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- 1Make verbs agree after prepositional phrasesS PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE V
The key is in the drawer
The keys are in the drawer - 2Make verbs agree after expressions of quantity ALL, MOST, SOME, HALFAll of the book was interesting
All of the books were interesting
All of the information was interesting - 3Make inverted verbs agree The verb agrees with the subject, which may be after the verbQUESTION
NEGATIVE
PLACE
CONDITION (NO IF)
COMPARISON - 4Make verbs agree after certain wordsAre always grammatically singular
ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NOBODY, SOMEBODY, ANYONE, EVERYONE, NO ONE, SOMEONE, ANYTHING, EVERYTHING, NOTHING, SOMETHING, EACH, EVERY - 5Use parallel structure with coordinate conjunctions Same structure+ AND, BUT, OR + same structure Same structure, same structure+ AND, BUT, OR + Same structureI need to talk to the manager or the assistant manager
She is not a teacher but a lawyer
He eats and sleeps only when he takes a vacation
There are students in the classroom and in front of the building - 6Use parallel structure with paired conjunctions BOTH-AND EITHER-OR NEITHER-NOR NOT ONLY-BUT ALSOI know both where you went and what you did
Either Mark or Sue has the book
The tickets are neither in my pocket nor in my purse
He is not only an excellent student but also an outstanding athlete - 7Use parallel structure with comparisons (SAME STRUCTURE) MORE...THAN (SAME STRUCTURE) (SAME STRUCTURE) -ER...THAN (SAME STRUCTURE) (SAME STRUCTURE) LESS...THAN (SAME STRUCTURE) (SAME STRUCTURE) AS...THAN (SAME STRUCTURE) (SAME STRUCTURE) THE SAME...AS (SAME STRUCTURE) (SAME STRUCTURE) SIMILAR...TO (SAME STRUCTURE)My school is farther than your school
To be rich is better than to be poor
What is written is more easily than what is spoken
Their car is as big as a small house
The work that I did is similar to the work that you did - 8Form comparatives and superlatives Comparative: -ER or MORE Superlative: -EST or MOST And sometimes with IN, OF, THATBob is taller than Ron
Sally is more beautiful than Sharon
Bob is the tallest man in the room
Sally is the most beautiful of all the women at the party
The spider over there is the largest one that i have ever seen - 9Use comparatives and superlatives correctly Comparative: USED TO COMPARE TWO EQUAL THINGS Superlative: USED TO SHOW WHICH ONE OF MANY IS IN SOME WAY THE MOST OUTSTANDINGThe history class is larger than the math class
Mary is the most intelligent of all the students in the class
The history class is the largest in the school - 10Use the irregular -er, -er structureThe harder he tried, the further he fell behind
The older the children are, the more their parents expect from them. - 11After HAVE use the past participleThey had walked to school
We have seen the show
He has taken the test
Having eaten, he went to school - 12After be, use the present participle or the past participleWe are DOING
our homework
The homework was DONE early - 13After will, would or other modals, use the base form of the verbThe boat will leave at 4
The doctor may arrive soon - 14Know when to use the past with the presentHe took the money when he wanted it
I know that he took the money yesterday
He takes the money when he wants it - 15Use have and had correctlyPresent perfect:
Have+past participle
*past up to now
SINCE (1920)
LATELY
Past perfect:
Had+past participle
Before past up to past
BY (1920)
Simple past:
(TWO YEARS) AGO
LAST (YEAR)
IN(1920) - 16Use the correct tense with will and would WILL: AFTER THE PRESENT WOULD: AFTER THE PASTI know that they will arrive soon
I knew that he would arrive - 17Use the correct form of the passiveBE+PAST PARTICIPLE (BY+ OBJECT)
- 18Recognize active and passive meaningsActive:
SUBJECT DOES THE ACTION OF THE VERB
Passive:
SUBJECT RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB - 19Use the correct singular or plural noun Singular: EACH, EVERY, SINGLE, ONE, A Plural: BOTH, TWO, MANY, SEVERAL, VARIOUSOn the table there were many dishes
The lab assistant finished every test - 20Countable and unconuntable nounsCountable:
MANY, NUMBER, FEW, FEWER
Unconuntable:
MUCH, AMOUNT, LITTLE, LESS - 21Distinguish the person from the thing...
- 22Distinguish subject and object pronounsSubject:
I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY
Object:
ME, YOU, HIS, HER, IT, US, THEM - 23Distinguish possesive adjectives and pronounsPossessive adjectives:
MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, THEIR
Possessive pronouns:
MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, OURS, THEIRS - 24Check pronoun reference or agreementThe boys will cause trouble if you let them
- 25Use basic adjectives and adverbs Adjectives: Describe nouns or pronouns Adverbs: -ly Describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbsShe is a beautiful woman
She is beautiful
She sings beautifully
She is a beautifully dressed woman - 26Use adjectives after linking verbs APPEAR, FEEL, SEEM, BE, LOOK, SMELL, BECOME, PROVE, TASTE Subject+regular verb+adverb Subject+linking verb+adjective Subject+linking verb+adverb+adjectiveShe spoke nicely
She looks nice
He seems unusually nice - 27Position adjectives and adverbsAdjective: comes before the noun it describes
The important information is on the first page
Adverb: in many positions, except between a verb and its object
Recently he has taken an English course
He has recently taken an English course
He has taken an English course recently - 28Recognize -ly adjectivesCOSTLY, LIKELY, DAILY, QUARTERLY, EARLY, LIVELY, HOURLY, WEEKLY, FRIENDLY, LONELY, MONTHLY, YEARLY, KINDLY, MANLY, NIGHTLY, LOVELY, NORTHERLY, EASTERLY, SOUTHERLY, WESTERLY
- 29Predicate adjectivesAlike- like, similar
Alive- live, living
Alone- lone
Afraid-frightened
Asleep-sleeping - 30-ing (active) it does the action of the verb -ed (passive) it receives the action of the verbThe cleaning woman worked on the car
The woman put the cleaned car back in the garage - 31Singular nouns A singular noun must have and article(A, AN, THE) or EACH, MY A plural noun or an unconuntable noun may or may not have an articleI have money (uncountable)
I have books (countable plural)
I have a book ( countable singular) - 32Distinguish a and anA- singular noun with consonant sound
AN- singular noun with a vowel sound - 33Articles agree with nounsYou should never use a or an with a plural noun
- 34Specific and general ideasA/AN- (general idea) there are many and you don't know which onr it is, or dont care
THE - (specific idea) there is the only one or you knew which one it is - 35Recognize incorrect prepositionsOmitted prepositions
- 36MAKE- often has the idea of creating or constructing DO- completing or performingShe likes to make her own clothes
This morning she did all the dishes - 37Like- adjective (similar) before a noun -preposition (similar) followed by objects -verb (enjoy) follow subjectsAlike- adjective(similar) after a linking verb
Unlike-preposition (different)
Dislike- verb (not enjoy) follow subjects - 38Indefinite: Singular- another Plural- other/others Definite: Singular- other Plural - other/ othersI have another book
I have another
I have other books
I have others
I have the other book
I have the other
I have the other books
I have the others - 39Adjective endings-ENT
-ANT
-FUL
-IC
-LESS
-IVE
-OUS
-AL
-ABLE
-IBLE
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