basic english usage exercises with key

... pronouns’ or ‘pronouns’ Exercises Basic English Usage: Exercises, by Jennifer Seidl and Michae! Swan, gives practice in the various points that are explained in Basic English Usage Thanks | should ... explanations 10 Phonetic alphabet 12 Basic English Usage 13 index 276 Introduction The purpose of this book This is a practical guide to common problems in English grammar and usage It is written for foreign ... should read my more advanced book Practical English Usage, also published by Oxford University Press Language Explanations are mostly in ordinary everyday English It has been necessary to use some

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:55

... for your drink pleased with somebody The boss is very pleased with you pleased with/about/at something ! wasn't very pleased with/about/at my exam results polite to (NOT with) Try to be polite ... don't like the idea of getting married yet Trang 5ill with The boss has been ill with fiu this week impressed with/by i'm very impressed with/by your work independent of; independence of/from ... difficulty with something, (in) doing something (NOT đificuHiesto _) I'm having difficulty with my travel arrangements You won't have much difficulty (in) getting to know people in Italy disappointed with

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... grief ceiling deceive receive receipt spelling: -ise and -ize Many English verbs can be spelt with either -ise or -ize In American English, -ize is preferred in these cases Examples: mechanize/mechanise ... like me She came to see us This is Mr Perkins, who works with me This is Mr Perkins, with whom | am working at the moment In informal English, we use object-forms (me, him etc) after be and in ... use a subject form with a verb ‘Who said that?’ ‘He did.’ Whom is not often used in informal English We prefer to use who as an object, especially in questions Who did you go with? Who have you

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... uncountable in English, but plural countable in many languages; grapes are plural countable in English, but uncountable in some languages Here are some more nouns which are uncountable in English, ... (question and negative without do; ! daren’t say what | think third person without -s; following infinitive without fo.) In modern English, we usually use dare as an ordinary verb It is most common ... numbers with uncountable nouns; they have no plurals water(NOT awaterztwo-waters) Wwool(NOT awootl-two-wools) weather(NOT aweatherrtwo-weather3) countable uncountable We cannot usually put 2⁄an with

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... usually come at the beginning We prefer to start the sentence with the ‘preparatory subject’ it It’s nice to be with you (To be with you is nice is possible, but unusual.) It's probable that ... If you begin with the person’s name (Dear Mrs Hawkins), finish Yours sincerely or Yours (more informal) Friendly letters may begin with a first name (Dear Keith) and finish with an expression ... initials (Mr K Parker; Mr K S Parker) Titles like Mr, Ms, Dr are usually written without a full stop in British English

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... England, and Scottish and Welsh people do not like to be called ‘English’ Trang 373 73 British and American English These two kinds of English are very similar There are a few differences of grammar ... (ticket) vacation holiday(s) Expressions with prepositions and particles: US check something out do something over fill in/out a form meet with somebody visit with somebody GB check something do something ... and negatives are made without do Can you swim?(NOT Be -yet-ean swift?) ! can't swim (NOT +dor'Ecarrswim-) After can, we use the infinitive without to | can speak a little English (NOT +eante-speak

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... 12 basic English tenses along with formulas I SIMPLE PRESENT: Simple present tense formula Simple present tense ... tomorrow Usage: ● Expresses a temporary intention that occurs at the moment of speaking (EX: Are you going to the beach? I will go with you – Do you want to go to the beach? I will go with you.) ... eaten dinner yet?) How to use the present perfect in English : ● To describe an action that happened in the past but does not specify the time, with a result related to the present: Example: : My

Ngày tải lên: 01/01/2022, 12:51

... triplets Trang 6People English Vocabulary Organiser 5 Childhood memories Match the sentences below with the pictures on the right: IT remember playing with toy cars playing with dolls collecting ... the house with my wife’s family a baby from China her real mother one day Trang 10People English Vocabulary Organiser 4 Expressions with ‘family’ Complete the following sentences with the words ... date c with Susie Jones, the singer d.some guy she met on holiday e a lot of each other recently In American English you say that you are dating somebody instead of seeing or going out with them

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2012, 11:21

... Unit 99 – Distance and speed ……… 204 Unit 100 – Quantities …….……… 206 Answer Key ……… ……… 208 Trang 212Answer Key English Vocabulary Organiser216 Exercise 4: 1d 2c 3a 4g 5h 6c You win silver ... a rise 2 earns pretty good money 3 get £400 a week 4 make a lot more Trang 213English Vocabulary Organiser Answer Key217 Exercise 5: A pay for B pay C pay off 1 pay bills 2 pay it off 3 pay off ... minibus 4 bus 5 train 6 moped 7 coach 8 tram 9 bicycle 10 car 11 van 12 lorry Trang 214Answer Key English Vocabulary Organiser218 Exercise 2: 1 car ferry 2 speedboat 3 rowing boat 4 barge 5 submarine

Ngày tải lên: 18/04/2013, 01:35

... England, and Scottish and Welsh people do not like to be called ‘English’ Trang 773 73 British and American English These two kinds of English are very similar There are a few differences of grammar ... sidewalk pavement zipper zip Expressions with prepositions and particles: US check something out do something over fill in/out a form meet with somebody visit with somebody GB check something do something ... and negatives are made without do Can you swim?(NOT Be -yet-ean swift?) ! can't swim (NOT +dor'Ecarrswim-) After can, we use the infinitive without to | can speak a little English (NOT +eante-speak

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... using "I wish " 1 I don't know many English words I wish I knew many E words 2 My friend can not stay with me longer I wish my friend could stay with me longer 3 I don't have time to go ... Maria's English is excellent She speaks English A very perfect B perfective C perfectively D perfectly 34 Is he an actor a singer? An actor A and B or C but D so 35 Dickens is my English ... sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one 1 Knowing English is very useful It is useful to know English 2 It started to snow at 5 o'clock Trang 5It has snown since 5 o’clock.3

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2017, 14:13

... sentences with words and phrases from the text. 1 Harrods is a famous department store in London, Acro5s GrammaT I artictes 4 Cornplete the numbered gaps in the reading text in Ex. 3 with ... conslrucied ai the ume AJter his success with raiLwal's, Bnmel tumed his aiiention to (6) Lht ships/ships. He wanred io connect his railwav line in B siol with Ner{, York nr (7) Uniled Slnks/a ... fstructures t1) 2 Rewrite the sentences using conditionats. Start each sentence with f. Be carefulwith modaL verbs. (rst Conditional) I hope he asks me to marry him because I would

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 08:21

... in speed and height With riders traveTling ar up to 128 miles per hour (206 kilomeires per hour) it is by far (6) (fast) rollercoaster rJde on eafth lt is also (7) (talD, with a maximum height ... asststance extremely stressfuL confused about where you are/what you are d 0 r n g walking around without a purpose showing the hrghest levelofsl(illand talent a room for religious ceremontes Yourvisa ... e s n ' t e x p o r t c a r s t o A s i a a n y lo n g e r ( u s e d ) Did he become farniliar with the 50ftware fairly quickly? (get) 6 W h e n I w a s y o u n g I d i d n ' t w a t c h m u

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 08:21

... serious than n B more seriously than n c iust as serious as n Vocabulary 8 Cornplete the sentences with expressions w i t h 90, 1 Which c a r d i d y o u decide t o g o _ r I | rne e n d ? 2 ld ... you'll agree we have something to offer eleryone! Colege Sports Centre \ghy not nlprove your health with (8)_ exercise? llivcrside has an extensive range of sporis faciliti€s Wc have srate of the ... rndudinghealthy salads and satrdwiches. midnight, so rvhy not Dvite (6) trierds and spend the cvening with usi Orjust pop in rDt 17) cotree and a slice of our honremade Decide ;f the sentences in each

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 08:21

... ifdlrcs with the reportingverbs in the box. Vocabulary I adjectives and intensifiers 2 Complete the sentences using intensifiers. Use dbsolutely with non-gradable adiectives and redllywith ... [dren love work ng with computers 8 Mike thinks few children could iake a GCSE at the age ofeleven c iMar.l- r1e follow:ng wo'ds and phlases'ro- the text with ihe meanings a-j. ... at the arrpoft two hours before your depafture. Do all the exercises on page 65 oftheWorkbook. I'll pay back the loan within s x months. Are you fee{ing alright, darling? Why dor't

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 08:21

... they are the only ones with keys to the safe. 3 The thief been a srnok€r b€cause there was a cigarette end on the floor. 4 t - been I\4r Briggs because h€ was at home with his w fe allnight ... made the cake without anyone's heLp. 3 We've made allthe arrangements; nobody helped us. lvlandy sent a text rnessage to Sylvia and Sylvia sert Complete the sentences with the correct ... telLus exactlywhat a barrister Emity: lLdo my best.Actually,I think most people are familiarwith baffstels from TVand flms Wete the people who stana up in couftand presertthe caseforthe

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 08:21

... to the conceft with you. e I can have an extra week's holiday. f you shouldr't have bought tickets for their show. g we would have seen the bard. h | !^ron't go to th€ corcert with you. b A n ... e r p e r s u a d e d If structures (2) 7 Comptete the sentences with the conect words. 1 I'LL go to the party you agreeto come with me. A unless B as longas C ilnot 2 l f w e _ s t u c k i n ... evenjngthey wee watchjngTV when they noticed there was sohethinswronswith th€ picture on their teL€vis on MrB.anksome couldn t see anythingwronswith the TV 5er-Th€ytook a torch and went outside to find

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 08:21

... communicationwith the outside world Trang 4In globalization where English language and communication play acrucial role, the ability to communicate in English is now a necessity Peoplewith different ... communicate in English is now a necessity Peoplewith different linguistic background believe that if one communicates inEnglish fluently and proficiently he has an edge over the others since English ... Syntactic Competencies in English of Freshman Students in Thai Nguyen University: Basis for Drill Exercises Author: Nguyen Thi Thanh Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Major: English Year: 2015 Adviser:

Ngày tải lên: 05/01/2016, 10:55

... Dental Practice Pronunciation Monday eleven April September Saturday November Mark the syllable with the stress plumber February appointment receptionist birthday 5 a They do sometimes shift ... work/school? favourite form of transport? Why? practise and I 5 BE 'iT4H<M'il Mark the syllable with the stress single return local platform depat ticket standard direct express arrive 17 Trang ... words in the box countries rivers oceans deserts lakes continents groups of islands seas Articles with geographical names the Ganges the Mediterranean the Pacific the Sahara the USA, the UK, the

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