Homework

Modal verbs
Auxiliar (modal) verbs help us determine *how* the action is happening.

Can
Could
Might
Must

Will
May
Should

Exercise:
Complete the sentences with the appropriate modal verb. Justify your answer.
1. If the traffic isn't congested today, I ________ arrive on time at the office.
2. If you grant me access to the main database, I ______ extend the
tablespace.
3. Let's bring a jacket to the beach, it ______ get cold in the afternoon.
4. She ______ invite us to her birthday party, even if we don't talk much.
5. "Oh, he ______ definitely recover the data", the manager said; "he's our
best man, this ______ work as expected".
6. We ______ discuss this topic tomorrow, there ______ plenty of time.

Adverbs
Adjectives express a quality or attribute of a noun. Adverbs express a quality or
attribute of a verb; ad(jective)+verb+ly=adverb.
Bad, tall, long, short, light, heavy, dark, cold, rough, soft, smooth, dry, wet,
easy, difficult, hard, flexible, brittle, tough, ugly, beautiful, nice, strong, weak,
efficient, patient... +ly
Exercise:
Complete the sentences with an appropriate adverb. Justify your answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

She was painting ______.

We're short on time, but this should work ______ by the end of the week.
He ______ noticed that the coffee was hot, so he waited ______.
They'll be here ______; the traffic jam is holding them at the moment.
You ______ advised me not to activate the emergency configuration, so I
didn't.
6. Although the task was difficult, he completed it ______.

Clauses
Clauses are phrases that add detail to the basic sentence structure.
Relative clauses My dog, which is fat, runs very fast.
(imagine javascript/php syntax)
{ idea
{ add detail
}
finish the idea}
Adjunct clauses Time, Condition, Concession:
- Time: I'll call you before I leave.
- Condition: I will arrive home early if the trac runs fast.
- Concession: I looks like a good movie, although I haven't seen it.
Exercise:
Create 6 sentences using clauses. Start by creating a simple sentence, then add a
phrase that gives us more details about the situation.