Grammar Rules _ Speak Good English Movement

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RedundanciesSingaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:To make it more clearer, I willrewrite the proposal.[More is redundant]To make it clearer, I willrewrite the proposal.I will reprint the document again.[Again is redundant]I will reprint the document.Please repeat your question again.[Again is redundant]Please repeat your question.I like blue colour bags.[Colour is redundant]I like blue bags.He is big in size.[In size is redundant]He’s big.I will return back the files toyou later. [Back is redundant]I will return the files to you later.104
Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:Singaporean Blunder:Standard English:We discussed about thisduring the meeting.[About is redundant]We discussed thisduring the meeting.I didn’t include it in.[In is redundant]I didn’t include it.Let me separate them out.[Out is redundant]Let me separate them.The manager emphasised onthe importance of exercisingregularly. (On is not necessary)The manager emphasised theimportance of exercising regularly.105
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LEARN GRAMMAR RULES TORULE THE ENGL
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05142843515967799398/ Countable and
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In English grammar, words that refe
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ARTICLESYou cannot refer to a singu
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Tricky Uncountable NounsThe noun fr
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Subject-Verb AgreementCountable nou
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PronounsA pronoun is a word that re
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Personal pronouns may be categorise
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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNSThese refer to th
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSExamples of poss
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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSA demonstrati
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Whom is used only as the object of
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3. were very attentive and Ms Teo4.
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AdjectivesAn adjective is a word th
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Formation of AdjectivesMany adjecti
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Positions of Adjectives in Sentence
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Adjectives describe many different
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Comparison of AdjectivesAdjectives
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Here are some examples:Positive Com
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Test 2Fill in the table with the co
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4. Incorrect: They have a new blue
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Verbs are one of the most important
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Regular verbs are made past tense b
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The present perfect tense is formed
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Different Forms of the VerbsBASEFOR
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Have you ever wondered why we say S
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Page 62 and 63: From ... to and during are used to
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Page 66 and 67: Phrasal verbs - verbs used with a p
Page 68 and 69: While adjectives tell you more abou
Page 70 and 71: Adverbs of MannerAdverbs of manner
Page 72 and 73: Possible Positions of Adverbsof Tim
Page 74 and 75: Adverbs are used to indicate compar
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Page 78 and 79: ANSWERS1. The team played good. (go
Page 80 and 81: CONJUNCTIONSConjunctions are connec
Page 82 and 83: AdditionThe conjunction and connect
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Page 92 and 93: 6. As it was raining, we decided to
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Page 96 and 97: Gaffe: Help arrived just on time.Co
Page 98 and 99: Common Errorsin Singapore
Page 100 and 101: Singaporean Blunder:Standard Englis
Page 102 and 103: At the Shopping MallSingaporean Blu
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