| CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING BASIC GRAMMAR |
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UNDERSTANDING WORDS IN SENTENCES |
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UNDERSTANDING PARTS OF SPEECH |
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Nouns and pronouns |
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Verbs |
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Adjectives and adverbs |
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Prepositions and conjunctions |
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SENTENCES |
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Subjects and verbs |
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SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS |
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Subject and object forms of pronouns |
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LIST OF COMMON PREPOSITIONS |
| CHAPTER 2: ARTICLES AND NOUNS |
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UNDERSTANDING ARTICLES AND NOUNS |
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A AND AN |
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THE |
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COUNT NOUNS |
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NONCOUNT NOUNS |
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Some common noncount nouns |
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NOUNS THAT CAN BE COUNT OR NONCOUNT |
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PLURALS |
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Irregular plurals |
| CHAPTER 3: VERBS: THE SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE |
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PRESENT TIME |
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PERSON |
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NEGATIVE FORMS |
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QUESTION FORMS |
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FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT |
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IRREGULAR VERBS |
| CHAPTER 4: VERBS: THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE TENSE |
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FORMS OF THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE |
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USE OF THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE |
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NONACTION VERBS |
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QUESTION-WORD QUESTIONS |
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CONTRACTIONS |
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SHORT ANSWERS |
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TAG QUESTIONS |
| CHAPTER 5: ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS |
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ADJECTIVES |
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Form |
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Comparisons with adjectives |
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ADVERBS |
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Comparisons with adverbs |
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Positions of adverbs in sentences |
| CHAPTER 6: PRONOUNS AND RELATED FORMS |
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ONE AND OTHER |
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Forms of one and other |
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FORMS OF THIS AND THAT |
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES |
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WORDS WITH DIFFERENT SINGULAR AND
PLURAL FORMS |
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WORDS WITH THE SAME SINGULAR AND
PLURAL FORMS |
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OTHER INDEFINITE PRONOUNS |
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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS |
| CHAPTER 7: VERBS: THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE |
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PAST TIME |
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FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PAST |
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAST TENSE FORMS |
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Syllables |
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Voicing |
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Syllables and voicing in past tense forms |
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USE OF THE SIMPLE PAST |
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IRREGULAR VERBS |
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Practice with irregular past tense forms |
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CONTRACTIONS |
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SHORT ANSWERS |
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TAG QUESTIONS |
| CHAPTER 8: VERBS: THE PAST PROGRESSIVE |
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FORMS OF THE PAST PROGRESSIVE |
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CONTRACTIONS |
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SHORT ANSWERS |
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TAG QUESTIONS |
| CHAPTER 9: VERBS: THE FUTURE TENSE |
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FORMS OF THE FUTURE |
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Forms of the simple future |
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Forms of the future progressive |
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USE OF THE SIMPLE FUTURE |
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USE OF THE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE |
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OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE FUTURE |
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CLAUSES |
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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE FOR THE
FUTURE IN SUBORDINATE CLAUSES |
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CONTRACTIONS |
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SHORT ANSWERS |
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TAG QUESTIONS |
| CHAPTER 10: VERBS: THE PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE |
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FORMS OF THE PRESENT PERFECT |
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Forms of the simple present perfect |
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Forms of the present perfect progressive |
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USES OF THE PRESENT PERFECT |
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To express how much time something has been
going on |
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To express how many times something has
happened |
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To show that someone or something has (not)
done something. |
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To show that something has (not)
happened |
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PRACTICE WITH IRREGULAR VERBS |
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IT AS THE SUBJECT OF THE
SENTENCE |
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SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THERE |
| CHAPTER 11: MODAL AUXILIARIES AND
RELATED FORMS |
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WAYS OF EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY
OR CAPABILITY |
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Can |
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Be able |
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Could |
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WAYS OF EXPRESSING PROBABILITY |
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May |
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WAYS OF EXPRESSING NECESSITY |
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Have to |
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Must |
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Had better |
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Should |
| CHAPTER 12: WORD COMBINATIONS |
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LIST OF COMMON WORD COMBINATIONS |
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PRACTICING WITH WORD COMBINATIONS |
| ANSWER KEY |
| APPENDIX |
| INDEX |