We use may to say that something is possible. e.g. If we do nothing, soon there may be none left! e.g. The bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller.As a result , pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat.
We use as … as to say that people or thing s are the same in some ways. e.g. Mr.Wu is as happy as the two girls. We use not as … as to say that people or things are not the same in some ways. e.g. The two girls are not as tall as Mr.Wu = The toe girls are shorter than Mr.Wu *Not as … as = not so … as
1.We usually add ‘s to a singular noun to express the idea of belonging. e.g. I would like to take the boys to our school’s football field. 2.We add “ to a plural noun ending is -s. e.g. The exchange students’ homes are in the UK. 3.We add ‘s to plural nouns that do not end in -s. e.g. children’s—-people’s—-men’s—-women’s 4.1.We often use ‘s with names. e.g. Neil’s mother is calling him from the UK. 4.2.When a name ends in -s, we also add ‘s. e.g. Charies’s car. We use possessive adjectives and pronouns to express the idea of belonging. e.g. 1.There are lots of nice shops in our town. 2.An old friend of mine is coming to see me. Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun I love my toys They are/ It is mine You love your toys They are/ It is yours We love our toys They are/ It is ours They love their toys They are/ It is theirs He loves his toys They are/ It is his She loves her toys They are/ It is hers It loves its toys *The possessive adjective its does not have an apostrophe (‘). Note that it’s means “it is”.
We use indefinite pronouns to refer to people and things when we do not know or do not need to mention who or what we are talking about. 1. We use somebody, someone and something in positive sentences. e.g. I saw somebody/someone/something in the house. 2. We use anybody, anyone and anything in negative sentences or in questions. e.g. I did not see anybody/anyone/anything in the house.**Did you see anybody/anyone/anything in the house? 3. We use nobody, no one and nothing to refer to “not anyone” and “not anything”. e.g. there is nobody/no one/nothing in the house. 4. We use everybody, everyone and everything to refer to “all people” and “all things”. e.g. Is everybody/everyone here today? everything is ready. When we are offering something or when we expect the answer to be “yes”, we can use something/somebody/someone in questions. e.g. Would you like something to eat? Is someone there?
We can add -ful or -less to some nouns to form adjectives. The suffix -ful means “full of”. The suffix -less means “without”.
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