... with these basic structures and terms in Englishgrammar and how they fit into the fundamental patterns of the simple sentence in English • TERMINOLOGY: Some books use the term “noun adjunct” for ... (e.g., mine) □ EXERCISE 1, p 156 Preview: grammar terms (Chapter 6) This exercise depends upon the teacher to supply an introductory understanding of the concepts these grammar terms represent Some ... second verb) • Basic S ϩ V ϩ O in items 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15 • Basic S ϩ V (intransitive verb) in items and EXPANSION: Knowing some of the basic grammar terminology presented in this chapter...
... Question Mark Apostrophe 150 150 151 152 152 153 What is Grammar? Here’s an old children’s rhyme about the eight parts of speech of Englishgrammar It gives you an idea of what grammar is about Read ... of Adjectives 13 21 23 34 37 44 47 48 49 52 54 58 65 71 The Articles Demonstrative Determiners Interrogative Determiners Possessive Determiners 71 73 74 75 The Simple Present Tense Am, Is and Are ... of English, be they native speakers or those who are studying English as a second language, will profit from the fundamental introduction and review of grammar provided by SADDLEBACK’S BASIC ENGLISH...
... reluctant most foolish most vicious The reason why English has two different sets of comparative and superlative forms is historical Adjectives of native English origin usually form their comparative ... most Adjectives of English origin tend to be one and two syllable words Adjectives of French origin tend to be polysyllabic, that is two, three, and even four syllables Over time, English speakers ... valuable likely sunny patient improved normal 10 blue 11 bad 12 tiring Adjectives 25 13 physical 14 strange 15 probable 16 recent 17 available 18 developed 19 shady 20 fulfilling Sequence of multiple...
... 15 with have to, 96 in questions (Did you ?), 4, 15, 57 58 with what, 63 in short answers (Yes, I do), 12, 15, 57 Double comparatives (the sooner, the better), 124 E -Ed (asked, played), 15, ... clauses, 22, 25, 34 Where, 59 Whether, 1 85, 191 Which: in adjective clauses, 158 in noun clauses, 182 in questions, 64 While, 22, 25, 34 Who/who(m): in adjective clauses, 156 – 158 , 160 in noun clauses, ... 15 simple present (do you do?), with will (will you do?), 31 Questions, 56 –71 information (why, when), 58 polite (would you please?), 93–94 tag (You know Bob, don’t you?), 71 yes/no, 12, 57 58 ...
... 11/6/02 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 9:27 AM Page 180 saw was wrapped thought trying to explain didn’t know nodded didn’t smile / wasn’t smiling looked smiled reached 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 ... correspondence, nonfiction books Informal English occurs in everyday conversation, a letter to a friend or family member, a relaxed classroom, e-mail □ EXERCISE 15, p 355 Prepositions in adjective clauses ... TEACHER: SPEAKER: cities I One of the cities I like best is Bangkok books I One of the books I use in my English classes is (name of a book) Topics for oral practice: places I, people I, women I, men...
... flows south 15 The Amazon is a river in South America 16 We went to Brookfield Zoo in Chicago 17 The title of this book is Fundamentals of EnglishGrammar 18 I enjoy studying Englishgrammar 19 ... children the children Ø Paper Ø trees 10 The paper 11 Ø Nurses 12 the nurses 13 Ø English Ø grammar 14 The grammar 15 Ø plants Ø fruit Ø vegetables Ø plants Ø meat Ø plants 16 The ... Ø life a star the universe the sun Notes and Answers 151 11_ph/prs_AZAR_39601 11/6/02 9: 25 AM Page 152 □ EXERCISE 25, p 337 Preview: using THE or Ø with names (Chart 11-9) Suggestion:...
... compare three of their textbooks.] That book is thinner than this book This book is fatter than that book This book is more interesting than that book The information in this book is more useful than ... information in this book is more useful than the information in that book This book is better than this book That book is worse than this book It isn’t as good as the other one Etc A kitten is weaker ... same book —the use of a instead of the: INCORRECT: Tom and Anna have a same book — the use of like, from, or than instead of as: INCORRECT: Tom’s book is the same like Anna’s INCORRECT: Tom’s book...
... American English, but a full stop in British English 102 08_ph/prs_AZAR_39601 11/6/02 9:20 AM Page 103 □ EXERCISE 1, p 2 25 Preview (Chapter 8) This exercise previews the two principal grammar ... often use these expressions in normal conversation □ EXERCISES 13 → 15, pp 2 35 236 AND ϩ TOO, SO, EITHER, NEITHER (Chart 8 -5) EX 13 ANSWERS: a James does too b so does James a Ivan doesn’t either ... normal with questions Why don’t sentences are suggestions, not really questions □ EXERCISE 35, p 2 15 Making suggestions with LET’S and WHY DON’T WE (Chart 7-13) The first item is intended to...
... 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 said turned said are know enter come point tell try buy don’t agonize have learned don’t want need 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 ... Notes and Answers 55 05_ ph/prs_AZAR_39601 11/6/02 9:16 AM Page 56 Chapter 5: ASKING QUESTIONS ORDER OF CHAPTER CHARTS EXERCISES WORKBOOK Yes/no and information questions 5- 1 → 5- 2 Ex → Pr → Where, ... when, and what time 5- 3 Ex → Pr → Who, who(m), and what 5- 4 Ex → 10 Pr 10 → 12 Contractions with question words 5- 5 Ex 11 → 13 What ϩ a form of 5- 6 Ex 14 → 15 Pr 13 What kind of 5- 7 Ex 16 → 17 Pr...
... if necessary, that their grammarbook is a guide to useful information about English for second language learners, not a compendium of all there is to know about Englishgrammar They truly don’t ... for teachers to have a bevy of examples to use in introducing grammar points ANSWERS: since since for since since 10 11 12 for since for since since 13 14 15 16 for for since for CHART 4 -5: USING ... responses: very or 100% sure, 90% sure, and 50 % sure ANSWERS: very sure 90% sure 50 % sure 90% sure very sure 50 % sure very sure very sure (art museum) 50 % sure (natural history museum) 10 90% sure...