... native
English speakers or beginning English language learners.
Skill-specific lessons make it easy to locate and prescribe
instant reinforcement or intervention.
BASIC ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
BASIC ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
BASIC ... niece
prince princess
son daughter
steward stewardess
uncle aunt
wizard witch
Feminine
Masculine nouns belong to the
masculine gender.
Feminine nouns belong to the
feminine gender.
Masculine
D
i
d
y
o
u
k
n
o
w
?
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Exercise ... reinforcement or intervention.
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chicken rooster...
... native English speakers or
beginning English language learners. Skill-specific lessons
make it easy to locate and prescribe instant reinforcement
or intervention.
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GRAMMAR
BASIC ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
BASIC ... reinforcement
or intervention.
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GRAMMAR
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GRAMMAR
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GRAMMAR
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N o t e s
n
Some ... fundamental introduction and review of
grammar provided by SADDLEBACK'S BASICENGLISH
GRAMMAR 1 and 2. Helpful marginal notes throughout
the books have been provided to reinforce existing skills...
... niece
prince princess
son daughter
steward stewardess
uncle aunt
wizard witch
Feminine
Masculine nouns belong to the
masculine gender.
Feminine nouns belong to the
feminine gender.
Masculine
D
i
d
y
o
u
k
n
o
w
?
26
What ... animals.
Feminine nouns are words for women and girls, and
female animals.
lion
lioness
Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Word File
Masculine Feminine
boy girl
man woman
prince princess
steward ... Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book
may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, or by any information...
... Use
something, someone, anything,
or
anyone.*
1-13
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS:
SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
Li
AIWHIN/.
A
AIVAAIC
STATEMENT:
(a) Mary bought
something
at the store.
In a statement, ... and the listener
have the same
thing
or person
in
mind.
The
shows that
a noun
is
specific.
In
(a): Both
A
and B have the same kitchen
in
mind.
In
(b):
When
B
says "the ...
same apple
in
mind.
In
(c): Both
A
and B
are
thinking
of the same sky (there
is only one sky for
them
to
think
of) and the same sun
(there is only one sun for them to
think
of)....
... nine o'clock.
It's nine.
It's nine-oh-five.
It's five (minutes) after nine.
It's five (minutes) past nine.
It's nine-ten.
It's ten (minutes) after nine. ...
verb. In
(a):
since
I
was child
=
a since-
clause.*
Notice in the examples: The verb in the
main clause is
present perfect.
The
verb
in
the. since-clause is
simple past.
*A
sinceclause ...
om
dmmw
in
class.
Boris
is
sitting
in
class.
.
,
,
We
are
sininp
in
class.
Boris
is
~mirg
in
class right now at ten o'clock.
In
(b): Boris began to sit in class before...
... Science. (I'm interested in science.)
7.
A:
B: Nothing in particular. (I'm thinking about nothing in particular.)
8.
A:
B: English grammar.
(I
dreamed about Englishgrammar last night.) ...
who,
not
whom,
is usually used
in
everyday English.
In (d):
whom
is used in very formal
English.
Whom
is rarely used in
everyday spoken English.
In (e):
whofm)
is the object of ... morning? What time did the phone ring?
1
1.
sing-sang
I
sing in the shower every morning.
I
sang in the shower yesterday. What
did
I
do yesterday? Do you ever sing? When was the last time?...
...
eat dinner
7. watch
TV
in the evening 17. eat dinner alone
8. do something interesting in 18. listen to music after dinner
:-
the evening
.
.
19.
go shopping
9, go to bed early
, ... plane
will
be on time.)
5.
A:
B: Yes,
(Dinner
will
be ready
in
a few minutes.)
6.
A:
B: In a few minutes. (Dinner will be ready in a few minutes.)
7.
A:
B: Next year. (I'll ... activities
in
your mind. Use
be
going
to
to tell what you
think
your classmates are going to do.
Example:
(
. .
.
)
is carrying hisher textbooks and notebooks. He/She is walking
toward...
...
(d) David is
in
Mexico City.
In
(c):
in
is used with rooms:
in the kitchen, in the classroom, in
the hall, in my bedroom,
etc.
In (d):
in
is used with cities, states/provinces, counmes, ... main verb follows
can.
In
(d):
speak
is the
main
verb.
I
An
infinitive
with
to
does
NOT
follow
can.
In
(e):
w
speak
is incorrect.
The
main
verb never has a
fmal
-s.
In ...
have the same meaning.
ADJECTIVE
+
ENOUGH
+
INFINITIVE
(b) Peggy is
old
enough togo
to school.
EXERCISE
24:
Make sentences
with
the same meaning by using an
INFINITIVE.
(c)
I...
... watermark.
1
Basic
English
Grammar
remains a developmental skills text for students of English as a
second or foreign language. Serving as both a reference and a workbook, it inaoduces
students ...
COMPARISONS: USING
LIKE AND ALIKE
382
THE COMPARATIVE: USING
-ER AND MORE
383
USING
AS
AS;
USING
LESS
389
USING
BUT
393
USING VERBS AFTER
BUT
395
THE
SUPERLATNE: USING ...
single.
10.
Yoko andAli
are students.
in
my class.
11.
Ilikemybwks. interesting.
12.
I
like
grammar.
easy.
13.
Kate and
I
live
in
an apartment.
roommates.
14.
We live
in...
... (The concert begins at eight.)
2.
A:
Is
Sun Fra- in the winter?
B:
Yes, it is. (San Francisco is foggy in the winter.)
3.
A:
B: In May. (The weather starts to get hot in May.)
:
4. ... an appointment with the doctor
at
3:OO.
(c) We sleep
at
night.
in
(d) My birthday is in October.
(e) Iwasbomin
1960.
(
f
)
We have class in the morning.
(g)
Bob has class in the ... PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS
UIIW
WIUCDC
(a)
Do
they
live
in Tokyo?
+
Yes,
they do.
/
No,
they don't.
(b)
do
they
live?
+
In
Tokyo.
(c)
Does
Gina
live
in Rome?...
...
beautiful
expresses an opinion.
Opinion adjectives usually come before
all
other
adjectives.
In (c): opinion precedes age.
In
(d):
opinion precedes color.
In
(e): opinion precedes nationality. ...
In
written English, contractions of
a
noun and
i.
(e.g.,
Tom's
happy)
are found
in
infod English (for example,
in
a
letter
to
a
friend), but not in formal English (for exmple, ...
8-19
INDIRECT
OBJECTS
WITH
EXPLAIN
AND
INTRODUCE
W
EXERCISE 53-ORAL:
Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses.
(a) The teacher
explained
the grammar
to
us.
(b) Anna
introduced...
...
after
think,
especially
in
speaking.
EXERCISE
21
:
Use
I
think
(that)
to give your opinion.
1.
English grammar is easy
/
hard
I
fun
I
interesting.
I think (that) Englishgrammar ... every day.
In
(b):
My mind
is
busy now. Ideas
about
grammar
are
in
my
mind
right
now.
In
(c):
In my opinion, Sue is lazy. I
believe that Sue is lazy.
People use
think that
when ...
LOCATION*
abme far fawayifrom
around in
at in back of
behind in the back of
below in front of
beside in
the
front of
between in
the
middle of
In (a):
on
=
a preposition
my
desk...
... opinion, Harry's Steak House is
restaurant
in
the city.
In my opinion, the Doghouse Cafe has
food
in
the city.
Ken is sitting
in
chair in the
room.
way to travel is by airplane.
When ...
depressed, laughter is
medicine.
Asia is
continent
in
the world.
Australia is
continent
in
the world.
Sally ordered food on the
menu for dinner last night.
Taking a taxi is
way to get ... inventions in the modem world? Why is it more
H
EXERCISE 47-REVIEW:
Write about or
talk
about things and people in this room. Orally
or
in
writing, compare things and people you see in the...