Special structures (used mainly in the Formal Letter)
pp. 271-277 and pp. 281-289 in "Practical Grammar in Focus"
Wish – past perfect ‫ לעבר אבוד‬I wish you hadn't told my secret – but you did
Wish - - past simple – ‫ להווה – אך לא קורה‬I wish I were blond – but I am not
‫משפטים שיתאימו לחיבור רשמי‬
1. I wish to bring to your attention that…
2. I wish to know more about…(asking for information)
3. I wish to complain about…(letter of complaint)
More formal sentences to be used in the formal letter:
I would like to…
II would appreciate…
I would be grateful…
I would like to express my support for…
My opposition for…
USE pp. 275-277
I use a lot of garlic in my cooking (V1)
I used all the hot water. You will have to put the boiler on(V2)
I used to climb on trees. Now I don't ))‫משהו שעשיתי בעבר ואייני עושה יותר‬
I am getting used to living in this neighborhood.) ‫ת לדבר מה שלא‬/‫אני מתרגל‬
)‫הורגלתי לו‬
He is used to the noise))‫הוא רגיל לרעש‬
pp. 281-284 Would rather – had better
I would rather take my car ‫ה לנסוע ברכב שלי‬/‫אני מעדיפ‬
I would rather you went by car)‫(בעבר כשמישהו אחר עושה – לא אני‬
I would (I'd) rather go to the movies than stay at home.) ‫להראות עדיפות על פני‬
)‫דבר אחר‬
I'd rather you left – )‫י‬/‫ה שתלכ‬/‫(אני מעדיפ‬
:‫משפטים לחיבור‬
I I'd rather you answered me by mail
I'd rather you answered my letter soon.
Had better - + V1 (like "should") – ‫לתת עיצה‬
You had better go to the doctor
It's time
It's time to go now )‫(זה עוד לא קרה‬
It's time for us to go now ) )‫זה אמור לקרות בקרוב‬
It's time we went
I'ts time he arrived – ‫סימן שהוא מאחר‬
It's high time we left – ‫בואו נלך‬
IIt's about time
It's high time
- both are used in stress, criticism and complaint
pp. 284-286 So, Such
He is so smart ( so + adjective)
Often comes + that + sentence
He is so smart that I am considering to offer him a scholarship ‫מלגה‬
She is such a smart girl that I am thinking of promoting her soon.
pp. 284-285 too, enough
This mountain is too high to climb
She is not tall enough to reach the shelf
So, neither – p. 285
He speaks English and so do I
She doesn't speak Russian and neither do I
I like either coffee or Tea
He likes neither TV nor the movies.
p/ 286 All/ Whole
All – Before "The" or before a pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
Whole – After "The" or a pronoun
All the food was left
The whole world heard about Vikileaks
Special structure
After the following verbs – no s in 3rd person singular
The doctor suggested he stay in bed
He demanded she marry him
I asked he refer to my proposal
I requested he come to me tomorrow
I recommend she eat well
They insisted she leave