English Grammar in Use

#Unit-34 Should 2

❓ ___ known issues were reported during the test. ✅ "No" is a determiner used before a noun or noun phrase. 👆 Here, "No" is modifying the noun phrase, "known issues." ❎ "Not" is an adverb that is used to negate a verb, an adjective, or a predicate. 👉 "This is not a known issue." 🤔 Here, "not" is not modifying the noun phrase, "a known issue" but the entire predicate, "is a know issue." ❎ "Non" is a prefix attached to nouns, adjectives, and participles to form a word with a negative sense. 👉 "non-toxic," "non-fiction," "non-profit" ❎ "None" serves the function of a pronoun, which means it replaces a noun or a noun phrase. 🤔 "How many known issues were reported?" 👉 "None." https://t.me/English_Skills_Plus

#Unit-33 Exercises || Answered

The last poll we posted was as follows: She acts as if she ________ everything. A- knows B- knew C- both 'A' and 'B' How can we decide which is the correct answer? 🤔 🔸 The phrase "as if she ______ everything" is a subordinate clause that is a part of bigger sentence "She acts......" . This subordinate clause depends on the main clause ["She acts"] to make sense. 🔸 The expression "as if" introduces a condition that is hypothetical (unreal). It often triggers the use of the subjunctive mood, which deals with wishes, or conditions contrary to reality or fact. 🔸 The subjunctive mood in such contexts is usually formed using the past tense for, of the verb, even when the main verb is in the present tense. 👉 "He talks as if he were a king." "He talks" = indicative mood (reality) "he were a king" = subjunctive mood (not real / contrary to fact) Back to our example: A- "knows" [ indicative mood - closer to fact ] She acts as someone who actually knows everything. B- "knew" [ subjunctive mood - contrary to fact ] She imagines / thinks she knows everything. Grammatically, "knew" is more appropriate after "as if" but, in everyday English, the indicative mood is commonly used. 🔸 People often say things like: "He acts as if he owns the place." 🤔 Since he doesn't actually own the place, it should be subjunctive mood verb [owned], but the common use after "as if" nowadays is the indicative mood verb [owns], especially for real-world comparisons. Thus, both 'A' and 'B' are correct here. There is a slight grammatical difference between the two in terms of their formality. A- knows ✅ B- knew ✅ Kudos to those who chose "C- both 'A' and 'B'". https://t.me/English_Skills_Plus

#Unit-33 Should 1