Did you know that there is a "survival level" in English? This term means a set of knowledge and skills necessary for a comfortable stay in a foreign country. Let us recall the Top 10 rules of the English language that are uniquely included in this set.
Fixed word order
Unlike the foreign languages, the structure of the sentence is important in English: in any sentence, the subject comes first, then the predicate, and then the secondary members of the sentence.
3 most needed verbs
In English, there are three particularly versatile verb: to be (to be), have (to have) and do (to do). Not only do they have unique shapes, they can be used to express a wide variety of actions.
Articles
The indefinite article is used when nothing is known about the subject. Certain - when we know.
Adverbs
To form an adverb, add -ly to the adjective.
Once again, about articles: they are not placed before pronouns!
Those who learn articles often start using them everywhere, but this is a gross mistake. Rough if you start using them before pronouns.
Plural
It is formed by adding the endings - s, -es to the noun . The ending -s is added to nouns ending in a consonant, -es is added to a noun with a hissing, sibilant, or -o sound .
Ambiguous words
The verb to set has over 40 meanings, and this is far from the only polysemantic word in the English language! There is nothing you can do about it - you need to be on the lookout and double-check the meanings of "suspicious" words in the dictionary.
Verb to do
To do can replace any verb in context. For example: - I don't think that it is a good idea. - But I do.
Double negatives
In English, you cannot say "not" twice in one sentence: when never is used, make sure that there is no more negation in the sentence. I have never been there before.
