Adult - Infinitive gerund + Expression of quantity

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BARE INFINITIVE – TO INFINITIVE

- GERUND

BARE INFINITIVE

Modal verb + V

•I think you should move to a big city.

V + V

•Yesterday, my boss let me early because I was sick.

Modal verbs

+ V

Modal verbs + not

Modal verbs

Can/could

May/might

Must

Will/would

Shall/should

Should

Ought to

Need

Used to

Modal verbs + V

I CAN swim.

They SHOULD not stay up late.

TO INFINITIVE

•She likes to swim

V + to –V

•To become a scientist is the biggest goal of her life.

To-V ~ S

•My goal is to become a good citizen.

To be + to –V

•It is important to do exercise every day.

•They were surprised to see him at the meeting.

It/ S + be + Adj + to-V

VERB + TO
INFINITIVE

Agree
Appear
Arrange
Ask
Choose
Claim
Continue
Decide
Demand
Deserve
Expect
fail

Hesitate
Hope
Intend
Learn
Manage
Offer
Prepare
Promise
Refuse
Seem
Tend
wait

GERUND

Gerund: V-ing

•Lan likes painting.

V + V-ing

•Pating is my hobby.

V-ing ~ S + be/V

•Mary is interested in painting.

Prep + V-ing

V + GERUND

admit

Avoid

Begin

Can’t help

Can’t stand

Delay

deny

Dislike

Don’t mind

enjoy

Hate

Keep

like

love

Miss

Postpone

Practice

quit

Recommend

Resent

Resist

Risk

Start

suggest

Multiple Choice

She avoided ____ him about her plan.

• tell

• to tell

• telling

Multiple Choice

I would like ___ to the party with you.

• come

• to come

• coming

Multiple Choice

She kept ___ during the film.

• talk

• talking

• to talk

Multiple Choice

I am learning ___ English.

• speak

• to speak

• speaking

Multiple Choice

We cannot let them ___

• go

• to go

• going

Multiple Choice

They were made ___ (apologize) because they were rude.

• apologize

• apologizing

• to apologize

I prefer eating out.

I prefer to eat out.

Multiple Choice

Remember ____ a jacket. (take)

• take

• to take

• taking

• took

Multiple Choice

She remembered __ her jacket. (take)

• take

• to take

• taking

• taken

EXPRESSION OF QUANTITY

SOME AND ANY

SOME
❑Countable and uncountable

❑Countable Nouns - 'Some people in my school like Jazz.’

❑Uncountable Nouns - 'There was some snow here last winter.'

❑Positive sentences

❑'I have some friends.’

❑'We bought some coffee.'

❑Offering

❑'Would you like some milk?

❑Requests

❑'Can I borrow some money?'

ANY

Negative
sentences'I don't have any friends.’

'There isn't any bread left.'

Questions 'Do you have any money?’

'Is there any sugar?'

MANY MUCH A LOT OF

A LOT OF/ LOTS OF/ PLENTY OF + + N (PLURAL)

▪ A lot of eggs = lots of eggs
▪ A lot of money = lots of money

DON’T USE “A LOT OF/ LOTS OF” IN
NEGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE FORM.

Interrogative

Negative

Affirmative

How many books are there?
There aren't many.

There are a lot.

There are a lot of books.

There are lots of books.

There are many books (formal)

How much money have you

got?

I haven't got much.

I've got a lot.

I've got a lot of money.

I've got lots of money.

I have got much money (formal)

Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

Many

Much

A large number of

A large amount of

A great number of

A great deal of

Plenty of

Lots of/ a lot of

Multiple Choice

We need ___ bananas

• some

• any

• a great deal of

• much

Multiple Choice

We haven't got ___ oranges at the moment.

• any

• some

Multiple Choice

He doesn't know __ words, and wouldn't understand the people.

• much

• many

Multiple Select

Choose 2 correct answers

"I have ___ flowers in my garden."

• many

• a lot of

• much

• any

Multiple Choice

"I do not have ___ information yet."

• much

• a lots of

• many

• some

Multiple Select

Choose 2 correct answers

"She spends ___ time watching TV."

• much

• many

• a lot of

• some

FEW, A FEW, LITTLE, A LITTLE

FEW, LITTLE

• Few
• A few

• Little
• A little

not as much as
may be expected

+ N uncountable

+ N plural countable

some

Multiple Choice

There are ___ people she really trusts. It's a bit sad.

• few

• a few

• little

• a little

Multiple Choice

We have got __ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

ALL, MOST, SOME, NO

ALL, MOST, SOME (ADJECTIVE) + N PLURAL

All beautiful
girls
Most people

Some boys

ALL OF
MOST OF
SOME OF
NONE OF

a/ an
the

m

y/ his/ her/ …

this/ that

+ pronouns

+

All of the elephants

Most of her friends

Some of those people

None of them

NONE: NOT ONE OR NOT ANY

What reasons did he give? – None

I am always looking for inspiration. None
ever comes.

NONE OF + THE/DEMONSTRATIVE (THIS/THAT)/

POSSESSIVES (MY,YOUR) + N

None of his old friends knew what
had happened to him.

It doesn’t matter. None of it
was your fault.

EVERY, EACH

EVERY, EACH + N (SINGULAR)

Every
person

Each
person

Multiple Select

Choose 2 correct answers:

___ children in my group caused any troubled.

• No

• None of

• None

• No of

Multiple Choice

We sat down at the table, just two of us. He carried on eating his food. ___ said any thing.

• None of us

• None of him

• Neither of us

• Neither of him

Multiple Choice

I am always looking for inspiration. ___ ever comes.

• None

• No

• Not

• Never

Multiple Choice

They had a wonderful time and luckily ___ was injuried.

• none

• no one

• not anyone

• no anyone

Multiple Choice

___ his old friends knew what had happened to him.

• none

• no

• none of

• no of

Multiple Choice

I have got ___ time to waste.

• none

• no

• not

• any

Multiple Choice

___ desserts are sweet.

• Most

• Most of

Multiple Choice

I used to have three pens but I have lost ____.

• all of them

• all them

• them of all

• all

EITHER, NEITHER

Neither + N + nor + N + V

Either + N + or + N + V

•Neither Nga nor Thuy is right.
•My fathers likes neither beer nor wine.
•Either his parents or he is invited to the party.
•Mai wants to ask either you or me to help her repair her bicycle.

Multiple Choice

I don't like ___ of my science teachers.

• either

• neither

Multiple Choice

I am neither a conservative ____ a liberial.

• or

• nor

• with

• and

Multiple Choice

Can ___ you or Lisa take me to the station?

• neither

• either

• both

• some

Multiple Choice

__ of them could take me to the station so I had to take a taxi.

• Both

• Neither

• Either

• Some

Multiple Choice

Are you from Spain or from Italy? - ___. I am from Portugal.

• Neither

• many

• a few

• most

Multiple Choice

Both John and Sara ___ invited to the party last night.

• were

• was

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

Do you want ___ water?1

• any

• some

• none

• many

Multiple Choice

"Each people has to submit two essays."

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

I have ___ good friends. I am not lonely.

• a few

• a little

• few

• few

Multiple Choice

Everyone ___ coming.

• is

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

A large number of ___ still have to be solved.

• problem

• problems

Multiple Choice

Mr Lucas has spent ___ time in the Far East.

• a great deal of

• a large amount of

• a large number of

• several

Multiple Choice

I have ___ water left. There's enough to share.

• a little

• a few

• few

• little