English grammar drills part 27 pot

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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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... problem with mouses and rats. 3. She and her husband run the farm by themselfes, so it is a lot of work for them. (i-viiiB,001 -32 8B) whl bk.indd 11 3/ 16/09 12 :33 :54 PM Nouns 7 Singular Plural fl ... form /s/ /z/ fl ame fl ames 1. three 2. trick 3. stool 4. history 5. wall 6. rake 7. play (i-viiiB,001 -32 8B) whl bk.indd 7 3/ 16/09 12 :33 :54 PM 6 Noun Phrases /k/ back-ba...

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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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... readers. 24. I never get clear answer from personnel department. 25. We got real shock when contractor gave us fi nal bill. (i-viiiB,001-328B) whl bk.indd 43 3/16/09 12:33:59 PM Articles 41 Dogs ... required. 15. When I travel overseas, sleep becomes big problem for me. (i-viiiB,001-328B) whl bk.indd 41 3/16/09 12:33: 58 PM ... friends before next weekend Preposition Pronoun object with...

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... is a city dreams seldom come true. 10. Do you remember the year Donna graduated from college? 11. The meals you get at camp leave a lot to be desired. 12. English is especially diffi cult for ... of. 9. The committee arranged meetings with all the candidates that they wanted to interview. 10. I phoned all the people that were on my list. 11. The members that wanted to renew had to fi...

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... overemphasized. It is helpful to think of the restrictive modifi er as part of the meaning of the antecedent noun. Since the restrictive modifi er is part of the meaning of the noun, the restrictive modifi er ... We use indefi nite articles to signal that the hearer is not expected to know in advance which particular noun we are talking about. In this sense, common nouns with indefi nite...

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... I know whom we should ask. (i-viiiB,001-328B) whl bk.indd 105 3/16/09 12:34:06 PM Verb Phrases PART 2 (i-viiiB,001-328B) whl bk.indd 109 3/16/09 12:34:07 PM This page intentionally left blank ... How well will he succeed remains to be seen. 7. We couldn’t decide what should we wear to the party. 8. I was surprised at what did she say. 9. What were they serving for lunch was fi ne

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... make up the tense system of English. The six basic verb forms are the base, the present tense, the past tense, the infi nitive, the present participle, and the past participle. The next chapter ... irregular verb run: VERB FORMS Base Present Past Infi nitive Present Past form tense tense participle participle walk walk/walks walked to walk walking walked run run/runs ran to run running run W...

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... story was amusing. It is sometimes very diffi cult to tell predicate adjectives apart from the same word used as part of the progressive tense. Here is an example: Predicate adjective: The story ... present participle word form is being used as predicate adjective following a linking verb and when it is being used as a main verb in a progressive verb construction. If the present particip...

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... 3/16/09 12:34:16 PM 180 Verb Phrases One particular pair of verbs that take this complement type causes some nonnative speakers a problem: bring and take. In English, as in many languages, bring ... addict. 11. The press called her a rising star in the industry. 12. I found us a terrifi c apartment. 13. I found John a bit of a bore. 14. He made himself a cheese sandwich....

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... English that it was a few generations ago. Exercise 13.5 Change the following statements containing have into both British and American English. We have a problem. British English American English Have ... ready. There are not many differences in grammar between British and American English, but the use of have as a main verb is one of them. In American English, have as a main...

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... into English that way of forming indirect questions. Here is an example of such an error with a yes-no question: Direct: He asked, “Are you fi nished?” Indirect: X He asked are you fi nished? English ... the book to the library for me?” 15. I asked my brother, “Did Mom give you a call about the party?” The formation of indirect information questions is much like the formation of ind...

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... that her parents would need to use the apartment that week (that clause). 24. Obj Pres Part; I caught my son (Obj) watching TV while studying (Pres Part) . 25. To That; I confess to you (to ... test proves the suspect (Obj) innocent (Adj Comp). 3. Obj Pres Part; I noticed them (Obj) leav- ing during the meeting (Pres Part) . 4. Obj NP Comp; They appointed her (Obj) chief counsel (NP ....

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... To avoid the morning rush, we took a later train. 5. By a rigid quarantine, the public health department was able to halt the disease. 6. In the mountains to the east of us, there is a report ... program? 8. Whose advice are you going to follow? 9. What song were they singing? 10. How many parts should I order now? 11. What subject do you teach? 12. What was the problem with my phone?

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