rapid review of english grammar exercises

... Trang 1Some key points of English grammarDear students, English grammar can be very complex, and no one is familiar with 'everything that may ... very well possible for non-native speakers of English to master basic structures Below you will find a list of items which are 'essential' and a survey of common irregular verbs which you should ... Practice Grammar (with answers) Oxford: Oxford University Press, Murphy, R (1994) English Grammar in Use (with answers). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. NB: In formal written English contracted

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:58

... single item or individual with a class of items or individuals: She was a better swimmer than any of the men in her school That mountain is ta/ler than any of the mountains in our state 6 Supply ... Renoir in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the (good) one is practically ignored by the public 9 I believe the coastline of California is (long) than that of any other state in the country ... behind was one of the best I ever owned 2 My last dollar I wanted to spend on food was supposed to keep me alive until payday Two bottles of milk cost about half as much as a pound of meat have

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 05:20

... thinks he or she can write professionally needs an agent (Everyone is the antecedent of he or she.) Each of the actors recited the lines he knew best The right sort of book will find a market for ... available for the job Each of the organizations desired to review the entire spectrum of policies stood for Everybody in the extended community was going to assert One of the fellows was denied ... dictionary needed so badly 18 Of all the plays of Shakespeare, King Lear is the one I like best, although the other tragedies surpass as far as my wife is concerned 19 of Dora’s cats is gentler,

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 05:20

... - Selection of Tense The It is (1) (2) (3) tense of the verb must indicate the appropriate time of action or state of being described by the verb worthwhile to review here the six English tenses: ... its day Agreement of Tenses The tense of the verb in the main clause of a sentence determines the tense needed in a subordinate clause The time of the principal action or state of being described ... function of each word within the phrase as shown in these examples: Fred wanted me to buy snowshoes immediately Function of phrase object of wanted Functions of words me subject of to buy,

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 05:20

... book.) The professor asked her a question (The direct object of asked is question Her, the indirect object, receives question Notice that of is omitted.) The professor asked a question of her (Her ... by fo, for, or of (2) When an indirect object appears between the verb and the direct object, the indirect object will appear without fo, for, or of Indirect objects occur most often with such ... modifiers are composed of sentence elements known as phrases or clauses A phrase is a logical grouping of words that does not contain a subject or verb A clause is a logical grouping of words that does

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 05:20

... an idea of how noun clauses are typically used inconversation Speaker B could, of course, simply stop after saying “I don’t know,” but often a speaker will repeat what has been asked, often repeating ... However, when who is the subject of the question, the verb is almost always singular: Who is in the office? (not Who are in the office?) • Students may find the grammar in this chart somewhat confusing ... the exercises • The word that has no semantic meaning in this structure It marks (i.e., signals) the beginning of a clause Its omission does not affect the meaning of a sentence In everyday English,

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... attention to problems of number when one of and some of are part of the subject of a sentence The pattern with one of seems to be a particular source of errors It is a useful pattern. Perhaps ... (“careful English”) A native speaker might use who instead of whom but would be more likely to use the patterns in (c) and (d) The pattern in (e) is formal written English • Discuss the concept of formal ... of formal vs informal English Formal English is found, for example, inacademic journals, a school or business report, official correspondence, nonfiction books Informal English occurs in everyday

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... and Using English Grammar,Third Edition, for a comparison of the meanings of should and be supposed to.) This text emphasizes that the idea of expectation is included in the meaning of be supposed ... ofquantity they can use with these nouns The purpose of these exercises is to clarify the use of indefinite articles, final -s/-es, and expressions of quantity used with two different kinds of ... INCORRECT: My briefcase made of leather. Another common problem is misuse of prepositions INCORRECT: Tom is married with Alice. See Chart 10-8 for a discussion of the problem of confusing present and

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... class. Preview the grammar in this chapter Note problems your students are having Followingare some typical errors in the use of comparison structures: INCORRECT: Line B is the longer of all. ... speaks good English,” good is an adjective modifying the noun “English.” In the sentence “Anna speaks English well,” well is an adverb modifying the verb “speaks.” The comparative form of the two ... speaker is thinking of the distance (often a large distance) something reaches above ground: a high mountain, a high ceiling, a nest high in a tree Tall often conveys the idea of length from top

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... a full stop in British English. Trang 10□ EXERCISE 1, p 225 Preview (Chapter 8)This exercise previews the two principal grammar points presented in this chapter: the use of coordinating conjunctions ... students become aware of it and gain experience with English CHART 7-10: EXPRESSING LACK OF NECESSITY: DO NOT HAVE TO EXPRESSING PROHIBITION: MUST NOT • Use gestures and tone of voice to reinforce ... text See Understanding and Using English Grammar,Third Edition, Chart 10 -10. CHART 7-6: POLITE QUESTIONS: WOULD YOU, COULD YOU, WILL YOU, CAN YOU • The use of may is an occasional problem with

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... PREP O of PREP PREP O of PREP 5 Sue lost her ring in the sand at the beach S V PREP O of PREP PREP O of PREP 6 The moon usually disappears from view during the day S V PREP O of PREP PREP O of PREP ... the moon in 1969 S PREP O of PREP V PREP O of PREP PREP O of PREP 10 A woman in a blue suit sat beside me until the end PREP O of PREP of the meeting CHART 6-4: OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS • What is ... but some of the grammar is probably new to them (e.g., the use of the word offspring ). EXPANSION : This practice can also be used in class discussion to identify the basic structures of the simple

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... 103 Verb tense review (Chapters 1, 2, and 4)Encourage students to explain the meanings in their own words See the Introduction, p ix, for ways of handling discussion-of-meaning exercises SAMPLE ... beginning of the term. Trang 24 I have started the English classes since three weeks ago, and I have learned someEnglish since that time 5 , but I still haven’t found a good way. 6 All of us have ... gain control of and comfortable fluency with question words and forms Questions occur principally in conversational English; exercises on form are followed by ones that encourage a lot of speaking

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... going to do? □ EXERCISE 4, p 58 Review of verb forms: past, present, and future. (Chapters 1 and 2; Charts 3 -1 and 3 - 2) This is a straightforward review of the forms of past, present, and future ... tocommunicate heard information are important parts of this kind of exercise Only students whose English is of a high level compared to the rest of the class should be group leaders Most classes ... forms of expressing plans, predictions, andhypotheses They also practice expressing future time in adverb clauses of time andcondition, plus reviewing present and past verb forms • TERMINOLOGY: English

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... usually is 95% of the time, and often is 90% of the time Or you might say that usually means “most of the time, regularly” and often means “many times, repeated times, frequently.” (2) Often can be ... always I drink coffee six mornings a week
usually I drink coffee four or five mornings a week
often I drink coffee two, three, or four mornings a week
sometimes I drink coffee once every ... exactly how often he watches TV in order to review the meaning of seldom. □ EXERCISE 10, p 10 Position of frequency adverbs (Chart 1- 3) This is an exercise on usual midsentence word order of frequency

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... speakers of English.) vii fm_ph/prs_AZAR_39601 11/6/02 9:44 AM Page viii fm_ph/prs_AZAR_39601 11/6/02 9:44 AM Page ix Introduction General Aims of Fundamentals of English Grammar The principal aims of ... the rationale and general aims of Fundamentals of English Grammar • the classroom techniques for presenting charts and using exercises • suggestions on the use of the Workbook in connection with ... FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR Third Edition TEACHER’S GUIDE Betty Schrampfer Azar Barbara F Matthies Shelley Hartle fm_ph/prs_AZAR_39601 11/6/02 9:44 AM Page ii Fundamentals of English Grammar,

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2014, 07:21

... particular exercises Preface Trang 9General Aims of Fundamentals of English GrammarThe principal aims of Fundamentals of English Grammar are to present clear, cogent information about English grammar ... Completion Exercises xii Open Completion Exercises xiii Transformation and Combination Exercises xiv Oral Exercises xiv Writing Exercises xv Error-Analysis Exercises xv Preview Exercises ... DISCUSSION-OF-MEANING EXERCISES Some exercises consist primarily of you and the students discussing the meaning ofgiven sentences Most of these exercises ask the students to compare the meaning of two

Ngày tải lên: 15/11/2014, 16:34

... Trang 3CHAPTER 1: PREVIEWTrang 4Where doyou live now? I live in Mexico City. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW Trang 5Where do you live?I live in a house near school. ... study English on Wednesday. THE SIMPLE PRESENT 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Trang 9 events or situations(a) Jill eats lunch every day (b) I usually study English ... 15It swims It is swimming.1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Trang 18You’re She’sTrang 19She doesn’t run. They don’t run.1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT

Ngày tải lên: 20/04/2015, 06:00

... Trang 1A-Z of English Grandma Words A-Z of English Grammar Words Trang 2For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 77. A-Z of English Grammar Words Adjectives ... short form (or contracted form) of a verb For example: “I’ll” is a contraction of “I will”, “She’d” is a contraction of “She had” and “Jeff’s” is a contraction of either “Jeff is” or “Jeff has” ... don’t know how many of them there are For example: “bread”, “A slice of bread” or “Some bread” not “a bread” or “two breads” A paragraph is a chunk of text which is made up of several different

Ngày tải lên: 20/08/2015, 08:34

... Introduction : 1.Grammar in general 2 Grammar- an essential component 3 The aim of grammar practice II How to improve your use of English grammar III Types of grammar practice and ... improve your use of English grammar in Teaching : The best method of improving your use of English is to study the formulas and sample sentences.Then do the practice exercises at the end of section ... Besides, grammar is extremely essential for four skills of learning English 2 Grammar- an essential component : Grammar - seen as an essential component of second and foreign language proficiency

Ngày tải lên: 08/05/2016, 17:47

... The son of our manager — our manager's son A 1) the house of Mr Smith; 2) a doll of the girls; 3) the works of Rembrandt; 4) a toy of the baby; 5) a meeting of the employees; 6) the bags of those ... orders of our boss; 8) the books of the children; 9) the cottage of my parents; 10) a garage of her cousin В 1) coal deposits of the world; 2) the influence of the sun; 3) the atmosphere of the ... grieves of life; 5) the arrival of the ship; 6) icy mountains of Greenland; 7) the policy of the company; 8) gold reserves of Russia; 9) the gravitation of the planet; 10) the decisions of the

Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2016, 11:48