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Q: Although Konosuke Matsushita Left School at 12, Did He Manage To Make A Big

This document provides examples and explanations of English grammar structures including: 1) Although and even though for contrasting ideas; 2) Nearly to mean almost; 3) Realize to notice a mistake; 4) Complain about or that; 5) Arrive at and arrive in versus leave for and leave.

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Q: Although Konosuke Matsushita Left School at 12, Did He Manage To Make A Big

This document provides examples and explanations of English grammar structures including: 1) Although and even though for contrasting ideas; 2) Nearly to mean almost; 3) Realize to notice a mistake; 4) Complain about or that; 5) Arrive at and arrive in versus leave for and leave.

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ALTHOUGH: even though

ALTHOUGH + S + V, S + V or EVEN THOUGH + S + V, S + V


S + V + although S + V or S + V + even though S + V

Q: Although Konosuke Matsushita left school at 12, did he manage to make a big
company?
Yes, although he left school at 12, he managed to make a big company named
Panasonic.

NEARLY: ALMOST
S + V + nearly
I’m nearly ready. Just give me a few more minutes.
Q: Is she nearly 75?
Yes, she is nearly 75.

REALIZE – realized-realized = to notice


REALIZE sth
Example: I’m difference from you. Did you realize my mistake?
Yes, I realized your mistake.

COMPLAIN- COMPLAINED-COMPLAINED
COMPLAIN ABOUT/ COMPLAIN THAT
COMPLAIN OF + medical problem (She complains of not sleeping well.)

Is there anybody complaining about you?


Do you like people who complain about something? Why/why not?
Do you complain about something?
ARRIVE- arrived-arrived LEAVE- left – left
ARRIVE AT + small place LEAVE FOR +destination
ARRIVE IN +large (country/ city) LEAVE sb/sth
ARRIVE ON +date

Examples:
Arrive in Tokyo.
Arrive at work.
Arrive in Vietnam.

Q: What time do you leave for work?


What time do you arrive at work?

DECIDE- decided-decided
DECIDE to do sth
DECIDE for sb

When did you decide to study English?


Did you study English, or did somebody in your family decide for you?

WANT + SB +TO + V WANT SB TO DO STH FOR SB


GOOD START

Do you want me to correct your mistakes?


What do you want your mother to do for you?
SITUATION:
Q: I think, it’s getting late. Looks like I should go home now. (don’t, yet)
I don’t want you to go home yet.
IN GENERAL, = as a whole

In general, do the people in your country speak English well?


In general, what do the people in your country eat for breakfast?
What’s the difference between “students and the students”?
e.g. The difference between students and the students is that students means all
students in general. “the students” means a specific group of students.

Do the students at Vietdu study English?


Yes, the students at Vietdu study English.
Should students study hard?
Yes, students should study hard.

PAPER (u) vs. PAPER (C)


What’s this book made of? This (or that) book’s made of paper.
What’s this paper made from? This paper’s made from wood.
Do you have a lot of papers on your desk?

ENOUGH + noun Adjective + ENOUGH


Do you have enough money to buy a Ferrari car?
Do you have enough water to survive for 3 days?
Are you kind enough to give food to street children?

SITUATION:
Let’s hang out tonight. (no, homework)
No, I won’t have enough time to finish my homework?
You look sleepy?
I didn’t get enough sleep last night.
FIND OUT – FOUND OUT- FOUND OUT = get information
Find sb/sth = What can you say about sb / sth

How did you find out about Vietdu?


I found out about Vietdu on the internet. / I found out it on the internet.
How do you find Vietdu?
I find Vietdu awesome.
SITUATION:
Are you going to the Philippines next week? What time is your flight? I wanna see you
off. (You are not sure what time your flight is.) (Actually)
Actually, I still have to find out my flight schedule/ when my departure time is.

LOOK + adjective
You look kind. You look like kind. (wrong)
You look happy. You look like happy. (wrong)

Do/Does ___ look kind? Yes, they look kind. Yes, he looks kind.
Do/Does _______look sad? Yes,……./ No,………
David has huge canker sores now? (stress!)
Yes, he looks stressed.
SITUATION:
What do you think about_______’s jeans? He always wears them. (worn out)
They look worn out. WORN OUT means used.
Something that is worn out can no longer be used because it is so old or
because it has been damaged by continued use.

Have you got any clothes that is nearly worn out?


Actually, I’ve got a lot of clothes which is nearly worn out.
LOOK LIKE + noun

I look like a dog. I look a dog. (wrong)


I look like a kind woman. I look like kind. (wrong)
She looks like an angel. She looks angel. (wrong)

Who do you look like?

LOOK LIKE + S+V

Does the woman look like she is happy? No, she looks like she is angry.
Does the woman look kind?
Does she look like a mother? Yes, she looks like a mother. / No, she
doesn’t look like a mother.
Does she look like she’s a mother? Yes, she looks like she’s a mother.
No, she doesn’t look like she’s a mother.
SITUATION:
My teeth are chattering. (cold)
I can’t decide what clothes I should wear today. (The same meaning as “Nobody cares
about your appearance.”)
 Nobody cares what you look like.
How do I look compared to the last time you saw me? (weight)

OUT OF sth -used to say that no more of something is available:


Hey, do you have a camera? Let’s take a picture of us!
Sorry, I’m out of batteries.
Do you have any food left in the fridge?
It looks like I’m out of food.

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