grammar - elementary 1

7/29/2019 Grammar - Elementary 1

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Here are some tips which may help

you to master the English Language!

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It is important to understandthat every word in a sentence

has a job to do, a role in thesentence.


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A noun is a word used to name a person,

place, thing, idea or quality.

Person: cowboy Place: church

Thing:

beach ballIdea:

justice


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: The bus inspector looked at all thepassengers' passes.

: The manager was trying to write a

want ad, but he couldn't decide whether

he was advertising for a "waiter" or a"waitress"


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Pronouns are small words that take the

place of a noun. Pronouns are wordslike: he, you, ours, and themselves. If

we didn't have pronouns, we would

have to repeat a lot of nouns.


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Can be used as the subject of a verb.

The subject of a sentence is the person,animal, place or thing that does the

action shown by the verb.

Ex: Ahmed goes to school. He is a

student.


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Can be used as the object of the

sentence. The object of a sentence isthe person, animal, place or thing that

receives the action shown by the verb.

some books.herHe gave:EX


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Possessive Pronouns show that

something belongs to someone

: Look over there, those seats are

yours.


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The possessive adjective modifies the

noun following it in order to showpossession.

: Can we bring our children?


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An adjective is a word that tells us

something about a noun (person, ananimal, a thing or a place).

: The clown's sad smile touched usdeeply.


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An adverb modifies (adds more to themeaning of) a verb, an adjective or

another adverb.


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: I called you last night.(called = verb; last night=adverb)

: Your dress is very beautiful.(beautiful = adjective; very = adverb)

: The rain stopped quite suddenly.

(suddenly = adverb; quite = adverb)


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Verbs are words that show action. Every

sentence must have a verb.: The kidnapper asked for 200 000 $

to set the hostage free.


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Verb Types

ModalVerbsHelpingVerbsMainVerbs

BookInvitekidnap

To BeTo HaveTo Do

WillShallCan


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Auxiliary Verbs

To be To have To do

Continuoustenses

PerfectTenses

SimpleTenses

PresentContinuo

usAm is

are + v-ing

PastContinu

ousWas/were +v-ing

PresentPerfect(have/has+PP)

Pastperfect

Had +PP

Presentsimple

Do

Pastsimple

Did


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: They work in a bank

: They worked in a bank

: They are working in a bank

: They were working in a bank

: They have worked in a bank

: They had worked in a bank


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Are words that serve to connect words,

phrases, clauses, or sentences as and, but,after words, because, thats,before why

etc.

: He joked and we laughed.


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An interjection is a word added to a

sentence to convey emotion. It is notgrammatically related to any other part

of the sentence.

(Oh! Ah! Wow! Darn! Gosh! Golly! Gee! Ow! Ouch)

: Oh no, I forgot that the exam was

today.


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A preposition is a word (or words) that

creates a relationship between a noun or

pronoun and another part of the sentence

The puppy

is on the

floor.

The puppy

is in the

trashcan

The puppy

is beside

the phone


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If someone catches your eye, you findthem attractive.

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"The pretty girl near the door caughthis eye."


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If someone looks down their nose at a

person or thing, they consider that person

or thing as inferior.

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: "Intellectuals often look downtheir noses at amusement parks andsuch.


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: If you turn a blind eye tosomething, you ignore it intentionally.


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If something happens in the blink of an

eye, it happens nearly instantaneously,with hardly enough time to notice it.

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EX: "The pickpocket disappeared inthe blink of an eye.


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If your heart misses a beat, you have a

sudden feeling of fear or excitement.

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EX: "When the lights suddenly wentout, her heart missed a beat."


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[Verb inf+ s/es in the third person]

HeSheit


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3- To express Feelings:

Ex: - She hates flying!

Ex: - I love walking around late at

night during the summer.


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- I get up at 12.05.- I do not study at weekends.

Ex:


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1- Verbs that end in (o, ss, s, z, sh, ch, x) add es with

" The third person" [o] [s] [z] [] [] [x]


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The student alwaysstudies for his test.

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He usually plays football at weekends.

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He plays football.

They play football.

Ex:


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He does notplay football.

They are not teachers.

Ex:


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He plays football.

Does he play football?

Yes, he does.

No, he does not.

Ex:


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With the present simple, we often useadverbs of frequency to say how often wedo something

[Usuallyoftenrarelyneveralwayssometimesscarcelyseldom].


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These adverbs of frequency go before the

main verb butafter verb to be.

Ioftengo to the cinema.

She isalways careful.

Ex:


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In English we use o'clock onlyat the full hour.

Example: It's seven o'clock


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2:00 9:40 10:25

8:30 8:55 1:45


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A. Pre-writing: Think of ideasB. Planning: Organize your ideasC. Drafting:Write the first draftD. Revising and Editing:Improve your writing


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When do I get up?What do I do in the morning?When do I go to work?

What do I do at work?When do I have lunch?Where do I have lunch?When do I go home from work?How do I get home from work?What do I do after work?What do I do in the evening?

When do I go to bed?


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Name, Age, nationality, home town,

job, your beliefs, what kind of person

are you, family, friends, hobbies,favourite sports, / singer / newspaper

/ , ..etc.


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It is nice and quite city. I have one

brother and two sisters. I believe that two

heads are better than one. Also I believe

that hard efforts will be crowned withsuccess. God blessed me with a lot of

honest and loyal friends. They say that

Im lovely, tender, honest, and selfdependant girl.


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My favorite hobbies are listening to

holly Quran, travelling and webbrowsing. I hope to be successful and

distinguished in my career.


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We use me too to agree with a positive

sentence.

A: I've got a cat.

B: Me too!!


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We use me neither to agree with a

negative sentence.

A: I'm not a doctor.

B: Me neither.


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1.Treat the body of the message as you would a more formal

letter or memo. You should draft, reread carefully, and run

spell check before sending out your email. After all, youwant to make a good impression on your receiver.

2- AVOID WRITING IN ALL CAPS, LIKE THIS.

3 - Look for mistakes that spell check would not catch.

4- Dont use too many informal abbreviations (asa) oremoticons.


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A good signature should include the following.Your full name and title

The company name & Address.

Your email Address.

Phone and fax number.Website address.


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Name: Tahany El banna

Title: Manager of International cooperation Dp.

Co. Beheira Water & Drainge Co.

Email: [email protected]: +000000

Fax:

Web. www.bwadc.com.eg
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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My morning is usually pretty busy.

Once I arrive at my office I love tostart my day with few verses of

Quran. Then I check my mailwhile am drinking a hot cup of

coffee. I like taking a coffee breakat twenty to eleven if possible.

another break at three fifteen.


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I usually finish work at a quarterto five and arrive home around six

in the evening. At night, I usually

go to bed at eleven o'clock.


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Before you begin to write you need tothink about what you are going to

write. Then you need to organize yourideas. When you have organized your

ideas, you write your first draft. After

that, you revise and improve yourwriting. Finally, you edit your first

draft and write the final draft.


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When you are asked to describe someone, here are some

things you should include:physical description - age, gender, height, weight, coloring

(eyes, hair, skin), any unusual traits or characteristics

background - where they were born, where they live, what

their family is like (siblings, pets, parents, other relatives),

where they go to school, what their house is likecommunity - what organizations do they belong to (church,

clubs, other groups), what jobs they have, what role they play

in their neighborhood or community

personality - likes and dislikes, hobbies, amusements, traitsthey might show or inner traits that might not show, hopes and

dreams, fears, favorite things

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