Practice Makes Perfect

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v Contents v 00 (i-viii) frontmatter 11/3/04 1:41 PM Page v Unit 1 Nouns Introduction vii Unit 2 Definite and Indefinite Articl ...

Unit 23 Negation 115 Unit 24 Numbers 12 0 Unit 25 Some Important Contrasts 12 5 Appendix: Common Irregular Verbs 13 3 Answer Key ...

vii Introduction Many people consider learning grammar a chore. And at times, it can be. But understanding the grammar of any la ...

Although the first example is considered better grammatically, the second example sentence is the most commonly used. Another ki ...

1 Nouns Nounscan be either properor common. Proper nouns are those that refer to a particularperson, place, thing, or idea. Such ...

2 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners Dr. Blanchard our school Rewrite each noun, capitalizing the proper ...

ask whom  Whom does 3. ask what What do the Sara like? girls find? The direct object is my brother The direct object is book ...

Is the womanat home now? Mr. Jimenez became a pilot. He needs a new car. Carmen gives them the books. Write a sentence using t ...

(his wallet) What does Father often misplace? (the landlord) To whom does she always give the rent money? (her new computer) Wh ...

Definite and Indefinite Articles The English definite articleis the. It is used to identify a particular person or thing. If you ...

Singular Definite Singular Indefinite Plural Definite Plural Indefinite the boy a boy the boys boys the house a house the houses ...

A rabbit is hiding behind it. Katrina likes to play with the kitten. Follow the same directions, but change the plural nouns t ...

Adjectives Adjectivesare words that describe nouns. They tell the size, color, or quality of something: a bigroom, the redcar, f ...

Just like nouns, adjectives can follow the predicate. They most often come after forms of the verbs to beand to become: My siste ...