... notes.exercise5-2040 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners02 (017-043) Unit 5 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 40 24 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners8. You buy flowers every ... is essential for becoming a skilled and accurate user of that language. English is certainly no exception.The rules of grammar for a language learner are like the rules of the road for a driver. ... 9Copyright â 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here for terms of use. PRACTICEMAKESPERFECT English Grammar for ESL Learners00 (i-viii) frontmatter 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page i 00...
... can have cereal for breakfast./The boys want to have cereal for breakfast.5. My sister can be home by 6:00 P.M./My sister wants to be home by 6:00 P.M.6. They can travel to California./They want ... travel to California./They want to travel to California.7. Mr. Gutierrez can carry the groceries for her./Mr. Gutierrez wants to carry the groceries for her.1. You stay in bed all day. 6. Ramon ... here today.2. I wish we were having a big party for Grandmother.3. I wish he had enough money to buy a condo.4. I wish my friends had come for a visit.5. I wish Darnell didn’t need an operation.6....
... compare these two functions:128 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners06 (099-132B) Units 20-25 11/3/04 1:42 PM Page 128 Some Important ContrastsAs you study English and become ... drove driveneat ate eatenfall fell fallenfeel felt feltfind found foundfly flew flownforget forgot forgot, forgottenget got got, gottengive gave givengo went gonegrow grew grownhave, has ... thisdifference:126 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners06 (099-132B) Units 20-25 11/3/04 1:42 PM Page 126 NumbersNumbers are generally used for specifying amounts and in mathe-matics:...
... two forms. One form beginswith no- (except for never and neither), and the other consists of notfollowed by another word. When these words are not negative, theyhave a special positive form ... it.exercise 20-5Comparative and Superlative Forms 10506 (099-132B) Units 20-25 11/3/04 1:42 PM Page 105 Formed with no- Formed with not Positive Formnone not any someno one not anyone (or ... Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners06 (099-132B) Units 20-25 11/3/04 1:42 PM Page 118 14. Laura plays the violin well.15. That book is boring.Rewrite the words as a sentence. Form the...
... millennium.G. There are special rules for abbreviations for time. B.C. and A.D. are always capitalized. B.C. isused for eras or years that occurred before Christ. A.D. is used for eras or years that occurred ... superlative adverbs that are formed with more and most require the adverbialending -ly:more willinglymost capably100 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners06 (099-132B) Units ... doubled before adding the ending: mad➞maddest. If an adjective or adverb ends in -y, change it to -i thenadd -est: funny➞funniest.Both the comparative and the superlative are formed in...
... was very funny.8. We’ve been driving all day.9. The beginning of the story was quite sad.10. He was arrested for speeding.exercise 13-276 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners04 ... man for whom I work.I like the man whom I work for. These are the books about which she spoke.These are the books which she spoke about.78 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners05 ... exercise 12-674 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners04 (062-076) Units 10-13 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 74 The apostrophe is also used to form possessives. To make the meaning of...
... in forming contractions:I am ➞ I’mwe are ➞ we’reexercise 12-472 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners04 (062-076) Units 10-13 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 72 PluralsMost English ... Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners04 (062-076) Units 10-13 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 70 Rewrite the following sentences using the present perfect tense for the verbs.EXAMPLE: ... 8-558 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners03 (044-061) Units 6-9 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 58 AdverbsYou already know that adjectives modify nouns. For example: theblue house,...
... here for terms of use. 7. Has Iris taken the money?8. She will kiss the baby.9. Is Max building the fence?10. Her brother forgot the map.52 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL ... Inc. Click here for terms of use. 4. The boys have cereal for breakfast.5. My sister is home by 6:00 P.M.6. They travel to California.7. Mr. Gutierrez carries the groceries for her.Remove ... conditions had been right.Mr. Perez would have learned English if he had lived in Texas.54 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners03 (044-061) Units 6-9 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page...
... day)exercise 5-928 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners02 (017-043) Unit 5 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 28 24 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners8. You buy flowers every ... Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners02 (017-043) Unit 5 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 34 Give an emphatic response to each statement.EXAMPLE: He does not speak English. He does speak English. 1. ... this formation there is no need to worry about irregular participles.Notice how the present perfect tense forms from the present tense:He learns English. He has learned English He is learning English. ...
... add to or for beforethe indirect object noun or pronoun. The indirect object becomes the object of the prepositionto or for. Place the prepositional phrase after the direct object. For example:I ... buy the roses.8. There are gifts for you.9. Can you hear the babies crying?10. Do you have brothers or sisters?8 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners01 (001-016) Units ... Perfect: English Grammar forESL Learners02 (017-043) Unit 5 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 20 Subject Pronoun Direct or Indirect Object Prepositional PhraseI me after meyou you behind youhe him for himshe...
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... English speaking country or need Englishfor travel and fun, English is the passport to success and a deeper understanding of our quickly chainging word. Therefore, teaching and learning English ... Some suggested techniques to study English speaking skill for the first year English non- major students 27 3. Suggested activitiesfor teaching and studying English speaking skill. 27 3.1. ... been applied for most of subjects. All the 1st year students are preparing for the exminations. Teacher like to encourage their students studying lesson beforehand nad practising English speaking...