... 'enough' [> 16.4BI to mean quite or fairly What's Yoko's English like ? - It's quite good ('complimentary') Not 'enough good* What's Yoko's English like? - It's fairlygood ('less complimentary') ... adverb particles and conjunctions 8.1A Study: I**I Words we can use either as prepositions or as adverbs [> LEG 8.4,7.3.4] There are many 'small words' in English such as up, down, and by which ... informally to introduce a clause, especially in American English: Like I told you, it's an offer I can't refuse A lot of native speakers of English think this is wrong 112 For more material and...
... Uses of the passive [> LEG I 2.1,I 2.4.1 -31 Study: I**I The passive is not just a different form of the active It has its own uses and is very common in English It would be hard to think of the ... they, etc.: The form has to be signed (Not *Someone/One has to sign the form ') English spoken (Not 'One speaks English' ) Shoes repaired (Not 'One repairs shoes') Write: Supply suitable active ... (nobody) She doesn't understand English (hardly) 13.28 Cancelling what has just been said: 'No, not Wednesday' [> LEG 13.121 Study: I**I Write: Cancel the following by...
... perspective away from grammar as a list of arbitrary problems, and towards grammar as a means of free expression We have tried to produce a grammar of real English the English that people speak ... Some great grammars of English for example Otto Jespersen's A Modern EnglishGrammar support each statement with citations from published books, just as the major dictionaries of English This ... A Grammar for Access When using a grammar, it is often difficult to find the information that you want This is often the biggest single problem for users of grammars, and a good reason why grammars...
... 2 A PRACTICAL ENGLISHGRAMMAR EXERCISES CONTENTS Articles PEG chapter I Articles: a/an Articles: the Articles: a/an, ... to lose hope 30 Would you like to hear story about Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman? ~ No I've heard stories about Englishmen, Irishmen and Scotsmen before and they are ... usually have time (habit) to study In the past, did is used for habit; otherwise either form is possible: Did you have/Had you an umbrella when you left the house? In other English- speaking countries,...
... in general and teaching Englishgrammar in particular 1.4 Scope of the study This study mainly focuses on communicative activities for non - English majors in Englishgrammar classes at Vinh ... have already given the theoretical background of the study: English grammar, different approaches to teach English grammar, teaching English grammar, and communicative activities with their characteristics, ... objectives of the study are the followings: Discuss how to teach Englishgrammar communicatively 2 Provide some suggested communicative activities for non -English majors in Englishgrammar classes...