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1. The document provides grammar rules and examples for: - Using gerunds (verb + -ing) after certain verbs and prepositions. - Describing people using "look" and "look like". - Using quantifiers like "a lot of", "many", "much", "a few" to describe quantities. 2. It also covers: - Using "too", "too much", "too many" to indicate more than needed. - Using "enough" to ask if there is sufficient quantity. - Replacing nouns with "one" or "ones" in certain contexts. 3. Exercises are provided to reinforce these grammar points.
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- 1. Grammar file 6 English File 2 1 The gerund (verb + -ing) 3 Quantities I don’t mind washing-up but I hate ironing. I’ve got a lot of books, but I haven’t got many CDs, and I’m afraid of flying. I’ve only got a few tapes. Smoking is bad for your health. They drank a lot of wine, not much beer, and very little lemonade. ✦ Use the gerund: 1 after verbs of feeling: How much coke did they drink? How many crisps did like, love, hate, enjoy, mind, prefer they eat? I love shopping. Were there many people? Was there much noise? 2 after prepositions There was a lot of noise. There were lots of children. I’m good at cooking. ✦ For large 3 as the subject of a sentence quantities ( a lot / lots of a lot / lots of Swimming is the best form of exercise. ' (not) many (not) much ✦ Remember: / How many …? How much …? I like travelling. but I’d like to go to Australia. For small a few / very few a little / quantities very little 2 Describing people (look / look like) ✦ A lot of food words are U but the containers are C. How much coke did they drink? but How many cans of coke …? 4 too, too much / many, (not) enough I don’t want to go out. I’m too tired. I’m stressed. I’ve got too much work. There are too many chairs in this room. ✦ To say there’s more than you need, use: Ah, he looks like his father. too + adjective too much + U nouns He looks friendly. too many + C nouns She looks like her sister. ✦ too, too much / many have a negative meaning. ✦ Use look + adjective. Use look like + noun. My house is very big. (It’s got five bedrooms.) My house is too big. (I’d like a smaller one.) ✦ Use look / look like to describe the impression a person gives you. Have you got enough money? The table isn’t big enough for six people. ✦ Remember the difference. There isn’t enough food for everybody. What does he look like? He’s tall, with blue eyes. = appearance ✦ enough = all that you need What’s he like? He’s quite shy but he’s very nice. ✦ Use enough after an adjective but before a noun. = personality / appearance 5 one / ones Which bag do you prefer, the blue one or the red one? Which shoes are you going to buy? The cheap ones? ✦ Use adjective + one / ones in place of adjective + noun. the blue car = the blue one not The blue. © Oxford University Press
- 2. Grammar check 6 English File 2 1 a Gerund and Infinitive Write the gerund. 3 Quantifiers Write questions and answers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 be being (How) much / many a lot a little a few 2 hope 3 fly 1 How many potatoes are there? 4 listen A lot. 5 run 6 work 2 ? 7 study 8 write b Put the verbs into the correct form. 3 ? 1 I hate cycling (cycle) to work every day. I want to buy (buy) a motorbike. 2 My son’s very good at (ski). He’d like (be) a 4 ? ski instructor. 3 I know you don’t like (do) your homework, but you have 5 ? (do) it if you want (pass) your exams. 4 (find) a good job is really hard. You need 4 too, too much / many, (not) enough Correct the mistake in each sentence. (have) a lot of luck. 1 People drive too much fast. 5 We enjoy (travel) to 2 This room isn’t enough big. different places. Next summer we’ve decided 3 There were too much people. (go) to Iceland. 4 Hong Kong’s too much crowded. 2 look / look like Complete with a form of 5 There isn’t time enough. look / look like. 6 There’s too many traffic. 1 She looks like her sister. 2 They’re very fair – they 5 one / ones Complete with an adjective + one / ones. Swedish. 3 He doesn’t very brown cheaper German old short intelligent. 1 This is too expensive. I’d like a cheaper one. 4 People say I Barbara Streisand. 2 I don’t like the black shoes. I prefer the 5 André about 40, but . he’s only 25. 3 Do you prefer the modern flat or the 6 He’s very tall – he a ? basketball player. 4 Which one’s your brother, the tall one or the ? 5 Don’t buy the English sausages! Get the . © Oxford University Press