... adverbs of comparison
These irregular forms cause difficulty for some students who use
them wrongly and use an adjective instead (He did it good – or
performed real bad).
It is a good idea to ... sentence.
For example:
This is the worst firewood we have had. [adjective qualifying the
noun ‘firewood’]
It burns worst in wet weather. [adverb modifying the verb ‘burns’]
For adverbs modifyin...
... with plural forms that don’t
end with ‘s’.
For example:
Children’s teeth …
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In spoken language, to avoid ambiguity, we can fall back on the
longer form.
For example:
‘The ... confusion
The apostrophe is traditionally used for clarity in abbreviations
and other forms.
For example:
The MSc’s were awarded next.
There are two s’s in ‘grass’.
11. 1 Acti...
...
on their own in their grammar exercise books. Some sentences
should be given for homework to demonstrate independent
learning and accuracy. It is, as always, important for the work to
be corrected ... from the Latin word pars meaning part and describes
the task we are doing when we divide a sentence to show how it
is made up.
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For example:
More information can be added t...
...
to bed. Don’t (you) forget your lunch
Abbreviations
If the students are showing confidence in diagramming sentences
and recognising the parts of speech, it is now appropriate for them
to start ... to answer, for example:
First student: What did you have for breakfast?
2nd person: Baked beans.
The answer is the direct object. One or two of these could be entered
into students’ gramm...
... in the appropriate column, for example:
Object Complement
an amazing performance
Note: The complement can be an adjective.
a. The belly dancer gave
an amazing performance.
b. Dad is
a first ...
perfect Ali Baba and you could do the genie’s voice. If we practise
our parts, the show will be ready for the Christmas party.
7. Can students explain the difference between a complement and...
...
everybody (everyone)
either/neither (one)
For example:
no one/neither has arrived
but both/all have arrived
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Uncountable forms are mainly in the singular.
For example:
much, ... concept and provide us with more language to talk about
language – invaluable for studying a foreign one – and skills for
the improvement of written expression.
As we thin...
... (helper) verb in order to form a complete tense.
Participles are of two kinds.
Present participles
The present participle is formed by adding -ing to the base verb
form.
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For example:
eat + ... forms which include participles
• be able to name the present and past participles of any common
verb
Participles as adjectives
These are sometimes referred to as adjectival participles or...
... For example:
She had driven.
past tense past participle
This tense takes us another step back in time. The action was
completed before another one took place.
For example:
He ... AM M A r for e V erYo n e
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Checklist: perfect tenses
Students should now be able to
• define the term ‘participle’
• state the present participle of any common verb
• state the past participle ... had eaten i...
... pause) between two
balanced parts of a sentence, in which the second part explains
or furthers the information given in the first part.
For example:
I got our tickets for the final: they had nearly ... adjective
For example:
He was so pleased.
adv adj
Adverbs formed from adjectives
For example:
My shoelace is loose. [adj]
I tied it too loosely. [adv]
19.2 Activity: adjectives and...
... take different forms according to
the part they play in the sentence.
For example:
As the subject:
Who – Who are you?
As the object:
(For a person) whom – Whom did you see?
(For a thing) what ... we contracted malaria.
In Africa …. we contracted malaria.
• For dramatic effect.
For example:
The glass shattered on the floor and a form appeared in the
window …
‘It’s … It’s … a g…gh...