- •Practice grammar l.G.Ander: Contents:
- •0 General grammar terms
- •1 The sentence
- •2 Nouns
- •3 Articles
- •4 Pronouns
- •5 Quantity
- •6 Adjectives
- •7 Adverbs
- •8 Prepositions, adverb particles and phrasal verbs
- •9 Verbs, verb tenses, imperatives
- •10 Be, Have, Do
- •11 Modal auxiliaries and related verbs
- •12 The passive and the causative
- •13 Questions, answers, negatives
- •14 Conditional sentences
- •15 Direct and indirect speech
- •16 The infinitive and the'-ing'form
- •0.4 The phrase and the clause
- •1 Sentence 1.1a Word order The meaning of an English sentence depends on the word order:
- •1 We put the subject before the verb and the object after the verb: The cook burnt the dinner.
- •1.3 The simple sentence: direct and indirect objects
- •1.7 The complex sentence: 'whose'; defining/non-defining clauses
- •1.8 The complex sentence: time, place, manner
- •1.10 The complex sentence: purpose, result and comparison
- •1.11 The complex sentence: present participle constructions
- •2.4D Write: Put in a, a lot of (use once only), some, or '-‘ junk or art?
- •2.5 Number (singular and plural) (1)
- •2.8 The genitive
- •3 Articles 3.1 The indefinite article: 'a/an' (1)
- •3.6 The zero article (2)
- •4 Pronouns 4.1 Personal pronouns
- •4.3 'It' and 'one/some/any/ none'
- •4.4 Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns ('my/mine)
- •4.5 Reflexive pronouns ('myself)
- •4.6 Demonstrative adjectives/pronouns ('this', etc.) 'Some/any/no’ compounds ('someone’, none, nobody...)
- •5.2 General and specific references to quantity
- •5.3 Uses of 'some', 'any', 'no' and 'none'
- •5.4 'Much', 'many', 'a lot of, '(a) few', '(a) little', 'fewer', 'less'
- •5.6 'All (the)', '(a/the) whole', 'each’ and 'every'
- •5.7 'Another', '(the) other(s)', 'either', 'neither',' each (one of)'
- •6 Adjectives 6.1 Formation of adjectives
- •6.3 Adjectives that behave like nouns; '-ed/-ing' endings
- •6.4 Adjectives after 'be', 'seem', etc.; word order of adjectives
- •6.5 The comparison of adjectives
- •7 Adverbs 7.1 Adverbs of manner
- •7.2 Adverbs of time
- •7.3 Adverbial phrases of duration
- •7.4 Adverbs of frequency
- •7.8 Viewpoint adverbs, connecting adverbs and inversion
- •8 Prepositions, adverb particles and phrasal verbs 8.1 Prepositions, adverb particles and conjunctions
- •8.2 Prepositions of movement and position. Prepositions of time
- •8.3 Particular prepositions, particles: contrasts (1)
- •8.4 Particular prepositions, particles: contrasts (2)
- •8.5 Particular prepositions, particles: contrasts (3)
- •9 Verbs, verb tenses, imperatives
- •2 Spelling:
- •9.2 The simple present and present progressive tenses (2)
- •9.4A Irregular verbs with the same form in the present as in the past:
- •9.6 The simple past perfect and past perfect progressive tenses
- •3 Repeated actions:
- •4 Drawing conclusions:
- •9.8 The simple future, the future progressive, the future perfect
- •9.9 'Going to' and other ways of expressing the future
- •9.10 The imperative
- •10 Be, Have, Do
- •10.2 'Be'as a full verb (2)
- •10.4 Verbs related in meaning to 'be'
- •10.6 'Have' as a full verb meaning 'eat', 'enjoy', etc.
- •10.6 'Have' as a full verb meaning 'eat', 'enjoy', etc.
- •10.7 'Do'as a full verb
- •11 Modal auxiliaries and related verbs 11.1 The two uses of modal verbs
- •11.2 Uses of modals (etc.) to express ability and inability
- •11.3 Uses of modals (etc.) to express permission and prohibition/ban
- •11.4 Uses of modals (etc.) to express certainty and possibility
- •3 We use be and have been to answer questions with be:
- •11.6 Uses of modals for offers, requests and suggestions
- •11.7 Expressing wishes, etc.: 'I wish', 'if only', It's (high) time'
- •11.8 Expressing preferences: 'would rather' and 'would sooner'
- •11.9 'It's advisable ...'/'It's necessary ...'
- •2 We tend to prefer must:
- •11.10 'It isn't advisable ...'/'It isn't necessary ...'/it's forbidden ...'
- •11.11 Modals to express habit: 'used to', 'will' and 'would'
- •11.12 'Need' and 'dare' as modals and as full verbs
- •12 The passive and the causative 12.1 General information about form
- •12.2 Uses of the passive.
- •12.3 Form and use of the causative
- •4 We often use the causative with verbs that have to do with services: e.G. Build, clean, decorate, develop (a film), mend, photocopy, press, print, repair, service.
- •13 Questions, answers, negatives
- •13.1 Yes/No questions (General), negative statements, Yes/No answers
- •13.2 Alternative negative forms and negative questions
- •13.3 Tag questions and echo tags
- •13.4 Additions and responses
- •13.5 Question-word questions (1): 'Who(m)...?', 'What...?'
- •13.6 Question-word questions (2): 'When?', 'Where?', 'Which?', 'Whose?'
- •13.7 Question-word questions (3): 'Why?', 'How?'
- •13.8 Subject-questions: 'Who?', 'What?', 'Which?', 'Whose?'
- •13.9 Questions about alternatives. Emphatic questions with 'ever'
- •14 Conditional sentences
- •15 Direct and indirect speech
- •Inspector wiley investigates.
- •15.4D Context. Write: Put in the correct forms and tenses of the numbered verbs.
- •15.5 Uses of the to-infinitive in indirect speech 15.5a Reporting the imperative:
- •15.5C Uses of the to-infinitive in indirect speech
- •15.5D Context. Write: Put in the correct forms
- •15.6B Context. Write: Put in the missing words and punctuation marks.
- •16 The infinitive and the '-ing' form
- •16.2D Context. Write: Put in the correct forms of the infinitive or -ing.
- •16.3F Context. Write: Put in the correct forms of the verbs. How to get rid of rats
- •16.4D Context. Write: Supply the correct to-infinitive combinations. The brave old lady and the hopeless crook
- •16.5B Context. Write: Put in the correct forms. It takes your breath away!
- •16.6E Context. Write: Put in the correct forms. A flying start!
- •16.7F Context. Write: Put in the correct forms. A case of the shakes!
- •16.8D Context. Write: Put in the correct forms. Snap!
- •Key 1.1a The basic word order of an English sentence
- •1.4A The form of a compound sentence
- •1.7D Context
- •1.8B Adverbial clauses of time (future reference)
- •1.10А Adverbial clauses of purpose with 'so that' and 'in order that'
- •1.10E Context
- •1.11В The present participle in place of adverbial clauses
- •1.11C The present participle in place of relative clauses
- •2.1 A Noun endings: people who do things/people who come from places:
- •2.1 В Nouns formed from verbs, adjectives, other nouns
- •2.2C Compound nouns which tell us about materials and substances:
- •2.3A Countable and uncountable nouns compared
- •2.4B Nouns not normally countable in English: 'information'
- •2.6D Context:
- •2.7B Identifying masculine and feminine through pronouns: 'He/She is a student'
- •3.1 В The 'plural form' of 'a/an'
- •3.2A the use of 'a/an' when something is mentioned for the first time
- •3.4A 'The' for specifying
- •4.1 С Gender in relation to animals, things and countries
- •4.2B 'One' and 'ones' in place of countable nouns: 'Use this clean one'
- •4.5A Verbs commonly followed by reflexive pronouns: 1 enjoyed myself
- •5.3 Uses of 'some9, 'any', 'no' and 'none' 5.3a 'Some/any' or zero in relation to quantity
- •5.5D 'None of and 'neither of
- •5.7 'Another', '(the) other(s)', 'either', 'neither', 'each (one of)' 5.7a 'Another', 'other', 'others', 'the other', 'the others'
- •6.1 В Adjectives formed with prefixes: 'possible/impossible'
- •6.2B Adjectives that can change in meaning before a noun or after ‘be’
- •6.3 Adjectives that behave like nouns; '-ed/ing' endings
- •6.5 The comparison of adjectives 6.5a Common comparative and superlative forms: ‘cold - colder – coldest’
- •7.4C Adverbs of frequency at the beginning of a sentence
- •8.1 Prepositions, adverb particles and conjunctions 8.1 a Words we can use either as prepositions or as adverbs
- •8.2A 'At a point’, 'in an area' and 'on a surface'
- •8.5A Prepositions, panicles, etc. Often confused and misused
- •8.5B Context
- •9.2B Uses of the present progressive tense: 1 am working/he is working'
- •9.2C The simple present and the present . Progressive tenses in typical contexts
- •9.3A The past form and pronunciation of regular verbs
- •9.4A Irregular verbs with the same form in the present as in the past: 'put/put'
- •9.4B Uses of the past progressive tense: 'I was working'
- •9.4C The simple past and the past progressive in story-tell ing
- •9.5C The simple present perfect and the present perfect progressive compared:
- •9.6A Uses of the simple past perfect tense: 'I had worked'
- •9.6B Uses of the present and past perfect progressive: 'I have/had been working'
- •9.6C The simple past perfect and past perfect progressive compared
- •9.8A Simple future 1 will work' and progressive 'I will be working' compared
- •9.8B The future perfect simple and the future perfect progressive tenses
- •10.1 D Context
- •10.4А Certainty and uncertainty with 'be', 'seem', etc.
- •10.5B Uses of 'have' and 'have got' to mean 'possess'
- •10.7А Forms and uses of 'do' as an auxiliary and as a full verb
- •11.4B Certain and uncertain answers to questions. Possible answers:
- •11.4C Context
- •11.5A Certainty or deduction?
- •11.6C Making suggestions, inviting actions
- •11.6F Making suggestions that include the speaker
- •11.6G Context
- •11.8A Expressing personal preference with I'd rather'/'I'd sooner'
- •11.11В Uses of 'used to'
- •11.11D 'Will/would' to describe 'usual behaviour'
- •12.1 В The passive with progressive forms: 'She is being interviewed'
- •13.1 В Negative statements
- •13.1D Context:
- •13.2А Negative statements with 'negative adverbs': 'never', etc.
- •13.4А Additions and contrasts: 'John can ... And I can, too/but I can't'
- •13.5B 'Who(m)...?' as a question-word
- •13.9A Questions about alternatives (1): 'Did you laugh, or cry?'
- •13.9B Questions about alternatives (2): 'Did you take it, or didn't you?'
- •14.2А Type 2 conditionals, basic uses: 'If you went by train, you would ...'
- •14.2D Context
- •14.3D Context
- •14.4C Conjunctions we can sometimes use in place of 'if
- •15.1 A Quotation marks and other punctuation marks
- •15.1B Quotation marks and 'reporting verbs'
- •15.1C 'Quote within a quote'
- •15.1 D Context.
- •15.2C Indirect statements with the reporting verb in the present
- •15.3А Common indirect speech forms
- •15.3C Context
- •15.4А Indirect Yes/No questions: 'He asked me if I was ready'
- •15.5B Offers, suggestions, requests for advice: 'He asked if he should ...'
- •15.5C Requests for advice with question-words: 'He wanted to know how ...'
- •15.6B Context
- •16.1А Forms of the infinitive
- •16.1С The infinitive with or without 'to' after 'help' and 'know'
- •16.3C 'He advised me to take out a loan'
- •16.3D 'I know him to be an honest man'
- •16.4B Adjectives with 'too/enough': 'too weak/not strong enough to'
- •16.5А Basic information about the '-ing' form
- •16.5B Context
- •16.7C Common expressions followed by '-ing'
- •16.7E The '-ing' form after 'to' as a preposition
- •16.7F Context
- •16.8D Context
0.4 The phrase and the clause
- Define a Phrase. It doesn’t make a complete sense: The sun rises in the east. It was a sunset of great beauty. The tops of the mountains were covered with snow. Show me how to do it.
- Illustrate the difference between phrase and the clause. He has a chain of gold. (Phrase) He has a chain which is made of gold.(Clause)
- Define a Clause. It forms part of a sentence and contains a Subject (which) and a Predicate (is made of gold). People who pay their debts are trusted. We cannot start while it is raining. I think that you have made a mistake.
Write Find the Subject , Predicate and other parts of these sentences:
The space shuttle travels into outer space many times.The cackling of geese saved Rome. The boy stood on the burning deck. He was a man of might. Stone walls do not a prison make. The singing of the birds delights us. Miss Kitty was rude at the table one day. He has a good memory. Bad habits grow unconsciously. The earth revolves round the sun. Nature is the best physician. The sea has many thousand sands. We cannot pump the ocean dry. Borrowed garments never fit well. The early bird catches the worm. All matter is indestructible. She taught mathematics at school. We should profit by experience. All roads lead to Rome. A guilty conscience needs no excuse. The beautiful rainbow soon faded away. No man can serve two masters. A sick room should be well aired. The dewdrops glitter in the sunshine. I shot an arrow into the air. A barking sound the shepherd heard.
1 Sentence 1.1a Word order The meaning of an English sentence depends on the word order:
1 We put the subject before the verb and the object after the verb: The cook burnt the dinner.
2 Adverbials (How? Where? When?) usually come after the verb or after the object: He read the note quickly. (How?) I waited at the corner (Where?) till 11.30. (When?)
3 The basic word order of a sentence that is not a question or a command is usually: subject (S) + verb (V) + object (O) + adverbials (Ad). I(S) bought (V) a hat(O) yesterday (Ad When?). The children (S) have gone(V) home (Ad Where?). We(S) ate(V) our meal(O) in silence (Ad how?).
4 We may also put the time reference at the beginning: Yesterday I bought a hat. (Inversion)
Rewrite 1 what doesn’t make sense. Mark all the sentences in the exercise S V O to show Subject, Verb, Object.
1 Has set John Bailey a new high-jump record. > (S) John Baily (V)has set (O)a new high-jump record. 2 The passport examined the passport officer. 3 These biscuits don't like the dogs. 4 The shop assistant is wrapping the parcel. 5 Have seen the visitors the new buildings. 6 My father didn't wash the dishes. 7 The pipe is going to fix the plumber. 8 Will the goalkeeper catch the ball? 9 Has the meal enjoyed the guest? 10 Can't play John the game.
Write 2: a) Arrange these words in the right order. Use a capital letter to begin each sentence. b) Mark each rewritten sentence S V O M P T to show: Subject, Verb, Object, Manner (How?), Place (Where?), Time (When?) 1 till 11 o'clock this morning / slept / the children (S)The children (V)slept (T) till 11 o’clock this morning 2 the papers / into the bin / he threw 3 I don't speak / well / English 4 hides / Mrs Jones / her money / under the bed 5 carefully / this suitcase / you didn't pack 6 on this shelf / I left / this morning / some money 7 from the bank / a loan / you'll have to get 8 the phone / in the middle of the night / woke me up 9 in the park / you shouldn't walk / at night 10 your food / you should eat / slowly 11 my term / begins / in October 12 your article / quickly / last night / in bed / I read
1.1B The forms of a sentence 1 A sentence can take any one of four forms:
-a statement: The shops close/don't close at 7 tonight.
-a question: Do the shops close at 7 tonight?
-a command: (Don't) Shut the door!
-an exclamation: What a slow train this is! exclamation [ˌeksklə'meɪʃ(ə)n] вигук note of exclamation — знак оклику
2 When we write a sentence, we must begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation mark (!). If there are quotation marks ('single...') or ("double...") around spoken words in a sentence, we put other punctuation marks 'inside' them: 'I'm tired,' she said. (Not *'l'm tired', she said'*.)
Write: A Arrange these groups of words in the right order. Add (.), (?) or (!). B Mark each sentence as a statement, exclamation, question, command: S, E,Q, C: 1 the coffee / don't spill Don't spill the coffee! C 2 today's newspapers / have you seen 3 to meet you / how nice 4 my umbrella / where did you put 5 arrived / the train / fifteen minutes late 6 on time / the plane / won't arrive 7 this electricity bill / I can't pay 8 for me / please / open the door 9 the nearest hotel / where's / he asked 10 the bill/ can't pay / I / he cried
1.1C Write: Read this story and arrange the words in each sentence in the right order. Add capital letters and (,),(.),(!) or (?) in the right places. A QUIET SORT OF PLACE! 1 my car / I parked / in the centre of the village I parked my car in the centre of the village. 2 near a bus stop / an old man / I saw 3 beautiful village / what a' / I exclaimed 4 'live here / how many people' 5 ‘seventeen people / there are' / the old man said 6 'here / have you lived / how long' 7 'all my life / I have lived here' 8 'isn't it / it's a quiet sort of place' 9 'here / a quiet life / we live 10 a cinema / we don't have / or a theatre 11 our school / five years ago / was closed 12 only one shop / we have 13 calls / a bus / once a day 14 here / in 55 B.C. / came / the Romans 15 since then / has happened / nothing'.
1.2 The simple sentence: verbs with and without objects 1.2A What is a complete sentence
1 When we speak, we often say phrases like: All right! Good! Want any help? These are 'complete units of meaning', but they are not sentences.
2 A simple sentence is a complete unit of meaning which contains a subject and a verb, followed, if necessary, by other words which make up the meaning. So: Made in Germany is correct English but it is the phrase because it doesn't have a subject. My car was made in Germany is a complete sentence with a subject and verb. We can't say: *ls tired* because we need a subject: He is tired.
3 The subject may be 'hidden': ‘Open the door’, really means: You open the door.
Write: Put a tick (v) beside real sentences. 1 Made in Germany. 2 This car was made in Germany.V 3 To write a letter. 4 Standing in the rain. 5 I want to write a letter. 6 Is tall. 7 Do you like? 8 The train has arrived. 9 Have finished my work.10 You should listen. 11 Sit down please. 12 You can't park here. 13 Don't interrupt. 14 I understand. 15 She doesn't like me. 16 Under the water. 17 Ate. 18 A bottle of ink. 19 He's a doctor. 20 What happened? Vadim
1.2B Verbs with and without objects
1 We always have to use an object after some verbs called transitive verbs: beat, contain, enjoy, hit, need. Say: Arsenal beat Liverpool. But we can't say: “Arsenal beat”.
2 Some verbs called intransitive verbs never take an object: ache, arrive, come, faint, go, sit down, sleep, snow. Say: We arrived at 11. But we can't say *We arrived the station at 11*
3 Some verbs can be used transitively or intransitively: begin, drop, hurt, open, ring, win. We can say: Arsenal won the match, (transitive) or Arsenal won. (intransitive)
Write: Put an object (a pronoun or a noun) after these verbs only where possible. 1 The box contains pencils. 2 The train has arrived …3 The phone rang … 4 Someone is ringing… 5 You need … 6 We sat down ... 7 Don't hit ... 8 Did you beat ...? 9 Who opened ...? 10 The door opened… 11This is a game no one can win… 12 The concert began ... at 7.30. 13 I began… 14 It's snowing … 15 Quick! She's fainted ... 16 Did you enjoy ... ? 17 My head aches … 18 My foot hurts …
1.2C Sentences with linking verbs like 'be' and 'seem'
1 Verbs like be and seem are 'linking verbs'. They cannot have an object. The word we use after be, etc. tells us something about the subject. In grammar, we call this a complement because it 'completes' the sentence by telling us about the subject. In ‘He is ill. She seems tired’, etc. the words ill and tired tell us about he and she.
2 A complement may be:
- an adjective: Frank is clever.
- a noun: Frank is an architect.
- an adjective + noun: Frank is a clever architect.
- a pronoun: This book is mine.
- an adverb of place or time: The meeting is here. The meeting is at 2.30.
- a prepositional phrase: Alice is like her father.
Write: a Complete these sentences using a different complement for each sentence. b Say whether you have used a noun, an adjective, an adjective + noun, etc.
1 My neighbour is very tall (adjective) 2 My neighbour is… 3 This apple tastes… 4 The children are… 5 The meeting is… 6 Whose is this? It's… 7 John looks… 8 That music sounds… 9 Your mother seems… 10 I want to be…when I leave school
1.2D Write: Read this story and arrange the words in each sentence in the right order. Add capital letters and (,), (.), (!) or (?) in the right places. SO PLEASE DON'T COMPLAIN! 1 the local school / attends / my son Tim. My son Tim attends the local school. 2 to his school / my wife and I/ went /yesterday. 3 we / to his teachers / spoke 4 Tim's school report / we collected. 5 very good / wasn't / Tim's report. 6 in every subject / were / his marks/ low 7 was waiting anxiously* for us / outside / Tim 8 'my report / how was' / eagerly** / he asked. 9 Very good / it wasn't' / I said 10 'you / harder / must try 11 seems / that boy Ogilvy / very clever 12 good marks / he got / in all subjects' 13 'clever parents / Ogilvy / has' / Tim said/. SO PARENTS PLEASE DON'T COMPLAIN!
*['æŋkʃəslɪ] 1) занепокоєно, стурбовано, схвильовано 2) дуже, сильно; **['iːgə] 1) палкий; нетерплячий (про бажання) ; жадібний (до чогось)
