UNIT 3 BUYING POWER

GRAMMAR: article the vs. no article

We use no article before plural nouns to refer to something generally, e.g., Companies today use new media. We use the + a singular noun to refer to one specific thing, e.g., He thought the cost of the camera was too high. We use the + a plural noun to refer to more than one specific thing, e.g., The videos have to be funny.

Pronunciation

/ I / vs. / i /

grin

green

It eat

sit

seat

slip

sleep

still

steal

Direct and indirect questions

What do you understand by direct? What do you understand by indirect?

Direct and indirect questions

Direct questions are those you already know and use. What time is it? Indirect questions are used to ask in a more polite manner what one wants to know. Could you tell me what time it is?

What happens?
What time is it?

Could you tell me what time it is?

Look at the words in blue and red.

In indirect questions, the word order is different!

Indirect questions
Some of the phrases used in indirect questions are: Do you know if Could you tell me Would you mind (verb+ing)

Some notes Some notes

Notes
When theres a

Examples
wh Where is the bank Do you know where the bank is? Do I have to stay longer? I wonder if I have to stay longer.

word, it doesnt move. If theres an Aux. do, its eliminated and replaced by if. If its a Yes/No question, if is used to connect the two parts of the question.

Can he dance? I wonder if he can dance.