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English GrammarENGLISH GRAMMAR: EXPLANATIONS AND EXERCISESby Mary Ansell. Second edition. Copyright © 2000The material in this book may be used freely for any non·commercial purpose; however,no changes to the content may be made without the express permission of the author.The contents of the book can be seen at a glance from the Table of Contents, whichcontains links to all of the material covered. There is also an Index.TO THE READERThis book has the followi ng features:* All of the essential points of English grammar are covered .* Each point of grammar is clearly explained, and is illustrated by examples.* For every important poi nt of grammar, one or more exercises are provided, to make iteasier to learn and remember the material.* Answers for the exercises are provided.* A summary of the uses and formation of the English verb tenses is given for easyreference.* Grammatically determined rules for spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation areincluded.* The grammar of North American English is emphasized.* Grammatical differences between formal and informal English are pointed out.
TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE USES AND FORMATION OF THE ENGLISH VERB TENSESTHE ACTIVE VOICE OF THE VERB TO SHOWTHE VERB TO BE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE OF THE VERB TO SHOWCOMMON ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBSCHAPTER 1. The simple present of the verb to be1. Grammar2. Verb forms3. Uses of the simple present tense4. The simple present of the verb to bea. Affirmative statementsb. Questionsc. Negative statementsd. Negative questionse. Tag questionsExercisesCHAPTER 2. The simple present of verbs other than the verb to be1. The formation of the simple presenta. The sim ple present of the verb to have2. Spelling rules for adding s in the third person singulara. Verbs ending in yb. Verbs ending in 0c. Verbs ending in ch, s, sh, x or z3. Pronunciation of the es ending4. The auxiliary doa. Questionsb. Negative statementsc. Negative questionsd. Tag questionse. The verb to haveExercisesCHAPTER 3. The present continuous1. Uses of the present continuous2. Formation of the present continuous3. Spelling rules for the formation of the present participlea. Verbs ending in a silent eb. Verbs ending in iec. One· syllable verbs ending in a single consonant preceded by a single voweld. Verbs of more than one syllable which end in a single consonant preceded by asi ngle vowel4. Questions and negative statements
Page 4 and 5: a. Questionsb. Negative statementsc
Page 6: a. The Simple Present indicativeb.
Page 9 and 10: 5. The use of some and any6. The us
Page 11 and 12: 3. Interrogative adverbsExercisesCH
Page 13 and 14: THE USES AND FORMATION OF THE ENGLI
Page 15 and 16: **** The other modal auxiliaries co
Page 17 and 18: she showit showwe showthey showshe
Page 19 and 20: Past PerfectI had beenyou had beenh
Page 21 and 22: we have been beingthey have been be
Page 23 and 24: hit hit hithold held heldhurt hurt
Page 25 and 26: It should be kept in mind that many
Page 27 and 28: subject you, whether you refers to
Page 29 and 30: They are awake.They are awake, aren
Page 31 and 32: 12. not, you, late13. it, not, ?, i
Page 33 and 34: When a verb ends in y immediately p
Page 35 and 36: Auxiliaries are verbs which are com
Page 37: 6. He ____ the office every day. (t
Page 40 and 41: ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES for Chapte
Page 42 and 43: a. Verbs ending in a silent eWhen a
Page 44 and 45: When a verb of more than one syllab
Page 46 and 47: not is placed after the subject. Ho
Page 48 and 49: It _____. (to rain)It is raining.1.
Page 50 and 51: They are being cautious, aren't the
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2. Formation of the present perfect
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stress. In the following examples,
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tense is the same for an irregular
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The use of the Present Perfect Cont
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2. Rewrite the following sentences,
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1. We _______ lunch. (to eat)2. 1 _
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1. has apologized 2. have stirred 3
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was notwere notwasn'tweren'tIn orde
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See Exercise 5.In order to change a
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Were you not on ti me?Weren't you o
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contractions and the forms with con
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form, as well as other modal forms.
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tag questions are underlined. Contr
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In the preceding examples, the verb
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Emphatic statements are often used
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2. We ________ money. (to save)3. S
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4. ___ they ______ the letter? (to
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13. You did not ________ my letter.
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8. He was right. 9. She does unders
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will notwon'tThe contracted form of
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It should also be noted that the Pa
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they will have workedSee Exercise 9
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Tag questions are formed using the
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e.g. We will welcome him when he ar
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We will pass the exam.You _____ the
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9. Using either the auxiliary shall
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1. She_______________to help us. (t
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solved 9. shall have received or wi
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Negative Statement:Negative Questio
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They would not have worked.Negative
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The following table summarizes the
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3. I ________ everything carefully.
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7. He ___ not _______ it to your ol
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Would she have been preparing for t
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1. Would he have been listening to
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they werethey wereFor any verb, the
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we had workedthey had workedwe had
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In each of these examples, the use
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See Exercise 6.As well as being exp
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. Forms of the verb used in the sub
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6. The imperative moodThe Imperativ
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Does she wish it would snow?You wil
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___ shenot _____ if she had seen us
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emind)3. ___ I ____ earlier. I woul
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1. would, have begun 2. would, have
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See Exercise 1 .b. Negative stateme
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The most important meaning of can a
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5. ShouldIn British English, the Si
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For the Simple Present and the Simp
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Without Ellipsis: He wrote a letter
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8. We shall visit our friends.9. Sh
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7. Had a flying saucer landed on th
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8. They could help us.9. I won the
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He is not angry, and neither are we
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1. Yes, we do. 2. Yes, they may. 3.
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See Exercise 2.b. To Raise and To R
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She said something to her teacher.T
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Now they _____ the table.Now they a
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Answers to Exercise 1 :1. birds 2.
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they have beenPresent Perfect Conti
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Simple FutureFuture Continuous··F
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Perfect, with would I would have sh
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A similar example is:Active: The po
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or improbable conditions.e.g. I wis
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Was he not being flown to Boston?Pa
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4. It is crucial that we ______ of
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2. Countable nounsCountable nouns a
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c. Plurals of proper nounsProper no
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used for scientific purposes, form
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2. The train has left.3. The bird w
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The reef attracts tourists.The reef
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opened. 7. The newspapers are read
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a long u, since these words are pro
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a. Referring to something mentioned
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I had never visited Seretnay Park b
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A musician must practise a great de
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UseA weakened form of OneNaming a p
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a pair of pliersa pair of scissorsW
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6. Fill in each blank with the or l
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1. Schooners are ships. 2. Mallards
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eferred to have not been mentioned
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This afternoon we baked two cakes.I
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In the first example, the skiing co
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1. __2. __3. __4. __air is made up
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6. You should practise _____ the sp
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that the house belongs to the Smith
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e.g. Our vice· president and treas
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2. the policemen's warning3. the di
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16. Either plates or saucers ___ su
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Third Person he, she, it theyThus,
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In the first example, they stands f
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When a personal pronoun is the subj
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The tree has lost two of its branch
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which agrees with singular antecede
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2. My father told my uncle the stor
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1. She helped us.2. He asked them t
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10. You and I are good friends, ___
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Although they do not know it yet, t
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1. Your 2. Their 3. His 4. My 5. He
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Case Case Adjective Pronoun Pronoun
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4. Interrogative pronounsInterrogat
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When used as adjectives or as inter
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verb or preposition, or modifies th
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You asked which boy did it.She want
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pronoun, which can refer to either
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antecedents. When used as a relativ
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Is this ready?Are these ready?This
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3. is at the door?4. ____ was award
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11. Using the introductory phrase W
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12. The townspeople, ____ pride in
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Please tell me whose house they vis
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most plural eN most trees nearly al
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few plural eN few of the trees a sm
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A sentence which contains the word
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e.g. We each have our own ideas.In
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e.g. I bought no potatoes.We will c
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The only trees were somewhat damage
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described in the main clauseSheThe
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All of the dogs pricked up their ea
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16. Some books are missing.17. I ha
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ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES for Chapte
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EnglandFranceChinaEnglishFrenchChin
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In a somewhat similar way, the dete
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e.g. clear, cold watercold, hard ic
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material is used as a type of defin
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following adjective unpredictable t
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However, when a defining adjective
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adjectives are usually separated fr
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4. Interpolated adjectivesAs well a
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Disconcerted by the news, we headed
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In the first example, will be close
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Answers5. Place the adjectives give
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At one end of the large old rectang
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7. the performers (ready)8. the cli
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Incorrect: Following in his footste
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flower pot 12. a warm, damp white f
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as a predicate adjective, preceded
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e.g. He is as tall as his brother.I
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latelaterWhen an adjective ends in
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KateSteelHeisishasaaabraverstronger
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two consonants (other than y)y prec
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In this example, Alan is being comp
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1. We are as proud as ______. (they
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7. Sara and Barbara (age)8. Sara an
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9. The ______ temperature on record
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Rupert is as able an administrator
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and a few other two· syllableadjec
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For adjectives which form the compa
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with plural countable nouns, and li
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Yesterday he drankThe game requires
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e.g. Her bicycleThe resultHis timet
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example, those is used to replace t
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Answers6. Rewrite each of the follo
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1. Penny and Alex (money)2. Chris a
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2. The taxes in Singapore are lower
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Answers to Exercise 11:1. We had mo
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athersotooveryIn addition, the word
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It should be noted that the adverbs
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Adverb phrases and clauses of manne
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He left his bicycle in the driveway
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word, in clauses indicating the exi
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Scarcely had we left the house, whe
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11. They follow the news. (rarely)1
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11. She went. (by bus, downtown, to
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Tell me where you have been.Where h
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1. He needs no advice. or He does n
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v. Adjectives ending in yWhen the a
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uglyWhen it is desired to use one o
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However, there are several verbs wh
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littlemuchwelllessmorebetterleastmo
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We visited them less and less frequ
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14. She was signaling ______. (fran
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We tasted the soup ______. (suspici
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The more you study, the ___ you wil
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In the first example, the noun corn
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1. Lower than; under: below freezin
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Of1. Location: east of here; the mi
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Underneath1. Below, under: undernea
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y degrees: graduallyperform by ear:
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(opposite of in theory)in print: (o
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on time: at the correct timewalk on
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Againsttake precautions againstForh
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Betweentorn betweenByaccompanied by
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5. Verbs followed by prepositionsTh
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agree withcollaborate withcommunica
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are quite intelligent.11. Since he
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14. Are you aware ___ the risks inv
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to run intoto put offto look up tot
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prey on : hunt and eat; disturbprov
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The following are examples of phras
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The following are examples of trans
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think up: inventtrack down: search
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The following are examples of expre
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followed by a preposition, and a ph
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frown ongrow onhinge onlive onpick
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pass around: distributeshow around:
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a. Expressions in which the verb ha
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2. He usually sleeps after lunch. (
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1. The car slipped off the road . _
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11. The problem urgently requires a
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He neither finished his homework no
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1. later in time: After the train l
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in spite of thisat the time whenin
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accordingly: soalso: in additionbes
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pairs given in brackets. For exampl
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10. Her eyes shone ______ stars. (a
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Answers8. The following sentences a
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Adjectives, comparative form follow
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Apostrophe, use ofappearAppositiona
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consequently, used as connecting ad
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from, used after certain verbsfrom,
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Inverted word order, used with verb
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near and nearlynear, use ofNegative
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Participles, danglingParticiples us
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Pronouns, reflexivePronouns, relati
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Spelling rules for adding ed to for
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thisthosethouthough, used as subord
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we'rewe'vewell, use ofwerewere, use
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