U8 Grammar

Gold First U8 grammar

Gold First U8 grammar

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LINKER: but / however

"He works hard, but he doesn't earn much."
"He works hard. However, he doesn't earn much."

LINKER: Although / even though, despite(the fact that), in spite of (the fact that)

introduce an idea of contrast. With these words, you must have two halves of a sentence.

"Although it was cold, she went out in shorts."
"In spite of the cold, she went out in shorts."

LINKER: While, whereas, unlike

are used to show how two things are different from each other.

"While my sister has blue eyes, mine are brown."

"Taxes have gone up, whereas social security contributions have gone down."

"Unlike in the UK, the USA has cheap petrol."

LINKER: on the one hand / on the other hand

on the one hand most of my friends are going. on the other hand i dont want to go.

LINKER: owing to(the fact), because (of)

Give a reason. Owing to she argued..

 

 

LINKER: due (to the fact), in addition to

Due of the exam he stayed at home

LINKER: Firstly, lastly, the following

Firstly, … secondly, … finally (or lastly) are useful ways to list ideas.

REPORTING VERB: Verb + infinitive

agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse

  • They agreed to meet on Friday.
  • He refused to take his coat off.

REPORTING VERB: Verb + object + infinitive

advise, encourage, invite, remind, warn

  • Tom advised me to go home early.
  • She reminded me to telephone my mother.

REPORTING VERB: Verb + gerund(-ing)

deny, recommend, suggest, admit

  • They recommended taking the bus.
  • She suggested meeting a little earlier.

REPORTING VERB: Verb + object + preposition + gerund(-ing)

accuse, blame, congratulate, discourage

  • He accused me of taking the money.
  • They congratulated me on passing all my exams.

REPORTING VERB: Verb + preposition + gerund(-ing)

apologise(for), insist

  • They apologised for not coming.
  • He insisted on having dinner.

REPORTING VERB: Verb + (that) + subject + verb

admit, agree, decide, deny, explain, insist, promise, recommend, suggest

  • Sarah decided (that) the house needed cleaning.
  • They recommended (that) we take the bus.

REPORTED SPEECH: CAN, MAY, MUST, SHALL, WILL, OUGHT

Peter: "I can work in the garden."

COULD, MIGHT, HAD TO, SHOULD, WOULD, OUGHT

Peter said (that) he could work in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: Simple Present

Peter: 'I work in the garden.'

Simple Past

Peter said (that) he worked in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: Simple Past

Peter: "I worked in the garden."

Past Perfect

Peter said (that) he had worked in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Peter said (that) he had worked in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: Past Perfect

Peter: "I had worked in the garden."

Past Perfect

Peter said (that) he had worked in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: will Future

Peter: "I will work in the garden."

would

Peter said (that) he would work in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: Present Perfect Continous

Peter: "I'm working in the garden."

Past Perfect Continous

Peter said (that) he was working in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: Peter: "I was working in the garden."

Peter: "I have been working in the garden."

Peter: "I had been working in the garden."

Peter said (that) he had been working in the garden.

REPORTED SPEECH: this (evening)

today/this day

these (days)

that (evening)

that day

those (days)

REPORTED SPEECH:  now

(a week) ago

last weekend

then

(a week) before

the weekend before / the previous weekend

REPORTED SPEECH:  here

next (week)

tomorrow

there

the following (week)

the next/following day