Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Revision PC2&PC3


Hi mates, so I have write here a little about our revision! In case I have forgotten something then please tell me so that I can add it.

Negative Inversion
Examples
  1. Under no circumstances are members to staff to accept gratuities from clients.
  2. Little did Detective Dawson realize what she was to discover.
  3. Rarely have the doctors seen  a more difficult case.
  4. Not only did Jean win first prize, but she was also offered a promotion.
  5. Under no circumstances will late arrivals be admitted to the theatre before the interval.
  6. No sooner had one missing child been found, than another three disappeared.
  7. Rarely have so many employees taken sick leave at the same time.
Transforming

It was only when he office phoned me that I found out about the meeting. (find)
Not until the office phoned me did I find our about the meeting.

The facts were not all made public at the time.(later)
Only later were the facts all made public

Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.(but)
Not only did Harry break his leg but also injured his shoulder.

The police didn't suspect at all that the judge was the murderer.(did)
Little did the police suspect the judge as being the murderer.

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Passive Constructions

Passive Construction Structure









Present reference => present infinitive.
Past reference => perfect infinitive.

Examples

It's said that he works in the City.
It's assumed that he's earning a lot of money.
It's was thought that he had made his fortune in oil
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He is said to work in the City.
He is assumed to be earning a lot of money.
He was thought to have made his fortune in oil.

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Vocabulary

Out
Outcome - the final result of an election, or negotiations, when no one knows what to expect
OutfitA set of clothes worn together.
Outlook - Expectation for the future.
Outlet - a shop or a company through which products are sold

Take
Takeaway/Take-away - a meal you buy in a restaurant to eat at home
Takeover - getting control of a company by buying

Down
Downfall - failure or ruin following success
Downpour - a lot of rain that falls fast and heavily
Download - information obtained from the Internet, usully free

Break
Breakthrough - new and successful development
Breakdown - a serious mental illness

Up
Update - The act or an instance of bringing something up to date.
Breakup - ending a marriage
Backup - something used for support if the main one fails
Shakeup/Shake-up - a situation in which a lot of changes are made
Setup - a way of organizing or arranging something

5 comments:

  1. Flávia Gomes6/23/2011

    Very good revision. =)

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  2. WOW!!!! Never before have I been so proud of a student like you, New!!!! Love you!

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