Betty Azar - Basic English Grammar (2nd Ed)
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Tom is in Canada. |
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8.Ann and I have a dinnerinvitation. Mr. and Mrs. Brown want to come to dinner at their house.
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EXERCISE 7: Complete the sentences. Use PRONOUNS. |
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Do you know Kate and Jim? |
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A: Do you know how to spell "Mississippi"? |
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6. A: Is Paul Cook in your class?
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7. A: Yoko and I are going to go downtown this afternoon. Do you want to come with
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Do you and Jack want to join me for dinner tonight at a Chinese restaurant? |
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We like to play cards together. |
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Practice the pronunciation of -81-os.* |
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27. boxes |
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sexes |
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sizes |
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exercises |
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31. roses |
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*For more information, see Chart 2-8,
EXERCISE 10: Practice the pronunciation of -s/-es. Find the plural NOUN(S) in each sentence. Pronounce the noun(s). Then read the sentence aloud.
1.There are twenty desks in the room.
2.Oranges are usually sweet.
3.Roses are beautiful flowers. Rose bushes are beautiful.
4.The weather is terrible. It's raining cats and dogs.
We are reading sentences aloud.
I like to visit new places.
We do exercises in class.
I need two pieces of paper.
Don wants three sandwiches for lunch. At the zoo you can see tigers, monkeys, birds, elephants, bears, and snakes.
Department stores sell many sizes of clothes.
The students are carrying books and bookbags.
13. The teachers have their offices in this building.
14. Engineers build bridges.
15. People have two ears, two eyes, two arms, two hands, two legs, and two feet.
16.Square tables and rectangular tables have four edges.
17.My dictionary has 350 pages.
18.Ilike apples, bananas, strawberries, and peaches.
19.There are three colleges in this city.
20.My apartment has cockroaches in the kitchen.
