... her performance. Our men are hitting the ball well. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. THE ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISHGRAMMAR . i. The Sentence: Subject and Predicate . Subject and Predicate Transposed ... II. PUTTING GRAMMAR TO WORK 21. Making Verbs Agree. Background Basic Grammar Putting It to Work Practice in Making Verbs Agree 22. Making Verb Forms Accurate Background Basic Grammar Putting ... with two lines. If either subject or predicate is compound, write a C above J3 Essential English Grammar By PHILIP GUCKER DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. NEW YORK IO SIMPLE SUBJECT AND...
... Preview: asking questions. (Chapter 5) , . I Diwctions: This exercise previews some of the grammar in this ch&. Create questions that fit the given answers. Discuss question forms. ... morning. 5. Rita called me on the phone to tell me the good news. She (pass) her final exam in English. 6. I couldn't think. The people around me (make) too much noise. Finally, I gave...
... money. .i' *American Engliah: swy, rroriss; British English: mmy, smreyl (floors in a house). Amsricpn and British English: swrlv,swh = I&. 1 % CHAPTER 7 EXERCISE ... B: I'm not sure. It be on Channel Seven. Try that one first. 'In informal spoken English "I don't know" is oftm pronounced 9 dunno." 194 CHAPTER 7 ... words. Example: A year ago I . . . , but now I can. + A year ago I couldn't speak English well, but now I can. 1. When I was a baby, I . . . , but now I can. 2. When...
... we call him or her a - 12. If you vegetables, they are called 13. If the weatherfreeses things, it is called 14. If you break your pencil, you have a 0-9 GET + ADJECTIVE;...
... object pronoun can be omitted from an adjective clause, as in (d) 1 and (0. In very formal English, a preposition comes at the beginning of an adjective clause, as in (e) and (j). The...
... (eat) around seven. 6. I like (meet) new people. 7. My roommate offered (help) me with my English. 8. I'd just begun (warch) a movie on TV when the phone rang. 9. Please stop ... leave for work this morning. 21. Sometimes when I'm listening to someone who is speaking English very fast, I nod my head and pretend (understand) 22. After Isabel got a speeding ticket...
... enough . . . . but too young . . . . .% 5 .&! '' 10. 1 how enough English . . . . but not enough . . . . . ~ ,? . : I , . .$ ,,, .;. I. h :. ... interesting experiences. Try to get your readers interested in doing the same things in their free time. Do you enjoy exploring caves? Is playing tennis one of your passions? Have you ever ... Scandinavia. My Uncle Ernesto (speak) Spanish, of course, and also (know) a little 12 13 English, but he (know, not) any Norwegian. While he 14 (stay) in Norway, he Fawe) a problem....
... noise from the next street. or hear it from. 5 They even have the windows open when it's freezing. or have them open. 7 I can't even remember her name. 8 There isn't even...
... Having travelled a lot, Sarah knows a lot about other countries. 6 Not being able to understand English, the man didn't know what I wanted. 7 Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn't...
... been spoilt. or The dinner has been spoiled. In British English the irregular form (burnt/learnt etc.) is more usual. For American English, see Appendix 7. @p275 1.4 List of irregular ... didn't have time to see all the things we wanted to see. I wish more time. (we/have) 9. It's freezing today. I wish so cold. I hate cold weather. (it/not/be) 10. What's her name again? ... fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden forget forgot forgotten forgive forgave forgiven freeze froze frozen get got got give gave given go went gone grow grew grown hang hung...
... He's 22 years old but he sometimes behaves 116.3 (All sections) Put in like or as. 1. Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak you. 2. Don't take my advice if you don't ... what I said. impressed WITH/BY somebody/something: * I'm very impressed with (or by) her English. It's very good. fed up/bored WITH something: * I don't enjoy my job any more....
... and more difficult to find a job. * Your English is improving. It's getting better and better. * These days more and more people are learning English. D. The the better Study these ... (not 'Everybody enjoyed very much the party') * Our guide spoke English fluently. (not ' spoke fluently English& apos;) * I not only lost all my money - I also lost my passport. ... wear your coat. 2. 'Are you sure?' 'Yes, _quite sure._' 3. Maria's English is _quite good._ ( ), ( ) 4. I couldn't believe it. It was _quite incredible._ ...
... the sugar, please? (= the sugar on the table) * Do the English people you know work hard? (= only the English people you know, not English people in general) C. The difference between 'something ... to music. * All cars have wheels. * Sugar isn't very good for you. * Do English people work hard? (= English people in general) #2 Particular people or things (with the) * We took ... 'the football the skiing' etc.) * My favourite subject at school was history/physics /English. We say 'most people/most books/most cars' etc. (not 'the most ' see...