I have countable and uncoutable noun. Only one condition must be to define noun as countable: I can count it.
I use articles a or an before countable nouns. Else other words before uncountable nouns. Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.
At sometimes uncountable nouns may be countable in context or in different means.
Rock noun as the matherial is uncoutable, but a rock is piece of rock is countable noun.
Water is liquid, it's uncountable noun, but a glass of water is countable noun.
Any thing may be modified to make this countable.
These nouns is uncountable in English: advice, accommodation, fruit, furniture, homework, information, knowledge, luggage, money, music, news, pasta, traffic, transport.
I can use noun as countable only if I can count it now without additional actions. Else other is uncountable for me.
Also, If I listen that anybody use noun as countable I know that he or she can cout this.
Hmm ... When I'm reading this unit fast I understand that in English anything isn't activity in opinion. Yes, if I think I don't don anything usually.
Verbs of the senses allow using with can, that is good for the abilities. I can't understand how to hear as state without action.
I must spend an energy for this action, it isn't state. But it's define only that we use them in simple form not the continuous, usually.
But what did they mean when wrote that it's a state? Feel, own, know isn't state. It's a process while I do anything. One that may define general similarity is no obvious of their presentation for people.
When I'm thinking, nobody don't know about this. They can say that I do nothing or that it's state without actions, because they don't see anything.
If I append -ing end for the state verb. I can take new means that include activity and more for state verbs.
The first that I can say it's -ing ends make it easy to be. No obligations that I described in the past. It may be more detailed if it's about the past tense.
The to make any verb unchangeble, set it to the basic state - infinitive. That define that verbs is may no good and possible to replace it. It's lock changes for this verb ...
I'll take different means while will use one of them for different tenses.
I can use like as common first verb. Also append could before. That made more different means for it. In the full version:
would like to-infinitive or verb-ing
I can use any verb with both, but other is for the one modificator only.
The TIP say that I can't use adverb after these structures. It looks that verb mods from this unit incompatible with phrasal verbs. More in 56 unit.
If I leand new verb I learn that I can use after it.
I have different possible verb mods for my phrases, two common where only one position is possible for some verbs:
Two where common verb is predetermined:
Would like is mean want or might want. That may define would mean of might:
Right only first, but why the second and fourth isn't possible to be? Oh, I can't understand differences so easy. Last two is right both.
I know about have to and be going to, that may be helpful for understand this unit.
Also, about past continuous and present continuous.
Verb may have two object at sometimes. I'm looking for the description, title and when I have read the terms ... I can make some previous conclusions:
I have got my attention because I see here no one support words. No to or prepositions here.
Tell your friends the truth.
It's right only for verb tell, but I don't understand why ... Tip include information that I can't change the order for this verb and use to.
But if I put indirect object first it will be good to take out to for all other sentences with all verbs.
The common different between two possible orders:
If I change order I mark indirect object as more important than direct. Also it exclude all support words. Example:
If I make/get/buy anything for anibody. I use for instead to.
It looks good because I must use for instead of to with verbs: get, buy and make. Minus one if I'll set indirect object first,
But it isn't difficult and I can use right order to create that I want to show.
And prefer for the verb tell, also is exception too. Don't say: I told the truth to him. Say: I told him the truth. It may be because while we talk the person is more important than our topic of conservation.
That is undenaible in this unit, it's two possible types of object: direct and indirect. They are different and question is helpful to check them.
Without prepositions accurate verb may be needed to make it obvious for many people without context and prepositions if inderect object is first.
Example: I got my friend 100 pounds => I received my friend 100 pounds.
Oh, it looks so difficut because English language include many verbs and adverbs. But I know that adverb is description for a verb. It make on defenitions of these pairs predictable already.
Adverb don't change a verb and their meaning. It append description, get more details only. Hmm ... but it's out of common template. And it nemed as Phrasal verbs, it's as one word here.
Phrasal verb may be with object or not. If object is personal pronoun it's before adverb particle, always. If not, it may be different.
For example, words down, up may be in different groups. It's adverbs, verbs, adjectives, prepositions. Hm ... Where do I take any choosen with this different?
It may not be important ...
At sometimes any single verbs are equal for phrasal verbs, last isn't needed particle. But if I use adverb particle I set focus and appear more description for the listener.
Phrasal verbs is for informal speech, in formal speech we can use alternatives:
If object is personal pronoun, I must set it between verb and adverb. Example: Take them off!
But why? Which order does define it to be?
Phrasal verbs | Single verb |
I break down this barrier. | I ... |
I find out | |
We get back from the shop. |
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He was getting up |
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She has hurried up |
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She doesn't lie down all night. |
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I wanted to run away when monster came. |
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You can sit down now. |
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Please, stand up! |
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wake up |
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wash up |
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charge up |
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look up |
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pick up |
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put up |
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take back |
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tell off |
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throw away |
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tidy up |
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turn down |
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turn off |
This is one verb, but I think possible to write more and context will define right verb each time.
Phrasal verbs appear so many new meanings that it's difficult to understand. It's equal for prepostional verbs, but easily.
Also, It'm thinking about focusing on the single words before I'll use this and previous units fully.
But I have known about this grammar template and can check it into the sentences, usinng at sometimes also.
It looks as two word as one. Verb here is verb + prepositional. Hm ... But I'll learn them into the unit 61 - 63 and no links here for these units.
Preposition is path of the verb and may change their mean very strong.
I can use verbs how I can, but now each of them may be with preposition. In the statements, negative, questions.
Verb here contain two words: Think about it!
It works and getting different result. It ins't all prepostions, but all from this unit. I was using verb make that I didn't understand completely in the previous unit.
Picture show that each time when prepositiona verb was using, we get any fact.
May it be true?
How does this preposition define meaning of any verb? Hmm ... Can I find something in common for make it easy for using ... .
I have descriptions from the cambridge vocabulary:
I can use preposition with verb in different sentences: statement, negative, questions. I'll get different result that defined by ... combitaions of verbs and prepositions in their different meanings.
They are replacing any nouns, adverbs, adjectives. That is good when I don't know so many of them. I can use only verbs and prepositions to get many meanings.
But I have different meanings that I can't understand easy ... Also, I have problems with verbs. I don't know meanings of many verbs completely.
Oh, may be no difference here and I got new large amount of possible meanings in the English language.