Microsoft Word - English_Grammar_through_Stories.doc

by Alan Townend 8. Usage of pronouns or «One thing or another» The ONE thing that the boss couldn’t stand was a hint of dishones ...

by Alan Townend 9. Prepositions or «How I got that job».................................. In this story will find a lot of expre ...

by Alan Townend have to go by train. I telephoned the station and asked what time the next train down to London would be. I was ...

by Alan Townend 10. Spot the preposition They are only small in most cases but we would be lost without them! I am referring of ...

by Alan Townend 11. English adverb or «High hopes» In this story you will see many examples of how adverbs can be used. As you k ...

by Alan Townend when someone suggests going to the coast. I never can resist the sight and smell of the sea. A trip had been pla ...

by Alan Townend 12. Types of adverbs There are several types of adverb: manner - place - time - frequency - degree. There are di ...

by Alan Townend Still should be placed before the verb, except with the verb 'to be' when it comes after. We haven't started yet ...

by Alan Townend They follow the same pattern as frequency adverbs in terms of where they are placed: I quite understand. We had ...

by Alan Townend 13. Indirect speech or «Say it again» Indirect Speech (also known as Reported Speech) refers to a sentence repor ...

by Alan Townend pleasantness of the weather for the time of year. «Oh er - yes. Absolutely». I hesitated and agreed wholehearted ...

by Alan Townend 14. Conjunctions or «Joined up writing» If you want to be rude about somebody’s ability to express themselves an ...

by Alan Townend 15. Conditionals or «On condition» This story is a review of the Conditionals. As you remember there are 4 types ...

by Alan Townend until he was 26 and then come home. It seemed a bit extreme to me. If he'd known what happened in the end, he wo ...

by Alan Townend 16. Subjunctive or «Wishful thinking» What on earth is the «Subjunctive»? In many languages all the verb endings ...

by Alan Townend myself. Now, I should have the maturity to know precisely what to do. It was high time I had a piece of luck. Wi ...

by Alan Townend 17. Reflections In Greek mythology Narcissus looked into the water of the pool and saw his own reflection. In ot ...

by Alan Townend reflection of himself in the water but in the first sentence the meaning is that Narcissus and nobody else saw i ...

by Alan Townend 18. Start or begin? Where shall we start? Where shall we begin? Shall we begin at the start, start at the beginn ...

by Alan Townend describe start as «impetuous, decisive and efficient». Begin can perhaps be described as «relaxed, unhurried and ...