tailieunhanh - Longman Dictionarry of Common Errors_ Part 2.11

Tham khảo tài liệu 'longman dictionarry of common errors_ part ', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | year 1 2 3 4 5 6 yearly yet 1 X I ve been playing the piano since I was seven years. Z I ve been playing the piano since I was seven. I ve been playing the piano since I was seven years old. Z I ve been playing the piano since I was seven years of age. When stating someone s age use just a number on its own OR a number years old years of age NOT years I m almost eighteen. My sister is fifteen years old. X Robert was a little boy of ten years. Z Robert was a little boy of ten. a boy girl son etc of number WITHOUT years a child of six a man of fifty See age 2 6 7 See old 1 2 See Language Note at time See recent X More houses are built yearly. Z More houses are built every year. X Thousands of people die from cancer yearly. Z Thousands of people die from cancer every year. Yearly usually means that something is done or takes place once a year The interest is paid yearly or if you prefer every six months. The front of the house was getting its yearly coat of white paint. Yearly is also used to connect a total number or amount with a period of one year We were manufacturing and selling about 20 000 tonnes yearly. The yearly catch rose to a peak of 52 000 tonnes. When you simply want to say that something happens all the time use every year or each year NOT yearly The country s tourist industry is growing every year. X He left the house at five in the morning when the family was yet asleep. Z He left the house at five in the morning when the family was still asleep. X I ve only been here two weeks and everything is strange yet. Z I ve only been here two weeks and everything is still strange. Yet means up to the moment of speaking and is used mainly in ques Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on to remove this watei youth 365 tions and negative sentences Do you feel any better yet The post office isn t open yet. When you want to say that an earlier state or situation has not changed use still I ve taken the medicine but I still feel terrible. Does Hilary still