Intermediate Grammar Project!

  Intermediate Grammar Project COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS What is a noun? Noun could be a person, a thing or a place. There are two types: countable or uncountable

  Intermediate Grammar Project ADJECTIVE CLAUSES What are Adjective clauses? Adjective clauses modify nouns, but they are special, because they can have their own subject and verb.

  Intermediate Grammar Project ABILITY MODALS What are Ability Modals? These modals are auxiliary verbs to express ideas, in this case: what you can or what you can’t do. There are:  can could  be able to

  Intermediate Grammar Project PHRASAL MODALS What are Phrasal Modals? Phrasal modal are modal verbs with two or more words. All of these modals have “to”. They are: > be able to (ability) > be allowed to (permission) > ought to (advice) > have to, have got to (necessity/obligation) Phrasal modals don’t follow the same the grammar rules of modals. NOTE: Pay attention when you need to use “have to”, “have got to” and “be able to” because these phrasal modals can change depending on the subject.

  Intermediate Grammar Project COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES COMPARATIVES Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between TWO objects. STRUCTURE Subject (noun) + verb + comparative + than + object (noun) FORMATION OF COMPARATIVES (regular) To irregular adjectives, there is a list where you can consult. Example: Little -> Less Bad -> worse EXAMPLES ◈ Mac reads faster than Amy. ◈ Gina says the blue skirt is more expensive than the black skirt.

  Intermediate Grammar Project PARTICIPLE ADJECTIVES What is participle adjectives? Some participles can be used as adjectives. To express how someone feels, the past participle is usually used, BUT to refer to the person, thing or situation that causes that feeling, the present participle is used. Past participle verbs ending in -ed Present participle verbs ending in -ing   Some examples: Past participle: confused, exhausted, tired Present participle: confusing, exhausting, tiring  Below, you can see a list with more examples: SENTENCES Physical education class is tiring. I want it to be over quickly! I'm too tired to go for the physical education class. Having a week's worth of work piled up is frustrating . He is frustrated because he has work pending.