PREPOSITION OF PLACE

PREPOSITION OF PLACE

UNDER = sotto OVER = sopra (senza contatto) IN = dentro ON = sopra (con contatto) IN FRONT OF = davanti BEHIND = dietro NEXT TO = a fianco BETWEEN = fra due cose AMONG = fra una moltitudine di cose

PREPOSITION OF TIME in si usa per un periodo di tempo purchè non sia un giorno specifico es. in June, in the afternoon, in summer; on si usa per giorni specifici es. on Monday, on the 2nd July, on Boxing Day; at si usa o per l ora o per periodi festivi es. at 2 o clock, at Christmas.

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Countable nouns: La maggior parte dei nomi sono countable contabili, ovvero si possono combinare con i numeri: one pencil two dogs three glasses

Uncountable nouns: Questi nomi non si possono contare, non possono essere combinati coi numeri. Per esprimere la loro quantitò si deve usare una frase speciale Water a glass of water Milk a litre of milk Bread a slice of bread

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QUANTIFIERS: SOME, ANY, NO SOME si usa nelle frasi affermative e nelle richieste e significa alcuni/e. I have got some sweets in my bag Do you want some candies? There is some milk in the fridge ANY si usa nelle frasi negative e nelle domande e significa sempre alcuni/e I haven t got any sweets Have you got any bananas? There isn t any milk in the fridge NO vuole sempre il verbo affermativo e significa nessuno/niente There is no milk in the fridge There are no books on the shelf

COMPLETA CON SOME, ANY O NO 1) We need bananas. 2) You can't buy posters in this shop. 3) We haven't got oranges at the moment. 4) Peter has bought new books. 5) She always takes sugar with her coffee. 6) I have seen nice postcards in this souvenir shop. 7) There aren't folders in my bag. 8) I have magazines for you. 9) There are apples on the table. 10) Pam does not have pencils on her desk.

Would you like.. ice-cream? Are there foreign students in your school? You haven got.. reason to be so suspicious When I go to my grandparents, they always give me. money Have you got.. good ideas for tomorrow? There s cheese cake in the fridge We ve got good news to tell you In my room I ve got.. posters of my favourite singers Have you got.. brothers or sisters? I d like.. coke, and you?

COMPLETA CON ANY O NO She hasn t got.. friends here in Milan You haven t got good records I ll have to take a taxi, I ve got.. choice I don t need. help I need. help Have you got any books for me? Sorry, I have got. books I agreed with proposals you made, sorry I have got.. time at all I felt completely confused, I had.. ideas about what we could do We don t know.. serious journalist who could forget to ask such an important question

I COMPOSTI DI SOME/ANY I nomi composti con SOME e ANY si usano allo stesso modo dei due quantifiers e seguono le stesse regole.

HOW MUCH? HOW MANY? How many? Quanti/e? Questa espressione é sempre usata, quando qualcuno vuole domandare una quantità che può essere rappresentata con un numero (1, 2, 3, ecc...). How many oranges are there?quante arance ci sono qui? How many windows are there?quante finestre ci sono qui?

How much? Quanto? Questa domanda é sempre usata, quando la quantità non può essere misurata esattamente o rappresentata tramite un numero. Puoi rispondere per esempio con: "not so much" o "three tea spoons". How much milk is there?quanto latte c é? How much water are you drinking?quanta acqua stai bevendo?

COMPLETA CON HOW MUCH? HOW MANY? We need some tea. do we need? We need some eggs. do we need? We need some paper. do we need We need some money. do we need? cigarettes do you smoke a day? packets of cigarettes do you have? work have you got to do? children have you got? bottles of wine are there in the English grammar do you know? Americans do you know? suar do you take in your tea? apples do you eat in an average week? fruit do you eat in an average week? real friends do you have? chairs are there in your house? furniture do you have? traffic is there on the motorway today? times must I tell you?