quarta-feira, 25 de novembro de 2009

SO…THAT / SUCH (A/AN)…THAT

SO…THAT
a) So…that can be used with an adjective.
Mary is so moody that no one likes her.

b) So…that can be used with an adverb.
Mary writes so quickly that no one can follows her.


SUCH(A/AN)…THAT
a) Such(a/an)…that can be used with a noun.
Patric is such a rascal that everboby hates him.

b) Such (a/an)…that can be used with an adjective preceding a noun.
Sam is such a good guy that we all like him.

Pay Attention!
Aunt Mary is so annoying, we never invite her to our parties.
Tom is such a nice guy, we always invite him to a our parties.

As shown in the sentences above, in formal spokem English, that can be omitted from so…that and such (a/an)…that clauses. In such cases, that is replace by a pause in speech or a comma in writing.

Regards.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND/INFINITIVE

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND/INFINITIVE

There are some verbs in English that can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive without any change in meaning.
Paul likes to drink.
Paul likes drinking.

Let’s see some verbs:
-To begin/to continue/to start
-To hate
-To love/to prefer
-To remember
-To forget
-To regret
-To try

VERBS FOLLOWED ONLY BY GERUND

-To adorate/to appreciate/to enjoy
-to avoid/to detest
-To dislike
-To finish/to suggest
-To keep
-To mind

Regards.