#GRAMMAR

03.08.2014 07:01

#GRAMMAR

# Exp – Everyday/ Every day
 

Everyday is an adjective to mean “daily” and should be placed before a noun
 
  • Juan has an everyday appointment with his boss for briefings.
  • María has an everyday yoga class at five pm.
Every day is a time expression to mean ‘each day’. and is usually placed at the end of a sentence.
  • She studies Russian every day.
  • He pratices the piano three hours every day.
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#Whether / If
 Whether and if can often be used interchangeably 
To introduce a yes/no question
  • She asked me whether I felt well.
  • I´m not sure if they have decided.

 

The verb discuss generally takes whether rather than if.
  • They discussed whether he should be hired.
  • We discussed whether to invest in the new idea.

 

However…
 
- After Prepositions- Use only whether
They talked about whether they should go or not.
I looked into whether they should stay.
- Before Infinitives – Use only whether 
  •  He can’t decide whether to buy the house or wait.
  • She considered whether to give up the position or quit next year.

 

- Formal / Informal – Generally, whether is considered more formal than if.
 
 
Let me know whether he will be able to attend the conference.
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# Grammar – What’s the point of…? De qué sirve…?

What’s the point of studying English if you’re not prepared to use it in real life situations?

¿De qué sirve estudiar inglés si no estás dispuesto a utilizarlo en la vida real?
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There’s no point in… No sirve de nada…
There’s no point in pretending. No sirve de nada fingir.

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# grammar-advise/allow/permit/forbid

-ing 
-infinitive 
I wouldn´t advise taking the bus 
I wouldn´t advise you to take the bus 
I wouldn´t allow/permit smoking in the lecture room
I wouldn´t allow/permit people to smoke in the lecture room
He has forbidden singing in the corridors
He has forbidden children to sing in the corridors
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- passive
Smoking is not allowed/permitted in the lecture room
People is not allowed/permitted to smoke in the lecture room

 

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