English grammar drills part 26 ppsx

... objects are pronouns, then the to/for paraphrase is obligatory in American English (but not in all dialects of British English) . For example: Prep IO DO DO phrase X The company gave them it. ... Sunday morning. 8. Object ϩ base form Obj Base form He made me do it. 9. Object ϩ present participle Obj Pres Part The teacher caught several students cheating on the exam. 1. Indirect obje...

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... Sometimes it is surprising what counts in English as normal expectations. Perhaps the odd- est examples are the names of places and things that are expected in particular environments. For example, ... pencil. For the use of the to be valid, both of these assumptions must be true. The most diffi cult part of defi ning nouns by modifi ers is that for a noun to be defi ned, we must be sure...

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... Even adjectives formed from the present and past participle of verbs can be changed to adverbs by adding -ly. Here are some examples: PRESENT PARTICIPLE Adjectives Adverbs amusing amusingly frightening ... Adjectives Adverbs due duly gay gaily true truly Truly is one of the most commonly misspelled words in English. Exercise 12.3 In the right column, write the -ly adverb form of the adjec...

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... 284 English Grammar Drills 1. They performed/have performed that piece last week. 2. I fl ew/have fl own more ... 10. pray Exercise 16.22 (Chapter 8: Present participle) Write the present participle form of the following base-form verbs. Base form Present participle range ranging 1. take 2. arrive ... stopped watching so much TV. (i-viiiB,001-328B) whl bk.indd 283 3/16/09 12:34:2...

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... writing out the exercises. English Grammar Drills is organized into three parts: Part 1 covers noun phrases, the fi rst of the two fundamental building blocks of English grammar. Noun phrases function ... achiev- ing a native-like command of English grammar. While the book covers most areas of English grammar, it has a heavy concentration on those aspects of grammar that h...

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... bath-baths 2. If the noun ends in a voiced consonant sound (except a sibilant) or any vowel (all vowels in English are voiced), then the plural is formed with the voiced sibilant /z/, which is also spelled ... ring-rings; thing-things; throng-throngs; rung-rungs; song-songs Since all vowels are voiced in English, this rule also governs the plural of all words ending in a vowel sound. Fo...

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... vowel ϩ y: Singular: boy Possessive: boy’s Plural: boys Plural possessive: boys’ Remember, the y is part of the spelling of the vowel and therefore nothing happens to it. (i-viiiB,001-328B) whl bk.indd ... ownership. Often we use the possessive form with inanimate nouns to indicate that something is a part or a component of something else. For example, consider the following sentence: T...

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... Comparative Superlative his: sweet: Order of modifi ers: cupcakes were the hit of the party. cupcakes were the hit of the party. Predicate adjective: The cupcakes were . The cupcakes were . True adjective: ... more vicious most vicious The reason why English has two different sets of comparative and superlative forms is his- torical. Adjectives of native English origin usually form th...

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... result, traffi c is just awful. They were renting apartment in Santa Monica, really nice town on beach about twenty miles from center of city. apartment building they lived in even had swimming ... about all birds, not any particular group of birds. The presence of the indefi nite article some in the second sentence signals that the speaker is talking only about one particular group of bird...

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