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Essential Grammar Elements and Functions (4 DR ORRALA GUERRERO)
Essential Grammar Elements and Functions (4 DR ORRALA GUERRERO)
SENTENCE
VERB Mr.Bauer plays golf.
SUBJECT ………….. OBJECT SUBJ VERB OBJ
TRANSITIVE VERB = OBJ Mr. Bauer tells ….(obj. is needed)
INTRANSITIVE VERB = OBJ. Mr. Bauer exists. (obj. is not possible)
QUESTIONS ? relationship
always aux-subj
..purpose of them: YES / NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION (thing, person, verb, place..)
(using interrogative pronouns)
AUXILIARS (AUX) SUBJECT
(always at the beginning of Qs)
(not in questions when the subj is asked missing information: WHO STUDIED?
TO BE REST OF THE VERBS
(as if aux in present simple) (in present simple) DO / DOES
the very same conjugated AM, IS, ARE
DO NOT= DON´T
DOES NOT= DOESN´T
TENSES:
PRESENT BE / REST OF VERBS
SIMPLE CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)
WHAT ARE YOU? WHAT IS SHE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT IS SHE.
I AM (I´M) A DENTIST. SHE IS (SHE´S) A DENTIST. I´M COOKING. SHE IS…