e. No, she isn’t3. REWRITE THE SENTENCES CHANGING THE WORDS IN BOLDLETTERS WITH PERSONAL PRONOUNS1. Samantha is American. -----------------------------------------------------2. Mr Nichols is an engineer.--------------------------------------------------3. The car is in the ga[r]
Use am/is or are to fill the gap.1) I _______ sleepy.6) We _______ busy.2) You _______ tall.7) You _______ all awake.3) He _______ short.8) They _______ beautiful.4) She _______ friendly.9) The teacher _______ kind.5) It _______ cold today.10) The students _______ clever.[r]
2& reasonably well*known professional scientist wi(l receive from time to timeletters written hwell-meaning people yujm indicate, usually h guarded terms, thatthev have in their possession the solution the riddle ofthe universe &CAD)Exercise 8: Distinguish function words from[r]
Commonly confused expressionsRead the sentences given below and decide whether they are right or wrong.1. Let’s keep this between you and I.2. Two and two is four.3. Every one of my brothers are married.4. Leave go of me.Now let’s analyze the sentences.The sentence ‘Let’s keep t[r]
Do as an ordinary and auxiliary verbDo has three main uses.Auxiliary verbAs an auxiliary verb do is used with other verbs to form emphatic, interrogative, negative and shortened verbforms.Does he smoke? (NOT Smoke he?)I do like this kind of music. (More emphatic than I like this[r]
Tenses different forms?Now read the following sentences:* I write.* I am writing.* I have written.* I have been writing.The verbs in all of these sentences refer to the present time, and are, therefore, said to be in the present tense.In sentence 1, however, the verb[r]
CONTENTS Thanks vii To the student viii To the teacher ix Tenses 1 Present simple (I do) and present continuous (I am doing) (1) 2 Present simple (I do) and present continuous (I am doing) (2) 3 Present perfect (I have done) and past simple (I did) (1) 4 Present perfect (I have done) and past simp[r]
Countable nounsCountable nouns are the names of objects, people and places that can be counted. Examples are: flower, boy,apple, book, tree, room, house, window etc.Countable nouns have singular and plural forms and can be used with indefinite articles (a / an) and number[r]
FUTURE SIMPLETƯƠNG LAI THƯỜNGPrepared by Nguyen Trung KienWill structureThe future simple tense is composed of two parts: will/shall +base verb. Will and shall are often contracted to 'll.Affirmative form (Positive)Iwe+ shall / will + workyouhe/she/itthey+ will + work1. I[r]
There as an introductory subjectIn English the most common way of indicating existence is by using the structure there + to be. Though there isan adverb of place the introductory there has no adverbial sense. It is merely used to introduce the sentence.Consi[r]
A. Circle the correct form of the verb:1. They am/ is/ are in London .2. I am/ is/ are at home.3. We am/ is/ are at Daisy’s party.4. My father am/ is/ are in the office.5. You am/ is/ are Susan’s[r]
“GOING TO”We use ‘be going to’ when we have decided to do something (an intention orplan).Example:We use the Subject “I”, the Verb “To play”, and the Object “Cards”.Subject + verb to be + going to + infinitiveI am going [r]
Subject and Object ComplementsThe complement of an intransitive verb always says something about the subject and is therefore called subjectcomplement.Alice is beautiful. (Here the complement beautiful says something about the subject Alice.)She seemed upset.The chief verb
Eliminate incomplete sentences from your writingWe have already learned that a sentence must have a subject and a finite-verb of its own. An independentclause can make a sentence because it has a subject and a verb. Phrases, on the other hand, cannot besentences.A phrase is a gr[r]
Grammar review: adverb phrasesAn adverb phrase is a group of words that serves the purpose as an adverb. An adverb is a word used to modifya verb, an adjective or another adverb.Study the examples given below.He behaved rudely. (Verb – behaved; adverb – rudely)Here[r]
Sentence correctionIncorrect: Neither Peter nor John were present.Correct: Neither Peter nor John was present.Two singular nouns connected by or or nor should be followed by a singular verb.Incorrect: Neither the lecturers nor the principal were present at the meeting.Correct: Neither[r]
Verb patterns with to-infinitivesTo-infinitives are often used after adjectives expressing ideas such as desires and emotions.Study the sentences given below.I was glad to see him again.She was surprised to find him in her room.She is afraid to be<[r]
Present Continuous – exercises (1)PositiveI am playing the violinHe/she/it is cleaning the houseWe/you/they are doing a project.NegativeI am not playing the violin.He/she/it is not cleaning the house.We/you/they are not doing a project.QuestionsAm I p[r]
Sentence agreementCollective nouns are words that refer to a group of people. Examples are: jury, commission, army, committeeetc.A collective noun is followed by a singular verb when the group is thought of as a single unit. However, a pluralverb is u[r]