... 1932-Longman Englishgrammar practice (Intermediate level)1. English language. Grammar I. Title428.2Library of Congress Cata lo ging - in - Pu bl ica tion DataAlexander, L. G.Longman English ... 6 7 To the studentWhy do we learn grammar? There is no point in learning grammar for the sake of learning grammar. Grammar is the supportsystem of ... is based on the Longman English Grammar and the grammaticalinformation in it is all drawn from this work. Longman English Grammar Practice has been...
... people looking for work. I need a myself. 5 I'm looking for accommodation. I'd like a for the night. 2.48 Nouns not normally countable in English: 'information' ... uncountable in English. This means we cannot: - use a/an in front of them: I'd like some information, please. (Not 'an information') -give them a plural: I'd like some information, ... subject after for. For is more usual in the written language and we cannot use it to begin a sentence [compare > 1.9AI: We rarely stay at hotels, for we can't afford it. Write...
... areas which form the basis of English grammar. This book is based on the Longman EnglishGrammar and the grammatical information in it is all drawn from this work. Longman EnglishGrammar Practice ... humanburger For more material and information, please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org To the student Why do we learn grammar? There is no point in learning grammarfor the sake of learning grammar. Grammar ... street. For more material and information, please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE for intermediate students L. G. Alexander For more material and information,...
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... identical items E.g.: He felt more and more bored. They talked on and on and on. There are teachers and teachers. 8/1 Phrasal Coordination 1.2CoordinationCoordinationPhrasalPhrasalClausalClausalã ... 1.2CoordinationCoordinationPhrasalPhrasalClausalClausalã Order in phrasal coordination: + a tendency for the shorter word to come firstE.g.: big and ugly cup and saucer + in virtually irreversible ... their help, but she had to accept it. + coordinated subordinate clausesE.g.: I want to know for whom it was ordered and by whom (it was ordered) She desired to know where he had gone but...
... between two circumstancesE.g.As he grew older, (so) his enthusiasm for the cause decreased.The more he went deeper into the forest, the more scared he felt. SubordinationSubordination11/1SubordinationSubordination- ... Preference- are more factual than putative may contain an ordinary verb formwithout a modal auxiliary- introduced by so that/so (informal)E.g. We planted many shrubs, so (that) the garden looked ... causeCircumstancePurposeResultManner & ComparisonProportion & Preference- after, before, until, since, when + finite clause- after, before, since, until, when(ever), while + V-ing- once, until, when(ever),...
... Concord4. Negation5. Questions, Commands, ExclamationsIssuesIssues E _English GrammarCourse E _English GrammarCourse Chapter VIIThe Simple Sentence Let's checkLet's check11. ... OptionalObligatory vs. Optional7 Clause types7 Clause typesClause types transformedClause types transformedPassive transformationMany critics disliked the play. (SVOd)The play was disliked by ... OptionalObligatory vs. Optional7 Clause types7 Clause typesClause types transformedClause types transformedPassive transformationMom considered him a genius.(SVOC)He was considered a genius...
... bus can hold forty people(Forty people can sit in the bus) Syntactic features of clause elementsãA SUBJECTIs normally a NP or a clause with nominal function–Occurs before the VP in ... clauses havethe same semantic role? Lets look at the examplesã His English has been improved. Transitiveã His English has improved. IntransitiveAffected subject "',-ãExercise ... co-referential relation with S or O–Follows the S, VP, and O–Does NOT become S through the passive transformationãAn ADVERBIALIs and Adv phrase, adverbial clause, NP, or prepositional phrase–Is...
... verbs2Subjunctive moodSubjunctive moodMandativeMandativeFormulaicFormulaicSubjunctive wereSubjunctive wereã Found in clause in certain set expressionsã Form: the base E.g.: May god bless you. Long ... verbsAuxiliary verbsAuxiliary verbsSee more in 3.3 - 3.22 Classifications of English verbsClassifications of English verbs1VerbsVerbs13/1according toclassifiedComplementationComplementationExtensive ... pattern: SVOd E.g.: I kissed her. He caught the ball. Classifications of English verbsClassifications of English verbs1VerbsVerbs12/1according toclassifiedComplementationComplementationExtensive...
... secretary of his. Prepositional verbsãForm: verb + preposition + prepositional objectEg. He's applied for a new job.Who will be running for president next year?ãThe preposition ... put up with?ãAllow passivizationBad temper can't be put up with for long.ãDo not allow adverb insertion before the object, but only between the particles–*He puts up with willingly ... year?ãThe preposition must precede the complementEg. *He's applied a new job for. *He's applied it for. ãAn adverb or a relative pronoun can be inserted between verb & prepositionEg....
... E _English GrammarCourse E _English GrammarCourse Unit 3NOUN PHRASE (cont.) Homework checkingHomework checking4.6. ... quantifiersClose-system quantifiersOpen-class quantifiersOpen-class quantifiersã before count Ns: many, (a) few, severalã before non-count Ns: much, (a) little E.g.: a few words much stress Pre-determinersDeterminersDeterminersPre-determinersPre-determinersmultipliersmultipliers+ ... the 29. this/the30. their DeterminersDeterminersDeterminers= words of close-system used before a N to “determine” the precise meaning of the NPre-determinersPre-determinersCentral determinersCentral...