There are ten comparative or grade quantifiers:much, many, more, most, few, fewer, fewest, little, less,andleast. For e.g.:There is enough time, You have enough money, Is there enough food?, etc. The phrase I have little time means that the speaker hardly has time, whereas the phrase I have a little time means that while the speaker may not have all the time in the world, but s/he has enough for the purpose at hand.Įnoughis used to indicate the necessary amount or quantity it is placed before nouns. The first two carry negative suggestions, whereas the last two carry positive suggestions. The wordsfew, littleand the phrases - a fewanda littleserve to describe the speaker's attitude to the quantity being described. For example: such asno/none, some, a lot of,etc. These are the ones that answer both questions. Uncountable nouns - These are the nouns that answer the questionHow much? For example: a little, a bit of,etc.) Some of these are used only with:Ĭountable nouns - These are the nouns that answer the questionHow many? For example: a few, a number of, several,etc. Words and phrases that describe quantity includea little, none, a few,etc. They are adjectives or phrases that serve to answer two possible questions:įor example: a few, a little, much, many, most, some, any, enough,etc., are quantifiers. Quantifiers form a sub-class under determiners. Or in a negative form we use the same am form at the end as in the positive form of the sentence. If there is a modal verb in the main part of the sentence the question tag uses the same modal verb.Įxample: They couldnt hear me, could they?īe careful with question tags with sentences that start I am. If the main part of the sentence doesnt have an auxiliary verb, the question tag uses an appropriate form of do. If this is an auxiliary verb (have, be) then the question tag is made with the auxiliary verb.Įxample: Theyve gone away for a few days, havent they?Įxample: He had met him before, hadnt he? The question tag uses the same verb as the main part of the sentence.
If the main part of the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive. If the main part of the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative.Įxample: You work in a bank, dont you? ( Note that if there is not an auxiliary use do, does, or didnt at the end of the sentence) There are five ways in which we normally use question tags and they are easily explained here. The statements and the question tags take the same tenses: The question tag "am I not" is totally incorrect always say: "aren't I": Orders and commands are followed by "will you": Negative statements => Positive question tags:Ĥ. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb: In the active voice, the object receives the action of the verb:Ĭatseatfish.Passive voiceThe passive voice is less usual. You are probably already familiar with the active voice. This is the voice that we use most of the time. Bismilllaaah senjata untuk EAP, dibela-belain 2 minggu liburan untuk berkutat di sekitar Solo saja semoga ada hasil dan tidak sia-sia aamiin.There are two special forms for verbs called voice:Īctive voiceThe active voice is the "normal" voice.
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