Thursday, April 16, 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Phrasal verbs

phrasal verb consists of a verb and a preposition or adverb that modifies or changes the meaning; 'give up' is a phrasal verb that means 'stop doing' something, which is very different from 'give'. The word or words that modify a verb in this manner can also go under the name particle.

Practice phrasal verbs with the following exercises:

AWAY
DOWN
UP
OUT


Relative clauses

Look at these examples of relative clauses:


We can combine the two sentances, 

*Notice that we use who,/that, or which/that to substitute the subject of the second sentance.

I like a woman. She lives next door. :
I like the woman who/that lives next door.



She has a son. He is a doctor:
She has a son who / that is a doctor.
We bought a house. The house is 200 years old:
We bought a house which / that is 200 years old.

Now answer the following exercises: