... content.
Why Doesn't Grammar Correction Work?
The first reason why writing class grammar feedback doesn't work is that it treats only the
surface appearance of grammar and not with the ... in terms of their grammar level. Yet because of the
complexity involved in learning grammar, this would be a virtual impossibility.
The third reason for the ineffectiveness of grammar correction ...
341).
Grammatical Correction in ESL/ EFL Writing Classes Can Actually Be
Harmful To Students' Performance and Development
Numerous studies have revealed that grammar correction to second language...
... content.
Why Doesn't Grammar Correction Work?
The first reason why writing class grammar feedback doesn't work is that it treats only the
surface appearance of grammar and not with the ... in terms of their grammar level. Yet because of the
complexity involved in learning grammar, this would be a virtual impossibility.
The third reason for the ineffectiveness of grammar correction ...
341).
Grammatical Correction in ESL/ EFL Writing Classes Can Actually Be
Harmful To Students' Performance and Development
Numerous studies have revealed that grammar correction to second language...
... February.
COMMON NOUNS
:
PROPER NOUNS
:
2. Call Adam from the airport as soon as the plane lands in Dallas.
COMMON NOUNS
:
PROPER NOUNS
:
Bourbon Street, New Orleans
street
NOUNS 25
2. the books ... 2. For nouns ending in s, sh, ch, or x:
Add es to form the plural.
NOUNS ENDING IN
s: class + es = classes
dress + es = dresses
NOUNS ENDING IN
sh: dish + es = dishes
wish + es = wishes
NOUNS ... roads feeding into it.
COMMON NOUNS
:
PROPER NOUNS
:
4. Considerable attention has been given by the press to the pollution of our lakes and
rivers.
COMMON NOUNS
:
PROPER NOUNS
:
5. Rice University...
... plurals for these nouns.
1. strawberry 6. saleswoman
2. chef 7. branch
3. government 8. attorney
4. bookshelf 9. family
5. radio 10 foot
Possessives of Nouns
The formation of possessive nouns was explained ... nouns.
1. baby 9. pony
2. bunch 10. stone
3. crash 11. story
4. puff 12. tank
5. glass 13. tray
6. half 14. key
7. miss 15. wax
8. pinch
EXERCISE 2.
Form the plural of each of the following nouns.
1. ... nouns.
1. mouthful 4. textbook
2. echo 5. sheep
3. foot 6. piano
PROBLEMS WITH NOUNS 171
Lesson
21
Problems with
Nouns
8. I would like to (lie, lay) down now.
9. Losing the quarterback to injury...
... continue it alone.
continued
REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 65
Lesson
10
Review of
Verbs, Nouns,
and Pronouns
REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 61
To learn what part of speech a word ... ADJ.
MODIFIES
She
helpful
has been
children
restless
grew
74 PARTS OF SPEECH
REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 63
When to add
S
:
A. To most nouns: book—books. (See Rule 1, page 28.)
A–X. Exceptions to A:
man—men ... physics.
Nouns can be tricky, too. They change form depending on how they are used—as sin-
gular, plural, or possessive nouns. On the next page is a summary of the rules for forming
plurals of nouns.
must...
... Ball Toss
6.2 NOUNS AND
ADJECTIVES
• Picture Sentences
6.3 AGREEMENT
• Error Analysis
6.4 COUNT NONCOUNT
NOUNS
• Scavenger Hunt 1
• Scavenger Hunt 2
(Categories)
• Name That Noun
• Grammar s Wild
• ... past.
✄
4. GRAMMAR S WILD
Materials:
Colored 3”x5” and 5”x7” cards
Dynamic:
Teams
Time:
10 minutes
Procedure:
1. Write a noun on each 3”x5” card. Include count and noncount
nouns, and nouns that ... out a picture of a table, for example, that picture cannot
be counted.)
Variation:
Assign a certain number of count and noncountnouns (perhaps 10 of
each) and a time limit. The group that finds...
... notes.
exercise
5-20
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8. You buy flowers every day.
9. ... Unit 5 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page 33
1
Nouns
Nouns can be either proper or common. Proper nouns are those that
refer to a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Such nouns are
capitalized: America, ... uncle.
exercise
5-12
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Rewrite each sentence with the pronouns shown.
1. I rarely find a good book.
You...
... chocolate 7. new
3. interesting 8. difficult
4. young 9. little
5. good 10. strange
Unit 4 Personal Pronouns
1. you 9. us
2. him 10. them
3. She 11. you
4. it 12. I
5. me 13. it
6. us 14. us
7. We 15....
... plural
nouns and use less to modify singular (and often collective) nouns. Fewer is the comparative of
few, and less is the comparative of little. Some examples:
Plural Nouns Singular Nouns
I ... 31.1
exercise 24-1
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135
Answer Key
Unit 1 Nouns
1. proper 6. common
2. common 7. proper
3. ... con-
sequence or thereafter.” Let’s compare these two functions:
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Some Important Contrasts
As...
... well?
4. His nephew is learning Japanese.
exercise 23-1
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6. Andi told me what .
7. ... happened when .
9. How much ?
10. Which one of you ?
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Interrogatives
Interrogatives ... are more than fifteen people in the room.
exercise 22-1
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5. (not anything)
6. (none)...
... English Grammar for ESL Learners
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Capitalization
You are already aware that nouns fall into two general categories:
proper nouns and common nouns. ... categories:
proper nouns and common nouns. All nouns refer to persons,
places, things, or ideas, but only certain nouns proper nouns
are capitalized. All other nouns do not require capitalization
(unless ... conversations made no sense.
exercise 17-1
Possessive Pronouns 89
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Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are sometimes called possessive adjectives....
... speeding.
exercise 13-2
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Relative Pronouns
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Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns reflect back to the subject of a sentence. The
English reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, ... personal pronoun are not coun-
terparts, then personal pronouns should be used in the sentence.
Look at these examples:
Counterparts Not Counterparts
I hurt myself again. I hurt him again. I hurt...