[...]... not real sentences 2 A simple sentence is a complete unit of meaning which contains a subject and a verb, followed, if necessary, by other words which make up the meaning So: Made in Germany is correct English but it is not a sentence because it doesn't have a subject My car was made in Germany is a complete sentence with a subject and verb We can't say e.g *Is tired* because we need a subject [> 4.1A,... verbs like 'be' and 'seem' Study: I**) 1 Verbs like be [> 10.1-31and seem [> 10.41 are 'linking verbs' They cannot have an object The word we use after be, etc tells us something about the subject In grammar, we call this a complement because it 'completes' the sentence by telling us about the subject In He is ill She seems tired etc the words ill and tired tell us about he and she 2 A complement may... conjunctions: He washed the car and polished it (no comma before and) Compare: He washed the car, but didn't polish it ( ~ ~ m m a but) befare I I - 5 We keep to the basic word order in a compound sentence [> l.lA, 1 X I : object conjunction subject verb complement subject verb Jimmy fell off his bike, but (he) was unhurt, 6 When the subject is the same in all parts of the sentence, we do not usually repeat... in Paris, will be retu Say what these sentences mean a) without commas; b) with commas 1 The test paper which everyone failed was far too difficult 2 My brother who is in Canada is an architect , : l.s : , v - : 1.7D Context Write: Put in relative pronouns where necessary and commas where necessary THIS CHARMING PROPERTY People .who the truth about the properties they are selling... and refers to the future We use the simple present or should after in case: Take an umbrella with you It might rain -* 1 I'm going to sign the agreement immediately You mjght change your mind I.'fl gang.&.* M.~ ~ *.w 2 Take this key with you You might not be able to get into the house 3 We keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen There might be a fire 4 Go by train... in order that, so that, such that, when, which WYSIWYG /w~z~wrg/ We create new words all the time We have to do this *.E?&X.wwe may express new ideas Perhaps the strangest word has come into the English language recently is 'wysiwyg' I was puzzled by this word I kept asking people what it meant, no one knew Last week I found it in a dictionary It is not peculiar I had thought It... These words behave like adjectives in this one way, but they remain nouns because they do not have comparative or superlative forms and we cannot put very in front of them We stress both words in spoken English: I can't afford a 'gold'watch [> 6.4B-Dl 2 Two important exceptions are wood and wool, which have adjectival forms: a table made of wood + a wooden table; a dress made of wool + a woollen dress... Kanellos, however, kept 3 to 4 metres above the water and He had a good (wind from the south) broke the record for human-powered flight previously set up by Bryan Allen, who 'cycled' 35.8 km across the English Channel Daedalus For more material and information, please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org . British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Alexander, L. G. (Louis George) 1932- Longman English grammar practice (Intermediate level) 1. English language. Grammar I. Title 428.2 Library. Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Alexander, L. G. Longman English gmmmar practice (Intermed~ate level) 1 L G Alexander. p. cm. 1. English language - Textbooks for fore~gn. language. If you look at the Contents pages, you will find sixteen major areas which form the basis of English grammar. This book is based on the Longman English Grammar and the grammatical