Quiz Question (1-5)

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1️⃣ I depend __ my colleague for a lift to work.

🍓 for

🍍 of

🥝 on

🍉 to

Augusto: on 👍

Graham: I depend on my colleague for a lift to work.,😍

If I got a euro.for the amount of times I've heard 'depend of' 😡, I'd be a very rich man. 🤑


Follow-up Question:

How many of these sentences use on?

🦓 I hope he doesn't let me down. I'm counting __ him.

🐼 The film is based __ a true story.

🐒We agreed __ the plan after a long discussion.

🐢 She insisted __ paying for the meal.

🦊 We rely __ our suppliers to deliver on time.

🐰Please concentrate __ the task at hand.

🐸 I spent too much __ clothes this month.

🦁 He refused to comment __ the rumours

Su: I think I could use on in all of them (?) 😅

Graham: You think rightly.

Juanmi: 8/8 with on. 👍


2️⃣ Which sentence is right?

💚 I'll be possibly late tonight

💛 I can be late tonight.

💙 I might to be late tonight.

🧡 All 3 sentences 👆🏻are wrong.


Su: I'm not sure but I think all wrong.

Graham: I'll reveal all when some others have answered. (You can answer with an emoji with these questions, so you think it is 🧡)

Helena: Wrong all of them???

Graham: So that's another 🧡

Juanmi: Ummm 💛 right! I think the rest of the sentences have mistakes

The first one 💚 is awkward for me: possibly

And the last one, without to

Graham:  Something smells 🐠 y haha

It's not as straightforward as I thought it was when I came up with the question. 

I wanted the three sentences to convey the same meaning i.e. there is a chance/possibility that I will be late tonight.


💚 I'll be possibly late tonight. 😡

AI says it sounds awkward.  I say it is wrong.

I'll possibly be late tonight. 😍


💛 I can be late tonight. 😡

Ok, you could argue that this sentence is right but it wouldn't have the meaning of probability. Can has the idea of ability or permission.

I can be late tonight (because the boss is not there / he has given me permission to be late.) 😳 


💙 I might to be late tonight. 😡

I might be late tonight. 😍


🌞 We don't use "to" after modal verbs.

🌞The most common way to speak about possibility is to use might. Spanish students tend to favour maybe.

🌞 Maybe, I'll be late home tonight. = I might be late home tonight.


📌 The take away from this is: use might more for possibilities; can is not used for possibilities (it's a typical mistake).



3️⃣ Which of the following can complete the sentence? (possibly more than one answer)

🌞 It is __ hot.

❤️ very

🧡 absolutely 

💛 quite

💚 enough

🩵 too

💙 too much

💜 much

🤎 a lot

🖤 bloody

Su: 🩵🖤

❤️💛💚🩵🖤

I tried to edit reply but couldn't.

Graham: Ah so we can only reply directly to a message with one emoji. Good to know.

It's not the first time you've made a mistake with enough. 😱


Helena: 💛🩵🖤

Graham: I reckon you just forgot the easiest one.❤️


Juanmi: ❤️💛🤎🖤

Graham: A lot comes after verbs e.g. He drinks a lot.


Augusto: ❤️🧡💛🖤

Graham: I'll have to remember that you don't have a 🩵.


Graham: 

❤️ It's very hot. 😍

💛 It's quite hot. 😍

🩵 It's too hot. 😍

🖤 It's bloody hot. 😍

Augusto: Bloody hell! This coffee is completely cold. 👍

When I was in Canada I had a bloody good time.

Graham: I'm sure those Canadians you came across still talk about you.


🧡 

It's absolutely hot. 😡

It's really/very hot. 😍

It's absolutely boiling. 😍

We use absolutely with extreme adjectives (the maximum e.g. freezing, exhausted, huge, silent etc.) We can use really with all adjectives. We don't use very with extreme adjectives.

💚

It's enough hot. 😡

It's hot enough. 😍

We use enough (suficiente) after adjectives but before nouns.


💙

It's too much hot. 😡

It's too hot. 😍


Too/too much/ too many all translate as demasiado. We use too + adjectives, too much + uncountable nouns (and after verbs) and too many + countable nouns.

🌞

It's too noisy.

There is too much noise.

There are too many people.

He speaks too much.


4️⃣ The government is going to have to __ taxes.

🐝up

🐞 rise

🦋 higher 

🐛 put up


José: Higher

Helena: Rise????

Graham: Anybody else want to answer?

Su: +1 to rise :)

Graham: I was hoping that someone would give me the right answer haha


Graham: The government is going to have to put up taxes. 😍

= to increase (+ taxes, + costs)

Another synonym is to raise. It is always followed by an object.

Rise is never followed by an object.

They are going to raise airfares again. 😍

They are going to rise airfares again. 😡

Airfares are going to rise again. 😍 (Not followed by noun)

Raise v Rise

Up and down do not exist as verbs in English (I often hear students say to up the volume etc.)

The opposite of put up and raise is lower.  It is a verb as well as a comparative adjective. But higher does not exist as a verb.


5️⃣ I can't stand __.

🧡 politics

💛 the politic

💚 politic

🩵 the political


José: Politics

Su: +1, politics.

Graham: Minimum 3 replies 🙏🏻 and then I'll give the right answer.

Helena: Politics

Nor politicians .

Graham: I thought you were an admirer of some, one in particular. 😂


Graham: I can't stand politics. 😍

I'm surprised everyone that answered got this right. I'm sure I've often heard la política translated as politic. 

Politics ends in -s but it is singular. We don't use an article when we speak generally (We can use the if it is something specific e.g. They believe in the politics of envy.)

Other uncountable nouns that end in -s: news, physics , athletics, statistics, economics ...

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