USE:
To ask questions about actions in general time that need an answer of "yes" or
"no".
FORM:
Put DO or DOES in front of the subject.
[DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + REST]
he/she/i
Does t like milk?
Do I know him?
AFFIRMATIVE: She likes milk.
YES/NO
QUESTION: Does she like milk?
ANSWERS
USE:
To answer a yes/no question.
FORM:
[YES, SUBJECT + DO/DOES]
Yes, I/you/we/they do.
Yes, he/she/it does.
[NO, SUBJECT + DON'T/DOESN'T]
No, I/you/we/they don't.
No, he/she/it doesn't.
EXAMPLES:
"Do you work on Saturdays?"
"Yes, I do."
"Does he work on Saturdays?"
"No, he doesn't."
See Explanation
PRESENT SIMPLE: Wh Questions
USE:
To ask questions about actions in general time that begin with these questions
words: WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.
FORM:
Questions about the SUBJECT:
[WHO-WHAT + VERB + REST]
Who lives here?
Questions about the REST OF THE SENTENCE:
[WH-WORD + DO/DOES... VERB...]
When do you go home?
Where does he live?
EXAMPLES:
"Who lives in that house?"
"The Porters."
"What does Jack want to do?"
"Go to the movies.
"Where do they work?"
See Explanation
COMPARISON: EQUALITY
USE:
To compare two persons or things that are alike.
FORM:
AFFIRMATIVE:
[AS + ADJECTIVE + AS]
Bob is as tall as Marty.
NEGATIVE:
[NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS]
Her hair is not as long as mine.
"At the bank."
See Explanation
COMPARISON: COMPARATIVES
USE:
To compare one or more people/things to other people/things.
FORM:
[COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVE + THAN]
John is older than Bart.
Betty is more beautiful than Barbara.
Most adjectives take -er:
long/longer, old/older, tall/taller
Adjectives ending in -e take -r:
nice/nicer, late/later
Adjectives ending in vowel + consonant
double the consonant:
fat/fatter, big/bigger, hot/hotter
With adjectives ending in y, drop the y; add -ier:
happy/happier, easy/easier
With most two-syllable adjectives and longer adjectives form the comparative
with more:
intelligent - more intelligent
beautiful - more beautiful
The adjectives "good" and "bad" have anirregular comparative form:
good - better
bad - worse
EXAMPLES:
Todd: "Samurai Sam is winning. He's stronger than Viking Vick."
Ron: "Yes, and he's more popular, too!"
See Explanation
NOUNS and QUANTIFIERS:
COUNT/NON-COUNT NOUNS
USE:
Quantifiers are words or phrases which show the number or amount of some
object. Some quantifiers are used with both count and non-count nouns. Some
other quantifiers are only used with count or non-count nouns, but not with
both.
USED WITH BOTH COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS:
some (statements):
"There are some books on the shelf." (COUNT)
"There is some fruit on the table." (NON-COUNT)
any (questions and negative sentences):
"Are there any girls in your class?" (COUNT)
"There aren't any onions in the salad." (COUNT)
"Is there any butter?" (NON-COUNT)
"There isn't any homework today." (NON-COUNT)
a lot of
"There are a lot of red apples." (COUNT)
"There is a lot of noise in here." (NON-COUNT)
USED WITH COUNT NOUNS ONLY:
many
"I haven't got many friends."
"How many chairs are in that classroom?"
a few
"He has a few books."
USED WITH NON-COUNT NOUNS ONLY:
much
"I haven't got much time."
"How much milk do you want?"
a little
"I only want a little juice."
