Posts Tagged ‘Nouns’
Noun + noun in newspaper headlines B
Newspaper headlines often save space by using the noun + noun structure instead of the noun + preposition structure. Strings of three or four nouns are common: Weary holidaymakers face Newcastle airport strike chaos Southampton doc cleared drugs negligence Kidnap child found safe Hotel manager found guilty wedding food-poisoning Top clothing firms adopt Fairtrade…
Read MoreNoun + noun or preposition structure A
We use the noun + noun structure for well-known everyday combinations. To talk about things that do not go together so often, we usually prefer a noun structure with a preposition. Compare: a history programme but a programme about pets the milkman but a man from the gas board a chemistry book but a book…
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More work on using nouns adjectivally
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Putting nouns together to clarify meaning or detail
Read MoreWill and would – imagine! 3
We use will and would when we imagine a situation or action: It will be lovely just to get home and listen to some music. It would be nice to buy a house, but we just can’t afford it. There’s no point making the children go to bed in this heat – they wouldn’t sleep.…
Read MoreWill and would – typical or critical? 2
We use will and would to talk about habits and typical behaviour, and laws of nature: Mum just does everything – and Dad‘ll just sit there reading the newspaper! I’ll put lunch on the table, and John will say ‘Where’s my mustard?’ It’s infuriating. Would is used to talk about the past: He was quite…
Read MoreWill and would – typical, or maybe critical? 1
We can use will and would to talk about habits and typical behaviour: They’ll just play in the garden for hours on end. Switch the computer off if it freezes – it’ll often just start up again normally. If we stress will and would it can sound critical: He will get involved with all the…
Read MorePrepositions + nouns 3
Go to grammar bank Home 1. [Match] See if you can deduce which phrase or preposition fits each phrase! (To bump into each other – informal – to meet by chance) Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. ON THE SAME (correct) 2. FROM (correct) 3. FOR A (correct) 4. IN (correct) 5. BY (correct)…
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Go to grammar bank Home 1. [Match] Can you complete the sentences with an appropriate phrase or single preposition? (to my mind = in my opinion to be in = to be at home Eg I’ll be in tonight = I’ll be at home tonight. ) Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. ON (correct)…
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Go to grammar bank Home 1. [Match] Can you complete these sentences using appropriate phrases or single prepositions? (to be OUT = to be not at home EG We’ll be out this evening, so there’s no point in coming round. to go / come round = informal – to go / come to…
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