Grammar Rules _ Speak Good English Movement

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From ... to and during are used to indicate a period of time.E.g.• The tulip festival is from March to May.• During the school holidays, studentsengage in community projects.Other prepositions indicating time are before, until, after,since and by.E.g.• My wife exercises before breakfast.• You can visit her after office hours.• You must submit the forms by 1st July.• Until now, I’ve always thought thatshe was a meticulous officer.• She has been making a lot of progress sinceshe started her exercise programme.62
Troublesome PrepositionsThere are times when we are unsure which preposition weshould use. These are some troublesome prepositions.Beside and BesidesBeside means “next to”.E.g.• She sits beside me in the office.Besides means “other than” or “apart from”.E.g.• Besides enjoying cooking, I likereading a book when I’m free.63
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LEARN GRAMMAR RULES TORULE THE ENGL
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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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Page 14 and 15: PronounsA pronoun is a word that re
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Page 18 and 19: REFLEXIVE PRONOUNSThese refer to th
Page 20 and 21: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSExamples of poss
Page 22 and 23: DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSA demonstrati
Page 24 and 25: Whom is used only as the object of
Page 26 and 27: 3. were very attentive and Ms Teo4.
Page 28 and 29: AdjectivesAn adjective is a word th
Page 30 and 31: Formation of AdjectivesMany adjecti
Page 32 and 33: Positions of Adjectives in Sentence
Page 34 and 35: Adjectives describe many different
Page 36 and 37: Comparison of AdjectivesAdjectives
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Page 40 and 41: Test 2Fill in the table with the co
Page 42 and 43: 4. Incorrect: They have a new blue
Page 44 and 45: Verbs are one of the most important
Page 46 and 47: Regular verbs are made past tense b
Page 48 and 49: The present perfect tense is formed
Page 50 and 51: Different Forms of the VerbsBASEFOR
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Page 56 and 57: However, when regarded as a pair, a
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Page 64 and 65: Between and AmongBetween is used wh
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
Page 84 and 85: A Choice or AlternativeYou use the
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Page 88 and 89: Misuse of “either … or”This c
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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
Page 104 and 105: RedundanciesSingaporean Blunder:Sta
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