English 9. Grammar
English 9. Grammar
REVISION
1. Conditional sentences:
a. Type 1:
If + S + V (present), S + will/ won’t + V-inf…
S + should/ can…+ V-inf
Imperatives (V-inf…)
Possible situations in the present or the future
Ex: + If she studies hard, she will pass the exam.
+ A lot of fish will die if the water is polluted.
+ If you feel tired, you should take a rest.
+ Ask your teacher if you can't find the answer.
*Unless = if…not…
Unless + S + V-inf/ V-s/es… = If + S + don’t/ doesn’t + V-inf…
Unless + S + am/ is/ are… = If + S + am not/ isn’t/ aren’t …
Ex: + She will fail the exam if she doesn’t study hard.
Unless she studies hard, she will fail the exam.
+ Unless you stop making noise, I will call the police.
If you don’t stop making noise, I will call the police.
+ I will come with you if I am not busy.
I will come with you unless I am busy.
b. Type 2:
If + S + V (past simple), S + would/ could/ might + (not) + V-inf…
Unreal situations in the present
*be were/ was (for I/ he/ she/ it)
Ex: + If I were you, I would accept their offer.
+ Pigs would fly in the sky if they had wings.
+ If there were fewer cars on the road, there would be less pollution.
*** NOTE: Rewrite the sentences:
The verbs are in present simple form. Type 2
Ex: + Jim doesn’t have a car, so he walks to work every morning.
If Jim had a car, he wouldn’t walk to work every morning.
+ She has a headache after work every because she works in a noisy office.
If she didn’t work in a noisy office, she wouldn’t have a headache after work every day.
2. Relative clauses:
a. who for people as a subject/ an object
…who + V…
Ex: The man who is standing over there is Dr. Smith.
…who + S + V…
Ex: They are visiting the woman who they met on holiday.
b. whom for people as an object
…whom + S + V…
Ex: Do you know the girl whom Tom is talking to?
c. which for things as a subject/ an object
…which + V…
…which + S + V…
Ex: She likes books which are about horse training.
The movie which we saw last night wasn’t very good.
d. that for people, for things, for people and things (as a subject/ an object)
…that + V…
…that + S + V…
Ex: The man that/ who is standing over there is Dr. Smith.
The movie that/ which we saw last night wasn’t very good.
We can see farmers and cattle that are going to the field.
*** “that” doesn’t come after a preposition (in, on…) or a comma (,)
*** “that” comes after “superlatives”, “first, second…”, “last, next, only”
Ex: She was the youngest girl that answered all the questions correctly.
e. whose for possession
…whose + N + V…
…whose + N + S + V…
Ex: He found a cat whose leg was broken.
The boy whose bicycle you borrowed yesterday is Tom
f. where for places
…where + S + V…
Ex: This is the place where the accident happened.
Paris, where I was born, is a beautiful city.
g. when for time
…when + S + V…
Ex: Spring is the season when flowers of all kinds are in full blossom.
h. why for reason
…the reason(s) + why + S + V…
Ex: The reason I didn’t phone you was that I didn’t have your phone number.
Please tell me the reason why you are so sad.
*** NOTE:
where: in which, at which
when: in which, on which
why: for which
Ex: The theater where/ in which I first acted is somewhere around here.
The theater which I first acted in is somewhere around here.
The reason why/ for which she often gets bad marks is that she doesn’t study hard.
*** Both V-ing and to-V (without a change in meaning): begin, start, continue…
Ex: It started to rain 2 hours ago.
They started building the house in January.
Active Passive
S + am/ is/ are + P2…
Present simple They grow bananas in tropical areas. Bananas are grown in tropical
areas.
Present S + am/ is/ are + being + P2…
continuous They are redecorating the café. The café is being redecorated.
S + have/ has been + P2…
Present perfect
Someone has stolen my car. My car has been stolen.
S + was/ were + P2…
Past simple They served the meal in an elegant The meal was served in an elegant
dining room. dining room.
S + was/ were + being + P2…
Past continuous We asked for coffee while they We asked for coffee while the bill
were preparing the bill. was being prepared.
S + had been + P2…
Past perfect Someone had eaten all the food by All the food had been eaten by the
the time I got there. time I got there.
S + will be + P2…
Future simple We will deliver your pizza in forty Your pizza will be delivered in
minutes. forty minutes.
S + am/ is/ are going to be +
They are going to train me for the P2…
Be going to
job. I am going to be trained for the
job.
Modal verbs S + can/ should…+ be + P2…
(can/ should …) You should fix your computer. Your computer should be fixed.
Note:
have sb V-inf have sth P2
get sb to-V get sth P2
make sb V-inf be made to-V
b. Reported questions:
S + asked (sb)... + Wh/ if/ whether + S + V…
9. Wishes:
S + wish/ wishes + S + would/ could + V-inf…
= If only + S + V (past simple, past continuous) …
+ S + had + P2…
Ex: I wish I had a new laptop.
If only I had a new laptop.
11. Conjunctions:
- Although/ though/ even though + S + V…
Despite/ In spite of + N/ V-ing/ the fact that + S + V…
- Because/ since/ as + S + V…
Because of/ Due to/ Owing to/ On account of…
S + V; therefore, S + V…
moreover,
furthermore,
however,
nevertheless,
V-ing + is + adj…
It is adj + (for sb) + to-V…
Ex: Making crafts is boring.
It is boring to make crafts.
I find making crafts boring.
I think making crafts is boring.
18. Comparison:
a. Comparatives:
- Short adj: adj-er + (than)…
- Long adj: more + adj + (than)…
b. Superlatives:
- Short adj: the + adj-est
- Long adj: the most + adj
*** Emphasis:
…much/ far/ a lot/ a bit/ a little + adj-er/ more + adj
…by far + the + adj-est/ most + adj
…the + second + adj-est/ most + adj
c. Equatives:
(+) … as + adj/ adv + as…
(-) … not as + adj/ adv + as…
… not so + adj/ adv + as…
*** the same as, like, (not) different from…
* V + adv
* be + adv + adj/ P2
* V + adj: be, seem, sound, taste, look, feel, become, remain, stay, keep…
d. Double comparison:
The + “comparative” + S + V… , the + “comparative” + S + V…
Ex: The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will feel.
Examples:
Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?
No one wants to come, do they?
Pass me that book, will you?
I am late, aren’t I?
Don’t speak Vietnamese, will you?
He seldom goes shopping, does he?
I’m not very tall, am I?
She can rarely come these days, can she?
Nobody has invited her to the party, have they?
She loves cats, doesn’t she?
23. Stress:
Before it: -ion, -ian, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ity, -ious, -ive, -ative, -itive…
On it: -ique, -eer, -oo, -eer, -ese, -ology, -ologist, -ography, -esque, -ette, -teen, -self, -mental,
-mentary…
25. Vocabulary: