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Lesson 10

(Winter Vacation Plans)

G5 Adjective/Noun +

I am sorry for be(com)ing late.

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G5 Adjective/Noun +
Adjective +
Drop and ADD

It will become short/shorter

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G5 Adjective/Noun +
Q:
A1:

A2:

G5Adjective +
Adjective+
(-Adj.)

It will become clean.

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Adjective+

G5Noun +
Noun+

(Noun)
He will become a doctor.

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Noun +

= I am sick.
= I got sick.
*have a chronic illness

G5 Adjective +

It will become inexpensive next week on.

= It will be cheaper next week on.

I will not become expensive.

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G5 Adjective +
Just for fun!
! Noun/-Adj. Negative

-Adj. Negative

G5 Adjective +
Verb negative (short form)

I dont go there any more.

The class got cancelled

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G
(I) intend to do

Verb

non-past, short
affirmative/negative

plan, intention

Q:
A1:
I plan to go tomorrow.
A2:

I plan not to go tomorrow.

G
(I) intend to do

Q:

What do you plan to do for Thanksgiving

break?

A1:

A2:

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G(I) intend to do
Q:
A:
x

Q:

A1:

A2:

G(I) intend to do
Q:
A:

I planned to go (there), but I didnt go.

(X)
It is your intention/plan
! (X)

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Noun1Noun2 N1 or N2
Compare:

I will go to Korea and Taiwan.

I will go to Korea or Taiwan.

Cannot connect two questions!

G1 Comparison between Two Items

Q: ABC
Between A and B, which one is C?
A: BC B is more C.

Q1:
A1:
I think Taiwan is warmer.
((lit.) The alternative of Taiwan is warm.)

Q2:
A2:

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G1 Comparison between Two Items

G1 Comparison between Two Items

When do we use ?
Q1:
A1:
=Rather than Monday, Tuesday is better.

Q2:
A2:

Rather than Tanaka, I think Yamamoto knows [it]

better.

Q3:
A3:

She is prettier than Angelina Jolie.

(lit.) She is pretty compared to Angelina Jolie

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G1 Comparison between Two Items

vs.
slightly more colloquial than
! Its a word

= this alternative; this side

= that alternative; the side near you
= that alternative; over there
= which one of the two?
!

G2 Comparison among Three or

More Items

[ABC]

class/category

property

A: X

A: XX

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G2 Comparison among Three or

More Items

Q1:

A2:

Q2:

A2:

Q3:

A3:

Lesson 2
G4 noun
Q:

A:


(you mean) that one? Its Sues bag.






(you mean) that one? Its Sues.
Compare:





= (you mean) that one? Its Sue.

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G3 Adjective/Noun
What does mean?
one ones or some quantity
! What is its function?
Replace the nouns
!

G3 Adjective/Noun(Contd)
Noun NounNoun

Cf.

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G3 Adjective/Noun(Contd)
Just for fun!
!

! Q:

A:

The red one is better.

The red is better.

G7 and
+ yes-no questions anything
+ negative
not .. anything

Q:
Is there anything going on this weekend?

A:

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G6 Interrogative +
= always (lit) all of when

Interrogative

Neg. +

what

nothing; not anything

something

who

__
nobody; not anybody

somebody

where

__
nowhere; not anywhere

somewhere

G6 Interrogative +
and are dropped

Q: (y-n Q)
Did anybody come this weekend?

A:

No. Nobody came.

Compare:

Q2: (WH-Q)

Who came this weekend?

A2:

Sue came.

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Lesson 8
G7 and

+ yes-no questions
anything
+ negative
not .. anything

Q1:
Did you buy anything this weekend?

A2:
No, I didnt buy anything in particular.
Compare:

Q2:
What did you buy this weekend?
A2: T
I bought a cute T-shrit.

G6 (Contd)

Q1:
Did you go anywhere this weekend?

A1:
No, I didnt go anywhere.

Lets eat at somewhere.

Please dont meet (with) anybody.

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G6 (Contd)
Compare:

I didnt talk with anybody.

Nobody spoke.

-form

(lit)I will go and come back.

I will go and buy you a souvenir

(Lit.) I will buy a souvenir and come back,
Errand pattern

I am going to buy bento at the

convenient store (and come
back).

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G7 Particles
by means of
Noun
! of location (Event occurring (of location))

Ex.
=I studied at the library.
of adjectivesnoun form

=Mary is an American and she is

now a junior in college.
!

G7 Particles
by means of
of means (Noun Verb)

ex.
Lets go by (means of) taxi.
ex.
Would you like to eat with chopsticks?

May I pay with a credit card?

ex.
May I speak in English?
ex.
He was saying that he saw [it] on TV

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! ?

Compare:
!
= why Asking for reason
!
=how Asking for instructive explanation

Q:
A:

X
Q2:
How long does it take from your house to here?
A2: 10
It is 10 mins.
A2: 10
It takes 10 mins.

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and
1. Contrast

2. Final Position

.
There are a morning flight and an evening flight,----

Q:
Is your older sister married?
A: .
No, she is not married yet, -----.

Lesson 10 overview

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