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Dykes, Barbara, 19 33- .
Grammar for everyone: practical tools for learning and
teaching grammar.
Bibliography.
Includes index.
ISBN 9780864 314 789 (pbk.).
1. English language - Grammar - Study ... commended for the outstanding job she has done
with this excellent publication.
As its name suggests, Grammar for Everyone seeks to provide
practical tools for learn...
... 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 a...
... understand the function of all eight parts of
speech
• understand the formation of the present and past participles
(participles, especially the present participle are common in
phrases)
Phrases ... function.
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G r A M M A r f o r e V e rY o n e
Adjectival phrases
This is a group of words forming a unit and doing the work of an
adjective. Therefore, it tells more about a noun or prono...
... BMX [that] I got for my birthday.
a. This competition, which is held twice a year, is for Under 12 ’s.
b. The trainer, who is my friend’s dad, was a champion.
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c l A u s e s
16 6
G r A M M A ... its verb.
26 .1 Activities: adjectival clauses and
relative pronouns
1. Students bracket the relative pronoun and underline the adjectival
clause in each of the following sentences, f...
...
presented as a form of puzzle.
There are several ways to format the analysis of sentences. The
simplest way is that shown for various kinds of clauses (see pages
16 2–3, 16 5, 16 8 17 3). Other methods ... demonstrated all three ways, they may prefer to choose their
own method for analysis.
Analysis formats are shown on pages 17 8 18 3. Students can
draw up their own charts or be...
... the second part of a mentioned
comparison, e.g. Ben is taller than Mark (is).
less – fewer
Less is for amounts that cannot be numbered, fewer for things one
can count (see page 12 9).
We had ... untidily.
Past tense and past participle
I done it – I did it
This is an error of tense resulting from confusion between the past
tense and the past participle (see pages 11 7–8). Here the...
... Some exercises should always be done
in the Grammar Exercise Book to serve for reference and for revision.
Collective nouns
Definition: These are names for groups of things, animals or
people, ... apply to, for
example:
library – books for borrowing
pack fleet pride union
troop train council formation
lineage compendium
6. Students choose a group word and act or mime it in th...
... word for ‘the’) in these examples
has a feminine and a masculine form. We are fortunate then that
the English gender generally speaks for itself and we have few
alternative forms. Many former ... provides less information.
1. 6 Activities: number and gender
These exercises are particularly useful for young children and ESL
students and provide useful spelling practice, too.
1. Stu...
... must have a doer (i.e. a subject)
for it to make sense.
Finite and non-finite verbs
A verb needs a noun (or a pronoun) in front of it for it to make
sense.
3
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For example:
John waves.
The load ... clap, play.
1. Students act the verbs. This can be done in teams with each person
calling out a verb for their counterpart in the other team to act. The
latter then calls out their...