1. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE IN NORTH-EAST
EANOR
ENGINEER Oscar García
English
Practice No. 4 Vocabulary
Espino Miranda Selvin Samuel
5to Perito Agrónomo
Grupo No. 2
2. REPORTED SPEECH
If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct
speech), but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech into
reported speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a
statement, question or request.
Statements
When transforming statements, check whether you have to change:
pronouns
present tense verbs (3rd person singular)
place and time expressions
tenses (backshift)
3. • PAST PARTICIPLES
PAST PARTICIPLES ARE USED IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO PRESENT PARTICIPLES. HERE ARE SOME
EXAMPLES OF PAST PARTICIPLES IN BOLD:
HE HAS TO CHICAGO TWICE.
THE BROKFLOWNEN SPIRITED BOY RETURNED HOME WITHOUT A PRIZE.
THAT MAN LOOKS LOST.
PARTICIPLES ARE USED FOR FOUR MAIN PURPOSES:
AS THE MAIN VERB IN TENSES
AS ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE A NOUN
AS ADVERBS TO DESCRIBE HOW SOMETHING IS DONE
Present Participles
4. "Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express
obligation as well as expectation.
Examples:
•When you go to Berlin, you should visit the palaces in Potsdam. recommendation
•You should focus more on your family and less on work. advice
•I really should be in the office by 7:00 AM. obligation
•By now, they should arreada be in Dubai. expectation
Should
5. A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN IS A PRONOUN THAT IS PRECEDED OR FOLLOWED BY
THE NOUN, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB OR PRONOUN TO WHICH IT REFERS (ITS
ANTECEDENT) WITHIN THE SAME CLAUSE. IN GENERATIVE GRAMMAR, A
REFLEXIVE PRONOUN IS AN ANAPHOR THAT MUST BE BOUND BY ITS
ANTECEDENT (SEE BINDING). IN A GENERAL SENSE, IT IS A NOUN PHRASE THAT
OBLIGATORILY GETS ITS MEANING FROM ANOTHER NOUN PHRASE IN THE
SENTENCE.[1] DIFFERENT LANGUAGES WILL HAVE DIFFERENT BINDING DOMAINS
FOR REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS, ACCORDING TO THEIR STRUCTURE
Reflexive pronoun
6. PERSONAL PRONOUNS REPRESENT SPECIFIC PEOPLE OR THINGS. WE USE THEM
DEPENDING ON:
NUMBER: SINGULAR (EG: I) OR PLURAL (EG: WE)
PERSON: 1ST PERSON (EG: I), 2ND PERSON (EG: YOU) OR 3RD PERSON (EG: HE)
GENDER: MALE (EG: HE), FEMALE (EG: SHE) OR NEUTER (EG: IT)
CASE: SUBJECT (EG: WE) OR OBJECT (EG: US)
WE USE PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN PLACE OF THE PERSON OR PEOPLE THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT. MY NAME IS JOSEF BUT WHEN I AM TALKING ABOUT MYSELF I ALMOST
ALWAYS USE "I" OR "ME", NOT "JOSEF". WHEN I AM TALKING DIRECT TO YOU, I ALMOST
ALWAYS USE "YOU", NOT YOUR NAME. WHEN I AM TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON,
SAY JOHN, I MAY START WITH "JOHN" BUT THEN USE "HE" OR "HIM". AND SO ON.
Personal pronouns
7. AN INDEFINITE PRONOUN DOES NOT REFER TO ANY SPECIFIC PERSON, THING OR AMOUNT.
IT IS VAGUE AND "NOT DEFINITE". SOME TYPICAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ARE:
ALL, ANOTHER, ANY, ANYBODY/ANYONE, ANYTHING, EACH, EVERYBODY/EVERYONE,
EVERYTHING, FEW, MANY, NOBODY, NONE, ONE, SEVERAL, SOME, SOMEBODY/SOMEONE
MOST INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ARE EITHER SINGULAR OR PLURAL. HOWEVER, SOME OF THEM
CAN BE SINGULAR IN ONE CONTEXT AND PLURAL IN ANOTHER. THE MOST COMMON
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ARE LISTED BELOW, WITH EXAMPLES, AS SINGULAR, PLURAL OR
SINGULAR/PLURAL.
NOTICE THAT A SINGULAR PRONOUN TAKES A SINGULAR VERB AND THAT ANY PERSONAL
PRONOUN SHOULD ALSO AGREE (IN NUMBER AND GENDER). LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES:
EACH OF THE PLAYERS HAS A DOCTOR.
I MET TWO GIRLS. ONE HAS GIVEN ME HER PHONE NUMBER.
SIMILARLY, PLURAL PRONOUNS NEED PLURAL AGREEMENT:
MANY HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS.
Indefinite Pronouns