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IDIOMS

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                                                            IDIOMS  What are the "idioms"? When you read the word "idioms" for the first time, the first thing you think is that it means "languages". But this is one of those typical "false friends" or "false friends", words that look like one thing and mean something very different. In this case, the so-called "idioms" in English, are equivalent to the sayings or idioms that we frequently use in Spanish. The idioms, along with phrasal verbs, are considered difficult to learn, and it is true that in the end it is the constant practice of the language that sets all these English idioms in memory. However, there are a number of strategies and tips that can be very useful when learning them.   What exactly is an idiom? Idioms are units of multipalabras - it should be noted that 50% of the language we use daily is composed of multiword sequences. These sequences are forme

adverbs

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Adverbios   The adverbs are already of time, mode, frequency, etc. they are words whose function is to modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb or a whole sentence. The adverbs of place, specifically, serve to indicate the place where the action takes place. Generally, we can give this type of information by serving us in two different ways. The first is to use the prepositions of place along with nouns and adjectives to give specific information.Although they are not few, there are enough less adverbs of place than other types. Then I leave you to the list with the most common In English, as in any language, there are innumerable adverbs. It is necessary to know them, since we use it correctly to get to speak in a more precise way. That is why in this article we will see what it is for, its structure, and the different classifications that exist. Adverbs are classified into different classes, according to the type of information they express. The position of the verb

Modal auxiliaries

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Modal auxiliaries   In English, we use  modal auxiliary verbs  to express ideas such as possibility, ability, obligation and compulsion. It is often possible to use the same auxiliary to express different ideas. For example, we can use ‘can’ to talk about ability and possibility Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that can not function as a main verb, unlike the auxiliary verbs "be", "do" and "have" that can function as a main verb. Modal verbs express modality, ability, possibility, need or other condition. We use them for the future and the conditional. As complementary verbs that are, modal verbs do not work without another verb. This other verb always goes after the modal verb and is in the base form (the infinitive without "to"). Modal verbs are not conjugated and do not have time. modal  verbs are  Can Could  May  Might  Will  Should  Must  Whould  Can  Can "indicates ability or possibility. In these cases it

CONNECTORS

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                                                                CONNECTORS                                                                            ‘Connectors’ are used to link large groups of words: phrases and sentences. You can also use them to connect paragraphs to give them coherence. Sentence connectors are usually placed at the beginning of a sentence and may be categorized as follows CONTRAST   HOWEVER  This restaurant has the best kitchen in town. However, their staff are quite rude. IN CONTRAST House prices have gone up this year. In contrast, car prices seem to be stagnating . NEVERTHELESS I was in so much pain I didn’t want to get up in the morning. Nevertheless, I went to football practice as usual. NONETHELESS I don’t think Sean has serious behavioural problems. Nonetheless, I’ll talk to him first thing in the morning. YET  I’ve asked you a thousand times not to leave your dirty socks on the floor. Yet, you ke