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y degrees: graduallyperform by ear: perform (music) by listening to the sound, without referring towritten musicby hand: without the use of machineryby heart: from memorylittle by little: graduallyby means of: by usingby mistake: accidentallyby no means: not at allone by one: one at a timeby oneself: aloneside by side: beside one anotherby the way: incidentally (used to introduce an unrelated topic of conversation)by word of mouth: orallyForonce and for all: for the last time (e.g. used when giving someone a final warning)for certain: definitely; without doubtfor a change: for the sake of varietyfor example: as an illustrationfor fun: for the sake of enjoymentfor good: permanentlyfor good measure: in addition to the necessary amountfor instance: for example; as an illustrationfor keeps: (colloquial) permanentlyfor a living: as a professionfor now: temporarilyrun for office: compete for an elected positionfor one thing: because of one reason (out of several)for the sake of: for the benefit of; for the purpose offor sale: intended to be soldfor sure: definitely (more colloquial than for certain)food for thought: something which makes one thinkplay for time: delay doing something in the hope that the situation will improvefor the time being: until some other arrangement is madeask for trouble: act in a dangerous or foolish wayfor a while: for a period of timeword for word: exactly as said or writtenFromfrom afar: from a distancefrom all sides: from all directionsfrom head to foot: (of a person) completely; all overfrom scratch: from the beginningfrom time to time: occasionallyInin addition to: as well asin advance: beforebe in agreement with: have the same opinion as
in any case: whatever happensin brief: in a few wordsin bulk: (of goods) in large amounts; not in packagesbe in charge of: have responsibility forin common: shared by all members of a groupin control: having the power to direct somethingin the course of: duringin danger: li kely to be harmedin a daze: unable to think clearly; confusedin debt: owi ng moneyin demand: (of goods or persons) desired by many peoplein depth: (investigate something) thoroughlyin detail: (explain something) thoroughlyin disgrace: regarded with disapproval because of having done something wrongin the distance: far awayin doubt: uncertainin duplicate: so that there are two identical copies (of a document)in earnest: seriously; in a determined wayin effect: (of rules) operatingin the end: finallyin fact: in reality; reallyin fashion: fashionable; accepted as being the most desirable and up to datein favor of: supporting (an idea)in flames: burning, with visible flamesin a flash: very quickly; suddenlyin full: without omitting anythingin general: usually; as a wholehand in hand: (of persons) holding hands; (of related situations) occurring togetherin a hurry: trying to accomplish something quicklyin jest: as a jokein ki nd: (payment) in goods rather than in moneyin itself: without reference to anything elsein league with: (of persons) joined together with (usually for a dishonest purpose)be in the limelight: be the focus of attention; receive great pUblicityin the long run: in the end; eventuallyin the long term: looking ahead to the distant futureleave someone in the lurch: abandon someone who is in a difficult situationbe in the minority: be in the smaller of two groupsin mint condition: (of manufactured goods) perfect; brand-newin a minute: soonin a moment: soon; quicklyset something in motion: start something goingnip something in the bud: put an end to something before it gets properly startedin no time: very soon; very quicklyin order of: arranged according toin order to: for the purpose ofin part: to some degreein particular: especiallyin power: (of a political party) holding officein practice: able to do something well because of recent practice; in reality
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English GrammarENGLISH GRAMMAR: EXP
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a. Questionsb. Negative statementsc
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a. The Simple Present indicativeb.
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5. The use of some and any6. The us
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3. Interrogative adverbsExercisesCH
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THE USES AND FORMATION OF THE ENGLI
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**** The other modal auxiliaries co
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she showit showwe showthey showshe
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Past PerfectI had beenyou had beenh
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we have been beingthey have been be
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hit hit hithold held heldhurt hurt
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It should be kept in mind that many
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subject you, whether you refers to
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They are awake.They are awake, aren
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12. not, you, late13. it, not, ?, i
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When a verb ends in y immediately p
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Auxiliaries are verbs which are com
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6. He ____ the office every day. (t
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ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES for Chapte
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a. Verbs ending in a silent eWhen a
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When a verb of more than one syllab
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not is placed after the subject. Ho
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It _____. (to rain)It is raining.1.
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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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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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