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A
A/an, 2, 4, 70
vs. some, 71
Able to, 138, 149150
A couple of, 115
Adjectives (good, beautiful), defined, 8, 62, 152
vs. adverbs, 161
be adjective, 8, 11, 62
comparative (-er/more), 171
following linking verbs, 160
list of, 62
possessive (my, his, our), 15, 165
superlative, 173, 175, 178
with very, 139
word order of, 154
Adverb clause, 126
Adverbs:
vs. adjectives, 161
in comparisons, 178
of frequency, 23, 25
A few, 115
A few/a little, 74
After, 103, 126
Ago, 86, 114115
Alike vs. like, 171
(Almost) all of, 156
A lot of, 69
Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom,
rarely, never, 23, 25
Am, is, are:
am, is, are -ing, 105
future, 111
negative, 7, 39, 41
in questions, 41
simple present, 4, 7, 1113
verb summary of, 121
And, 4
Any, 79
Anyone/anything, 159
Apostrophe, 163164
defined, 6 (SEE ALSO Contractions)
Articles (a, an, the), 2, 4, 70, 76, 78
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At:
for place, 10, 52, 141
for time, 47
B
Be:
be adjective, 8, 11, 62
be -ing, 36, 105
be noun, 2, 45, 11
be place, 1011, 13, 49
be prepositional phrase, 10
contractions with, 6, 12, 1718, 49, 82
question forms with, 1213, 30, 33, 4041, 83
simple past (was, were), 8182, 120121
simple present (am, is, are), 4, 7, 1113,
120121
there be, 4951
what/who be, 18
where be, 13, 33, 40
Be able to, 138, 149150
Before, 103, 126
Be going to, 111, 120121, 126, 128, 149150
But, 176177
C
Can, 149150
ability/possibility, 133, 138
can vs. cant, pronunciation, 134
in questions, 135, 147
Clauses, defined, 103
adverb, 126
future time, 126
with if, 127128
of time, 103104
with when, 104, 107
with while, 106107
Comma, 106, 126, 176
Comparatives (-er/more), 171, 178
Comparisons:
with adverbs, 178
but, 176177
-er/more, 171, 178
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O
Object pronouns, 64
Objects and subjects, 60
On:
for place, 52
for time, 47
One of, 157, 175
P
Past time:
with be, 81
clauses, 107
past progressive, 105107
past time words, 86, 114116
simple past, 85, 87, 89, 91, 97, 107,
120121
Period, 12
Please, 147148
Plural, defined, 4
Plural nouns, 45, 65, 67
Polite questions, 147
Possessive:
adjectives (my, his, our), 15, 165
nouns, 163164
pronouns, 165
Prepositional phrase, defined, 10
Prepositions:
followed by an object, 10, 52, 60, 103
in for future, 114115
list of, 10, 52
place, 1011, 13, 49, 52, 141
time, 47, 103, 114
Present progressive, 36, 105
negative, 39
in questions, 40
vs. simple present, 41
verbs not used in, 43
Present time, 22, 29
habitual present, 22, 41, 128
present progressive, 36, 4041, 43, 105,
113, 120
present time words, 116
simple present, 22, 3132, 41, 120121
with be, 4, 7, 1113
in if-clauses, 127128
negative, 29
question forms, 30
in time clauses, 126
Pronouns, defined, 5
feminine/masculine, 5
indefinite (someone, anything), 159
object (me, them), 64
possessive, 165
subject (I, they), 56, 64, 8182, 85, 89
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Pronunciation:
can/cant, 134
-s/-es, 26, 28
Punctuation:
apostrophe, 6, 163
comma, 106, 126, 176
period, 12
question mark, 12
Q
Quantity, expressions of, 156157
Question mark, 12
Questions:
with be, 1213, 30, 40, 83
with be going to, 111, 120121
with can, 135
with could, 137, 147
with did, 91, 100
with do/does, 3033, 41, 144
information, 31
polite, 147
with there is/there are, 5051
about time, 97, 104
with whose, 166
with will, 119121
yes/no, 31 (SEE ALSO Question words;Yes/no
questions)
Question words, 18
how many, 51
what, 18, 33, 98, 100
what time, 3233, 97, 119
when, 3233, 97, 104, 119, 135
where, 13, 31, 40, 97, 119, 135
who, 18, 33, 98, 100
who(m), 100
why, 40, 97
S
-S/-es:
plural nouns, 45, 65
possessive nouns, 163
simple present verbs, 22, 28
spelling and pronunciation, 26, 28
Same, similar, different, 169
See, look at, watch, 43
Short answers, 12, 83, 91, 9798
Should, 143, 149150
vs. must, 145
Similar (to), 169
Simple past, 81, 85
irregular verbs, 87
vs. past progressive, 107
questions, 83, 91, 97
summary of forms, 120121
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While, 106
Who, 18, 98, 100
Who(m), 100
Who vs. whose, 166
Why, 40, 97
Will, 118120, 149150
vs. may/might, 124
Would, 149150
in polite questions, 147
Would like, 55
vs. like, 56
Y
-Y, words that end in, 4, 28, 65
Yes/no questions:
with be going to, 111, 120121
with can, 135, 147
with could, 147
with did, 91, 100
with does/do, 3031
with is/are, 12
present progressive, 36, 40, 43
with may, 147
short answers to, 12
there be, 50
with was/were, 83
with will, 119121
with would, 147
with would like, 55
Yesterday, last, ago, 86, 114