tailieunhanh - GOLDEN GRAMMAR RULES

Tài liệu học tiếng anh. GOLDEN GRAMMAR RULES | GOLDEN GRAMMAR RULES By Michael Swan 1. Don t use an with own. Sue needs her own room. NOT Sue needs an own room. I d like a phone line of my own. NOT . an own phone line. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 405. 2. Use or rather to correct yourself. She s German - or rather Austrian. NOT She s German or better Austrian. I ll see you on Friday - or rather Saturday. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 157. 3. Use the simple present - play s rain s etc - to talk about habits and repeated actions. I play tennis every Saturday. NOT I am playing tennis every Saturday. It usually rains a lot in November. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition sections 461-4. 4. Use will . not the present for offers and promises. I ll cook you supper this evening. NOT I cook you supper this evening. I promise I ll phone you tomorrow. NOT I promise I phone you tomorrow. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 217. 5. Don t drop prepositions with passive verbs. I don t like to be shouted at. NOT I don t like to be shouted. This needs to be thought about some more. NOT This needs to be thought some more. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition page section 416. 6. Don t use a present tense after It s time. It s time you went home. NOT It s time you go home. It s time we invited Bill and Sonia. NOT It s time we invite Bill and Sonia. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 306. 7. Use was were born to give dates of birth. I was born in 1975. NOT I am born in 1975. Shakespeare was born in 1564. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 108. 8. Police is a plural noun. The police are looking for him. NOT The police is looking for him. I called the police but they were too busy to come. For more details see Practical English Usage 3rd Edition section 524. 9. Don t use the to talk about things in general. Books are expensive. NOT The