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Becca
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    La diferencia entre estas palabras son que:


    Only: Solamente, solo

    Por ejemplo,

    1) I will take only this umbrella for now because that is the only one that I can afford.

    Voy a llevar solo estas paraguas porque son las que puedo comprar.


    2) I can only speak Spanish.

    Yo solo puedo hablar Espanol.


    3) Only you can drive that car.

    Solamente tu puedes manejar aquel coche.


    Alone: Solo en el sentido que sientes solo, o que eres una persona solitaria, o que quieres que te dejan solo

    Leave me alone! Dejame solo/sola!

    You are alone in this situation because I will not help you. Estas solo en esta situacion porque no te quiero ayudar.


    Just: Justo

    Just now, I saw Marina drive by. Justo ahora, vi a Marina.

    I ask that you just do your homework and I will take care of the chores.





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    August 7, 2016
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  • Corrected

    2 - Phrasal verbs ( run into, go back )

    Run into - means that you come across someone or a situation...colliding with someone

    Example: I ran into Monica while shopping for clothes.


    to hit someone or something while driving, causing an accident

    Example: A truck ran into me at the stop lights this morning.


    to be in a situation

    Example: I always run into those kind of situations when I think negative. 


    to start to have problems

    Example: Our project ran into problems when we started losing funds. 


    run into

    I saw a tiger in the forest. Children start running into the house.
    I recorded a OVNI in the video. it run into the mountain. - You cannot say an object performed an action...in this case it is an inanimate object, so it does not make sense to say that the video ran into the mountain.
    i'm running along the central park.

    go back

    -to a place

    I want to go back to Brazil. 

    -to a state of being, emotion

    I want to go back to the person I was before. Positive and calm.

    -to retrieve something

    Can you back to your house and get your car keys? 

    Go back to the last computer screen because that is the article that we need to read. 


    You could go back to your school. ----> Excellent!

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    August 4, 2016
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  • Corrected

    3 - Phrasal verbs ( check out, go off )

    check out
    Tem varios sentidos.

    Primeiro, se voce quer dizer emprestar um livro da biblioteca.

    Example: I am going to check out a book from the library. 

    Segundo, dar uma olhada em alguma coisa.

    Ex: I am going to check the movie out since you told me it was really good. 

    I am going to check out this new restaurant in town.

    Pode ser tambem de um sentido promiscuous.

    Ex: Hey check that guy out. He's hot.


    Terceiro, said de um hotel...do sentido que vc vai devolver as chaves e deixar o hotel 

    Example: I need to check out of the hotel by 2:00 p.m.

    The police check out your luggage ? Did the police check your luggage? Check out is wrong to use because it implies that the police is looking at the object sexually or promiscuously...
    it before send the stuff, Please, check out all stuff. 

    Before sending the stuff, please check if you have all that you need.

    ir before parking your car, check out is allowed to park.

    Before parking your car, check if parking is allowed. 
    The enginner will check out project.

    Good...except enginner - is spelled engineer. 


    go off

    Primeiro sentido e que alguma coisa para de funcionar ou ativar...


    The alarms go off at night.

    The lights go off automatically when the office is empty.


    Segundo pode dizer basear  em alguma coisa

    You can't go off what she says and bas your decisions like that.



    I'm going off my car. I am going to my car. 
    The man is going off the store. I am going to the store. 
    I saw the police going out of the police station. 
    I go off my country tomorrow later of my lunch. doesn't make sense. 



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    August 4, 2016
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  • Corrected

    phrases with ( though, through )

    I play soccer in high school, though I don't like it.

    My son eats vegetables everyday though he hates vegetable.

    Or My son eats vegetables everyday even though he hates vegetables.


    Santa Claus comes into the room through the fireplace and leaves a gift on the Christmas tree.

    I saw that burglar enter your car through the window.


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    August 4, 2016
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