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3. Let’s sit outside and laugh at you as you work in the blazing...
... numerals open or closed?
2.7 The Gender of Nouns
The gender of nouns plays an important role in the grammar of some languages. In French, for
instance, a masculine noun can only take the masculine ... is
feminine, then it will take a different form of the same adjective - its feminine form.
In English, however, nouns are not in themselves masculine or feminine. They do not have
grammatical ... perfective auxiliary has)
She's eating her lunch ( = progressive auxiliary is)
The following exercise concentrates on three of the most important auxiliaries be, have, and do.
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15 Come on, children! time to get up! nearly breakfast time.
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A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
PEG chapter I
1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... the house?
In other English- speaking countries, however, the do forms are used almost exclusively. It
would therefore be possible to use do/did forms throughout the following exercises
(except ... get me some aspirin when you're at the chemist's.
have: possessive
PEG 122
In British English, have meaning possess is not normally conjugatec with do except when
there is an idea of...
... Yvonne, who is going to English classes): How long you (learn) English?
Yvonne: I (learn) off and on for about five and a half years. (Use the continuous form.)
20 I (begin) English at secondary ... you change your mind?
Paul: I (find) that I (need) English for my work and this (seem) the quickest way of
learning it.
18 Peter: You (know) any English when you first (arrive) here?
Paul: No, ... American party
(come).
26 Englishmen very seldom (talk) on the Underground. They (prefer) to read their
newspapers. ~
Those two men in the corner (talk). ~
But they (not talk) English.
27 Jones and...
... questions): đảo trợ động từ, động từ khuyết thiếu lên trước chủ từ.
Are you English?
Can you speak English?
Do you learn English at school?
– Câu hỏi đuôi (tag question):
• Câu hỏi đuôi là một dạng ... got a pain in his chest.
8. with my brother. We often go there together.
9. English and maths. I don’t like history.
10. English, of course. I also like to learn literature.
Bài tập 3: Phân loại ... me to come in and have a drink.
10. She reminded me to wake her up.
11. He advised me to learn English.
12. He suggested going camping that Sunday.
13. He invited me to come to his birthday party...
... .
Exercise Answers :
1.For 2.since 3.ago 4.ago 5.for 6.ago 7.since 8.since 9.ago
10.for 11.since 12.for 13.since 14.ago 15.since
22 TO BE: THERE IS, THERE ARE
Colloquial English
Elementary exercise ...
the I was given last Christmas.
Exercise Answers :
1.any 2.any 3.some 4.any-some 5.some-ones 6.any 7.some
8.any 9.any 10.ones.
01. I have been studying English three years.
02. We have been ... you want to borrow you can have my ticket.
19. They live New York.
20. I am staying that hotel.
Exercise Answers :
1.on ;2.at; 3.on(for); 4.for(at); 5.on; 6.at; 7.on; 8.on; 9.on; 10.in;
11.by(on?)...
... 4 Typical errors and corrections 246
Glossary 265
Additional exercises 269
Study guide 280
Key to exercises 289
Key to Additional exercises 325
Key to Study guide 329
Index 330
VI
did) (1) )
Present ... Wh-questions with how, what, which and who
reference and
practice book for
advanced learners
of English
Martin
EXERCISES
18.1 Correct the sentences if necessary, or put a (A)
picked
1 I had to work ... school.
5 The weather was so good last summer that we went to the beach most weekends.
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UNIT
EXERCISES
17
17.1 Complete these sentences with should / ought to + infinitive (or a passive form)...
... so-called
‘standard’ forms.” – Peters (2004- International English)
According to this viewpoint, International English is a concept of English
that minimizes the aspects defined by either the ... Australian English
(D)varied from regions to regions because of their differences in
political, social and cultural norms
68. According to Peters, what is International English?
(A)It is the kind of English ... NEUTRALITY IN ENGLISH
“What could be better than a type of English that saves you from having to
re-edit publications for individual regional markets? Teachers and learners
of English as a second...