| Grammar
Express Basic |
| Contents |
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| Part I:
The Present (1) |
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Unit
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The Present
of Be: Statements
(I am tall. I am not a good dancer.) |
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Unit
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The Present
of Be: Questions
(Are you OK? Yes, I am.) |
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Unit
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The Present
Progressive: Statements
(She is talking. She is not sleeping) |
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Unit
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The Present
Progressive: Questions
(Are you sleeping? No, I'm not.) |
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SelfTest
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| Part II:
The Present (2) |
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Unit
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Simple
Past Tense: Affirmative Statements
(I studied.) |
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Unit
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Simple
Past Tense: Negative Statements and Questions
(I didn't study. / Did you study?) |
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Unit
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Used to
(I used to study.) |
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Unit
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Past Progressive
(I was studying.) |
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Unit
9: |
Past Progressive
and Simple Past Tense
(I was studying. / I studied.) |
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SelfTest
II |
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| Part III:
Present Perfect and Past Perfect |
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Unit
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Present
Perfect: Since and For
(I have studied since May. / I have studied for a month.) |
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Unit
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Present
Perfect: Already and Yet
(I have already studied. / I haven't studied yet.) |
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Unit
12: |
Present
Perfect: Indefinite Past
(I have studied.) |
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Unit
13: |
Present
Perfect and Simple Past Tense
(I have studied. / I studied.) |
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SelfTest
III |
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| Part IV:
The Future |
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Unit
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The Future
with Be going to
(They are going to change soon.) |
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Unit
15: |
The Future with Will
(He will leave at 5:00. He won't stay.) |
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SelfTest
IV |
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| Part V: Word
Order |
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Unit
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Word Order: Statements
(They read the book to their children.) |
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Unit
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Word Order: Wh- Questions
(Who did you ask? / Who asked you?) |
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SelfTest
V |
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| Part VI:
Nouns, Articles, and Quantifiers |
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Unit
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Nouns:
Common/Proper, Singular/Plural
(Harrods sells pianos from Japan.) |
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Unit
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Nouns:
Count/Non-Count
(Cream? Sugar? One teaspoon? Two teaspoons?) |
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Unit
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Articles:
A/An and The
(It's not a closet. It's the kitchen!) |
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Unit
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No Article (?????) or The
(I love music. The music here is great!.) |
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Unit
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Quantifiers:
Some and Any
(Did you buy any clothes?) |
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Unit
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Quantifiers:
Many, Much, A few, A little, A lot of
(He has a lot of things, but not much space.) |
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Unit 24:
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There is, There are
(There's a fly in my soup!) |
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SelfTest
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| Part VII:
Pronouns and Possessives |
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Unit
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Pronouns: Subject and Object
(He gave her the gift. She thanked him.) |
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Unit
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Possessives
(Is this Amber's book? It isn't mine.) |
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Unit
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This, That, These, Those
(This isn't my bag. That's my bag.) |
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Unit
28: |
One, Ones
(The white ones or the black ones?) |
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SelfTest
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| Part VIII:
Adjectives and Adverbs |
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Unit 29: |
Adjectives
(The dog is nice. It's a nice dog.) |
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Unit 30: |
Comparisons: As ... as
(Ryoko is as short as Anne.) |
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Unit 31: |
Comparative Adjectives
(He's older than me.) |
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Unit 32: |
Superlative Adjectives
(It's the longest noodle in the world.) |
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Unit 33: |
Adjectives with Very, Too, and Enough
(Is it big enough? It's too small.) |
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Unit 34: |
Adjectives and Adverbs
(The music is nice. They skate nicely.) |
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SelfTest
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| Part IX:
Modals (1) |
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Unit
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Ability: Can, Could
(He can run, but he can't fly.) |
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Unit
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Suggestions: Why don't, Let's, How about
(Let's go to the cafeteria.) |
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Unit
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Requests: Will, Would, Can, Could
(Could you open the door for me?.) |
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Unit
38: |
Permission:
May, Can, Could
(Can we swim? No, you can't!) |
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SelfTest
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| Part X: Modals
(2) |
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Unit
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Desires Would like, Would rather
(Would you like fruit? I'd rather have cake.) |
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Unit
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Possibility: May, Might, Could
(The wind could be dangerous.) |
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Unit
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Advice: Should, Ought
(Should I shake her hand?) |
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Unit
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Necessity: Have to, Must, Don't have to, Must not
(You have to wear a tie.) |
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SelfTest
X |
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| Part XI:
Gerunds and Infinitives |
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Unit
43: |
Gerunds and Infinitives
(She enjoys exercising. / She wants to exercise.)
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Unit
44: |
Infinitives of Purpose
(I use it to send e-mail.) |
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SelfTest
XI |
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| Part XII:
Prepositions, Two-Word Verbs, Connectors |
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Unit
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Prepositions of Time
(We'll arrive on Monday at 8:00 A.M.) |
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Unit
46: |
Prepositions of Place
(It's in the living room, on the table.) |
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Unit
47: |
Prepositions of Movement
(Go across the bridge. Walk along the river.) |
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Unit 48:
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Two-Word Verbs: Inseparable
(Let's dress up and eat out.) |
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Unit 49:
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Two-Word Verbs: Separable
(Turn off the alarm clock. / Turn it off.) |
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Unit 50:
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Sentence Connectors: and, but, or, so, because
(He buys the paper because he likes the cartoons.) |
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SelfTest
XII |
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| Appendices |
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Appendix
1: |
Irregular
Verbs |
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Appendix
2: |
Common Non-Action
Verbs |
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Appendix
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Common Verbs
Followed by the Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing) |
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Appendix
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Common Verbs
Followed by the Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb) |
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Appendix
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Common Verbs Followed
by the Gerund or the Infinitive |
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Appendix
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Some Verbs that Can Have Two Objects |
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Appendix
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Some Common Two-Word Verbs |
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Appendix
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Some Common Nouns with Irregular Plural Forms |
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Appendix
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Some Common Non-Count Nouns |
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Appendix
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Proper Nouns |
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Appendix
11: |
Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives and Quantifiers |
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Appendix
12: |
Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers |
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Appendix
13: |
Some Common Measure Words |
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Appendix
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Some Common Abbreviations |
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Appendix
15: |
Some Common Prepositions |
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Appendix
16: |
Contractions with Verb Forms |
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Appendix
17: |
Spelling Rules for Base Form of
Verb + -ing |
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Appendix
18: |
Spelling Rules for the Simple
Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) |
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Appendix
19: |
Spelling Rules for
the Simple Past of Regular Verbs |
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Appendix
20: |
Spelling Rules
for Regular Plural Nouns |
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Appendix
21: |
Spelling Rules
for the Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) of Adjectives |
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Appendix
22: |
Spelling Rules
for Adverbs Ending in -ly |
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Appendix
23: |
Some Capitalization
and Punctuation Rules |
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Appendix
24: |
Pronunciation Table |
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Appendix
25: |
Pronunciation Rules
for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) |
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Appendix
26: |
Pronunciation Rules
for the Simple Past of Regular Verbs |
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Appendix
27: |
Pronunciation
Rules for the Regular Plural Nouns |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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