above
agree to / agree with
ain't
all right/alright
almost / most
among / between
and/or
and which / and who
a number / the number
as
as / because / since
as / like
at
at this point in time
awful / awfully
awhile / a while
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1. In both spoken and written English, an is used before words beginning with a vowel sound. (모음音)
. The Nobel prize is an honor.
. The renovations created an L-shaped room.
3. Also for words that starts with h, if the initial h is not pronounced, an is used.
(h 묵음)
4. a is used before words beginning with a consonant sound. (자음音)
. I bought a computer.
5. Use a before words which start with vowels but are pronounced as consonants.
. They live in a one-room apartment.
. He made a U-turn.
It can be used as an adjective or a noun.
. The above entry is incomplete. (adj)
. Please read the above. (n)
agree to
agree with
- usually a person or group
ex.
- nonstandard for "am not", "is not", "are not"...
- It is used informally
almost
- adverb
- means "nearly"
most
- adjective
- means "the greatest part of sth"
in this case, most is not synonymous with almost
ex.
There is most which is a shortened form of almost in informal speech. It is used as an adverb and occurs before such pronouns as all, anybody, anyone, everybody, and everyone ; the adjectives all, any, and every; and the adverbs anywhere and everywhere.
ex. Most everyone around here is related.
The use of most as an adverb is nonstandard and is uncommon in formal writing.
among
- to indicate relationships involving more than two people or things,
between
- to show relationships involving two people or things, or to compare one thins to a group to which it belongs.
- also to express relationships of persons or things considered individually, no matter how many. ( ~다 ~다 해서....)
ex. Between holding public office, teaching, and raising a family, she has little free time.
( 관공서 유지(?)하랴, 가르치랴, 가족부양하랴 하는 이유로 그녀는 자유시간이 거의 없다. )
If you mean "either", use or ; if you mean "both", use and.
The combination and/or is used mainly in legal and business writing. It should be avoided in general writing.
ex.
. He spends his weekends watching tv, snacking, or both.
When which or who is used to open a relative clause, and is unnecessary.
Only to open a second clause starting with the same relative pronoun, you use and which or and who.
ex.
more often in formal discourse than in speech and informal writing.
a number
- plural
the number
- single
as
- establishes a time relationship
- can be used interchangeably with when or while
because, since
- describe causes and effects
ex.
. Because/Since I go skating infrequently, I prefer to rent skates.
둘다 preposition으로 사용 될 때, 의미에서 약간의 차이가 있다.
as
- suggests that the subject is equivalent to the description
like
- suggests similarity but not equivalence
preposition으로 쓰이던 adverb로 쓰이던 의문사 where가 그의 정의에 at의 의미를 포함하므로 함께 쓰지 않는다.
ex.
널리 쓰이는 문구이나 장황하거나 구식이라고들 생각하여, 이 대신 그냥 now나 at this time으로 대개 쓴다.
In formal discourse, avoid using these to mean "very"
terrible의 의미로는 말할때나 쓸때나 어느때에나 쓰이고는 있지만, 이 보다는 당신이 의도하는 것과 더 가까운 의미를 갖는 단어를 최대한 골라 사용하도록 하는 것이 좋다.
awhile
- adverb
a while
- noun phrase
- it is used after a preposition
ex.
. We visited for a while.
