2) Relative clauses: DEFINING: are the ones that contain information that it’s important to understand the phrase. - We don’t often see the people who live across the hall. NON-DEFINING: are the ones that have extra information that can be removed. - Robert Downey Jr., who played Iron Man, was in jail. 3) 1st conditional: IF + 웃 + PRESENT SIMPLE + , + 웃 + WILL + PRESENT if clause consequence - If he does his homework, he will pass. 웃 + WILL + PRESENT + IF + 웃 + PRESENT SIMPLE consequence if clause - She will be tired if she works out all week. 4) 2nd conditional: IF + 웃 + PAST SIMPLE + , + 웃 + WOULD(N’T) + MAIN VERB - If I died tomorrow, I would want to restart my life as a butterfly. 5) 3rd conditional: IF + 웃 + PAST PERFECT + , + 웃 + WOULD(N’T) HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE - If I had gone home earlier, I would have seen my boyfriend cheating on me. 6) Wish/If only: IF ONLY + 웃 + PAST SIMPLE → If only I putted more attention in class. 웃 + WISH + 웃 + PAST SIMPLE → I wish he was happier. 7) Reported speech: 8) Had better (not): 웃 + HAD BETTER (NOT) + PRESENT - You had better do your laundry before I get home. - I’d better not make a mess or my mum will get angry at me. 9) Used to: 웃 + USED TO + PRESENT - I used to get up at 6 o’clock