(In_English)_AT_ALL.,_correct_usage_in_English_language

(In_English)_AT_ALL.,_correct_usage_in_English_language

Easy way to understand, how to use ''AT'' in Englishbr br STUDENT QUESTION:br I usually hear questions like this: Do you drive at all? Or similar… And they are very confusing for me… I never know if is a positive or negative question and how to answer it. Could you help me on this?br br ANSWER:br “At all” means something like “anything more than zero” or “even a little bit.”br br It’s often used in negatives:br br I don’t eat pork at all.br = I don’t eat pork – not even a little bit.br He doesn’t exercise at all.br = He does NO exercisebr The party was no fun at all.br = There was zero fun, not even a littlebr I can’t sing at all.br = I have zero singing talentbr In questions, the person is inquiring about ANY activity, even smallinfrequent:br br Do you drive at all?br = Do you drive – even a little bit infrequently?br If you drive (even only a little bit occasionally), then the answer is YES.br br If you never drive, then the answer is NO.br br Did he say anything at all?br = Did he say anything, even just a tinyshort phrase?br PUT IT INTO PRACTICE!br Leave a comment on the video with your examples:br br I don’t like at all.br Ex) I don’t like rock music at all.br I haven’t (verb in past participle) at all lately.br Ex) I haven’t watched TV at all lately.


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Uploaded: 2019-09-07

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