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- Parts of Speech803
- Nouns and Pronouns660
- Articles, Determiners and Quantifiers727
- Adjectives and Adverbs1,037
- Prepositions and Conjunctions263
- Verbs, Tenses and Modals832
- Gerunds and Infinitives217
- Sentence Structure, Phrases and Clauses523
- Subject-Verb Agreement109
- Questions and Imperatives420
- Relative Clauses345
- Conditionals, Wishes and Regrets200
- Active and Passive Voice330
- Reported Speech311
- Grammar Usage and Common Errors147
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Inversion 1: After Negative or Limiting Adverbs Inversion 1: After Negative or Limiting Adverbs Inversion happens in English for emphasis, dramatic purpose or formality. This type of inversion uses negative and limiting adverbs these are a group of adverb...
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REPORTED SPEECH THERE ARE THREE STRUCTURES OF SENTENCES IN ENGLISH: the three structures are also different in reported speech. 1) STATEMENTS (affirmatives and negatives): SB + VB2) QUESTIONS: a) YES/NO Questions: AUX+ SB+ VB....? b)...
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Spanish Demonstrative Adjective Notes Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives are those adjectives whose function is to point at something. In English, the singular demonstrative adjectives are "this" and "that," while their plurals are "these" ...
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Untitled_5 17 Present Tense - Short Answers English Grammar Rules Short Answers with Do and Does In questions that use do/does it is possible to give short answers, to direct questions as follows: Sample Questions Short Answer(A...
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Possessive Adjectives Possessive Adjectives © Copyright: All Rights Reserved by the author. Check original source for more information. ? Nueva Página
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Relative pronouns Relative Clauses Relative pronouns from English Grammar Today Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, that. The relative pronoun we use depends on what we ...
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adjectives and adverbs INTERMEDIATE LEVELADJECTIVES give more information about NOUNS. examples:a white lamb (ADJECTIVE GOES FIRST)a little white lamb a white and black lamb ( WE USE AND BETWEEN ADJECTIVES ONLY IF THEY BOTH DESCRIBE THE SAM...
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English Basic Grammar_1 Prepositions "On", "At", and "In" A preposition is a word that links a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to some other part of the sentence.Prepositions can be tricky for English learners. There is no definite rule or for...
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Pronouns a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause. The pronoun is one of the traditional parts of speech. Adjective: pronominal.A pronoun can function as a subject, object, or complement ...
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English Grammar ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES Adverbials include single-word adverbs (obviously) and adverbial phrases (after work). There are three main positions for adverbials in relation to a main clause: front, middle and end. E...
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passives As you know, the passive voice is used to shift the focus from the agent (do-er) to the receiver of an action. But did you know that sometimes we can leave the agent out altogether?You can leave the agent out when it'...
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Would rather / had rather / had better Rather than means instead of something or in preference to. Rather than complicating matters further, we should just let Martha deal with it herself. Would rather / had rather they are both the ...
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English Grammar 101 Noun - a word that names a person, place, thing, smell, or taste Concrete nouns - people, places, or things that you can physically interact with. Abstract nouns - ideas, concepts., or emotions. These are intangi...
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Basic grammar and tenses Possessive Adjectives - They agree with the noun they describe not the owner. Example - sus botas = his boots - boots are plural. In order of my, your, his/her/its, our your, their Singular - mi, tu, su, nuestro/...
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Parts of Speech Parts of Speech ReviewNoun: names a person, place or thing. Pronoun: a quick word thatches the place of a noun. Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they Object Pronouns: me, you, him, hurt, it, us, you, th...
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Reported speech Reported speech When we want to report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct speech), but reported (indirect) speech. When transforming statements, check whe...
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Countable and uncountable nouns Countable nouns can be singular or plural and are used for individual things which we can count. They can be preceded by a/an, one, this/that, each, every.In the plural form they can be preceded by some, any, many, fe...
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Untitled_4 28 Possessive Adjectives English Grammar Rules Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than owner...
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Untitled_6 5 There vs Their vs They're Common Mistakes - English Grammar A common mistake not only for students learning English but also for native speakers is the difference between There, Their and They're in written English....
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From active to passive / infinitive or gerund? A) Turn from Active to Passive: 1. The gardener has planted some trees. Some trees have been planted by the gardener. 2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice. ...........................................................
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formas present : we use to talk about thinks that are happening at the moment we use an "s" with the "he" "she" "it" in affirmative form we use the subject plus the verb in present plus the complementto the negative form we ...
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be to do sth be to do [sth] v expr (be supposed to do [sth]) tener que vtr + conj deber⇒ vtr (formal)haber de v cop + prep Students, you're to arrive at 8:00 so that ...
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The adverb clause- short note The Adverb Clause Recognize an adverb clause when you see one. An adverb clause will meet three requirements: First, it will contain a subject and verb. You will also find a subordinate conjunction that keeps the clau...
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English Final Exam Prep Phrases gerund( at least 2) participial (1) infinitive (at least 2) appositive (highlight 1) phrase: it doesn't have a subjectclause: it does have a subject ExampleI want to go home.Infinitive phrase: to go home ...
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Quantifiers Use of a-anThere is a table in the living roomThere was a table in the living roomThere isn't an orange on the fridgeThere wasn't an orange on the fridgeIs there a car here?Was there a car?* En otras palabras, a-an se...
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Conjunctions The conjunctions are words used to join two parts of sentences. Also, can be used to give more information, alternatives, results, reasons or unexpected information as a contrast idea. Usually, in the writing the conj...
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Phrases and Clauses Phrases and Clauses A phrase is a group of words that replace a single part of speech. The different parts of speech are Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Pronoun, and In...
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Countable and Uncountable nouns UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Accommodation Advice Damage English Furniture Graffitti Health Homework Information Knowledge Luggage News Progress Research Spaghetti Travel Weather Work Water Air Coffee Paper Life (form) Fun Freed...
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Notes Dependent clause: A dependent clause is a group of words that also contains a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought. Because it is not a complete thought, a dependent clause cannot stand on it...
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Conjuctions The conjuctions are words that are used to join sentences that have a similar meaning. Somo conjuctions are: and, but, so, or, although, because. And: is used to add information. But: Is used to give another typ...
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however, furthermore, moreover or therefore To intensify or for emphasis When you use however, furthermore, moreover or therefore as intensifiers or for emphasis, we usually put commas around both sides of them. We, however, d...
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Nouns Noun: Is a naming word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.Point to something- If you can NAME IT, it's a noun. stapler baby cafeteria love Common Noun:general nouns that are non-specific
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Pronouns, To be, There is, There are, Odd one Out, Sentence Groups
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Using Punctuation, Statements and Questions, Negative Sentences.
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relative clauses
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Unit 1 "Next, please!" Lesson 3 Unit 1 "Next, please!" Lesson 3 1. watch the video "plurals and singulars" 2. answer this quiz about singulars and plurals.
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Passive voice The beginning of the video is about past & present simple passive
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REPORTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH EXAMPLES... REPORTED SPEECH...
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