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person/sb
For more emphasis, we could use one thing or one
person
The thing (that) I like about him is his honesty
Something (that) I hate seeing is my desk full of stuf
One person (who) I cant bear is my aunt Chonny
Somebody (who) I would kill for is my mum (sweet,
huh?)
Be + Infitive Clause
When we talk about actions in the main
Impersonal it + be
Cleft sentences are often formed
Exaggerated lexis
Im so starving/ravenous that I could eat you! (hungry)
The weather today is absolutely freezing (cold)
Intensifying adverbs
Similes
No wonder hes fat. He eats like a horse and drinks like a
fish
My plan worked like a dream, and no one touched my
breakfast mug again
Use of On earth
Question word + on earth + auxiliary verb +
subject + verb
Who on earth would want to smell MariJuanis armpit?
What on earth am I doing here with you?
The guitar player did an awesome solo. What an awesome guitar solo! -
What
is followed (normally) by an
adjective. Sometimes with an adverb too,
which modifies the adjective. Even without an
adjective or an adverb, the structure indicates
something unusual (either for good or bad).
beginning of exclamations.
- How mean you are! - How good was this ice-cream! - How cool is that!
- Can you provide more examples?
Compare to emphasize
Comparative structure can be used
for emphasize.
Usually the sentence contains a
negative word, that is placed in the
beginning of the sentence.
-
Japan. - Narrativas class is extremely boring! - Your turn to give us some examples. -
Fronting
That means to put the information at the
Inversion
This is other way of emphasizing.
Forms of inversion
After a negative adverb.
Under no circumstances would I eat a cat
structure is
ADVERB + DO/DID + SUBJ + MAIN BERB
Example of Adverbials
Hardly
Hardly I had I gone to sleep when he called
me
Little
Little did I ever imagine that I would one day
be making an English presentation like this
Never
Never have I met such a wonderful girl
No sooner
No sooner was the teacher in the class
than everybody sit down
Not only but also
Not only did she forgive him but she also
bought a present for him
On no account
On no account are we going to tell his parents
the truth
Seldom
Seldom do I walk near of her horrible
house! I dont want to encounter with her
Under no circumstances
Under no circumstances would I became a
nun
Other common adverbials are:
-
At no time
In Vain
Such
By no means
examples
And Thank you!!