The dog wagged its tail – it’s = it is, det er – its = dens.
The wolfes were hungry.
The wolves were hungry – ved ord der ænder på –f eller –fe ændres endelsen til –ve (wolf er et af de 13 ord hvor endelsen ændres).
The police is overworked.
The police are overworked – Police er altid utalligt flertal.
She is unhappy to be without a work.
She is unhappy to be without a job – Work bruges som verbum. Job er substantiv.
He is the only I would ask to help me.
He is the only one I would ask to help me – only er et adjektiv som skal have et substantive at lægge sig op af.
The food tastes really well.
The food tastes really good – Beskriver maden og ikke handlingen.
He said he wanted to lie down. Because he felt sick with worry.
He said he wanted to lie down because he felt sick with worry – ledsætning kan ikke stå alene.
That ain’t no way to talk to a stranger.
That is no way to talk to a stranger – ain’t = is not. Slang. Dobbelt nægtelse.
Delprøve 1B: Betydningsforskelle
To sit – to setSit = at side Set = at sætte.
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