Sun, 22 November 2015
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AINHOA A voice message from Carolina from Chile In spite of and despite mean the same and have the same grammar: We went to the beach in spite of the weather. In spite of winning the championship he failed the drug test. In spite of the fact that it was a nice day, we stayed at home. Despite the fact that it was raining, we still went to the beach.
Sentence Inversions Usually, we speak English like this: If we want to be more dramatic, we can invert the sentence for greater effect: Here’s another example: This can be inverted to: You could also say: ¡OJO! Here’s an inversion with 'not only' “Not only does Pepito speak English, but he also speaks Japanese.” We can invert sentences for emphasis and dramatic effect. “Reza didn’t start shooting until he saw the whites of their eyes.” We can also say: “Only when Reza saw the whites of their eyes, did Reza start shooting.” "She little suspected that she would be famous one day." - "Little did she suspect that she would be famous one day." "We have never been more proud of our podcast." - "Never before have we been more proud of our podcast." "You rarely see such a magnificent performance." - "Rarely do you see such a magnificent performance." "I hadn’t eaten a better steak anywhere." - "Nowhere had I eaten a better steak." "You shouldn’t be late on any account." - "On no account should you be late." "You shouldn't forget your wallet under any circumstances." - "Under no circumstances should you forget your wallet." "His wife knew little of his serious drinking habit." - "Little did his wife know of his serious drinking habit." "If I had listened to my teacher, I would have passed the exam." - "Had I listened to my teacher, I would have passed the exam." First Conditional: Second Conditional: "If you won the lottery, what would you buy?" "Were I to offer you some chocolate, would you accept it?" Third conditional:
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"If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have suffered diarrhea." "If you see my ex-girlfriend, please give her my best wishes." - "Should you see my ex-girlfriend, please give her my best wishes." "If your boss found out, it would be a disaster. - "Were your boss to find out, it would be a disaster." "If I had I known she was going to be here, I wouldn't have come." - "Had I known she was going to be here, I wouldn't have come." "If I had known Mickey were here, I would have invited Craig." - "Had I known Mickey was/were here, I would have invited Craig." "If you came back as an animal in the next life, which animal would you choose?" - "Were you to come back as an animal in the next life, which animal would you choose?"
“He was so nervous during the interview that he couldn’t speak.” “So nervous was he during the interview that he couldn’t speak.” “Such was his nervousness during the interview that he couldn’t speak.”
"She was so happy that she couldn’t stop smiling." So goes with the adjective, SUCH goes with the noun. "We were so surprised to hear about your wedding that we had to phone immediately to congratulate you." So surprised were we to hear about your wedding that we had to phone immediately to congratulate you.
So depressed was Pepito that he went to the pub and got drunk.
So ashamed was I that I couldn’t show my face. "I ran so quickly that I nearly had a heart attack." - "So quickly did I run, that I nearly had a heart attack." "She reads so well that she never makes a mistake. " - "So good is her reading that she never makes a mistake." / "So well does she read that she never makes a mistake." "This young man will be so successful that I wonder if he will become president." - "So successful will this young man be that I wonder if he will become president."
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