Name:

Manar Cheloh

Student ID:

641111600037

Subject Name:

Basic English
 Basic English Practice

iam lying
Watching
are swimming
are not swimming

are standing
watching

are playing

is not lying
is sitting
is wearing
eating

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 doesn't drive a car
rides

She doesn't work in an office,

she stays

She doesn't have lunch in a cafe,

she makes

She doesn't like cats she prefers

She doesn't play computer games,

she watches

sleeps

has
holds
doesn't move
takes
costs
dont't pay

don't' want
doesn't work

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 He was
It was
They were
It was
It was
They were
I was

I was at my uncle home

I was in the mall
I was at university
I was in the hospital
I was in my bed
I was in supermarket

Was the exam very difficult

it wasn't

Was your red sport car very fast

it was

were the tickets very expensive

they were

were the competitions very nervous

they weren't

was Julia has ill

she was

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was climbing the tree
were fighting
was sitting in the park
was buying from the baker
was reading the magazine
were waiting for the bus
was sitting at the car
was annoying the cat

i was preparing the breakfast

At 12:30 in the afternoon i was studying for my exam.
At 6:15 in the evening i was watching a movie.
8:30 in the evening i was talking with my family.
At the midnight i was eating snacks.

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 what he does
What does he study
What does he like
where did he go for his last holiday
where did he stay
what did he do on holiday

is 29 and she comes from Dublin. She's a computer programmer and she studies mathematics
at university. She likes travelling, swimming and chocolate. Last year she went to
Thailand with her friends for 1 month.
She stayed in a hotel by the sea, and she did a lots of water sports

Manar 22 years old and i come from Mecca. Iam a student and i study 8 subjects at university.
I like outgoing, adventure and swimming. Last month i went to Saudi Arabia with
my friends for 1 month.
i stayed in apartment and i did a lots of working

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the a the

the a
the
the a

the an

the a the

the
an the

the
the the a

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 any some

some some
any
some
any

some any

something
somebody
something
anyone
anything
something
someone
something

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 There aren't many cherries
There isn't much orange juice There isn't apple
There aren't any sandwich left There isn't much cake
There isn't much water

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I7 EXERCISE 4. Plural nouns. (Chart 6-2)
Directions: Write the plural forms of the nouns.
1. one potato, two ~Otfitoes 16. a tax, a lot of taxes

2. a library, many libraries 17. a possibility, several possibilities

3. one child, two children 18. a thief, many thieves

4. a leaf, a lot of leaves 19. a hero, many heroes

5. a wish, many wishes 20. a goose, a lot of goose

fishes
6. one fish, two 21. an attorney, a few attorneys

7. an opinion, many opinions 22. a butterfly, several butterflies

8. a mouse, several mouses 23. one category, two categories

9. a sandwich, some sandwiches 24. a mosquito, a lot of mosquitoes

10. a man, many men 25. one sheep, two sheep

11. one woman, two women 26. a wolf, some wolves

12. a flash, three flashes 27. one stitch, two stitches

13. one tomato, a few tomatoes 28. one foot, three feet
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14. one tooth, two teeth 29. one piano, two pianos

15. one half, two halves 30. a belief, many believes

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6-3 SUBJECTS,VERBS, AND OBJECTS
AnEnglish sentence has a SUBJECT (s) and a VsRB (v).
The SUBJECT is a noun. In (a): sun is a noun; it is the subject of the
verb shines.

8 v 0
(c) PPIlntd need water,
(noun) (verb) (noun)
Sometimes a VERB is followed by an OBJECT (0).
The OBJBCT of a verb is a noun. In (c): water is the object of the verb
I
need.
s v 0
(d) ~ o bis reading a book.
(noun) (verb) (noun)

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EXERCISE 5. Subjects, verbs, and objects. (Chart 6-3)
Directions: Identify the subject (s) and verb (v) of each sentence. Also h d the object (0)
of the verb if the sentence has an object.
i'.

S V 0 s v o
1. The carpenter built a table. 8. Most birds build nests.
s v
s v 9. Our guests arrived.
2. Birds fly. s v o
s v o . ~ l eV . '
10. Teachers assign homework.
3. Cows eat grass. s v o
s v C,:.-,l .:/ . 11. M y roommate opened the window.
4. My dog barked. s v o
s v o 12. Jack raised his hand.
5. The dog chased the cat. s v o
s v 13. Irene is watching her sister's children.
6. Steam rises.
s v .',. .><I;<?!.? '

7. Accidents happen.
. , . . . i :!

. L,. i ,:. > b : ~ '

- ..-- 'r,y,,-,P .i:,,. . :! . . ,.smo.,J .?.I? I !

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I3 EXERCISE 6. Nouns and verbs. (Charts 6-2 and 6-3)
Directions: Some words can be used both as a noun and as a verb. If the word in italics is
used as a noun, circle n. If the word in italics is used as a verb, circle v. (n. = noun and
v. = verb)

People smile when they're happy.

Mary has a nice smile when she's happy.
- work.
Emilv does good
Emily and Mike wmk at the c a f e t e r i m '
People usually store milk in the refrigerator.
We went to the store to buy some milk.
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The child wkte her name on the wall with a crayon.
People often name their children after relatives.
Airplanes land on runways at the airport.
The ship reached land after seventeen days at sea.
I took a main from NewYork to Boston last week.
I main my dogs to sit on command.
jt,
Alex visiu his aunt wery week.
Alex's aunt enjoys his visirs every week.

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 m (a) Please be on time in rhefurure. in + the past, the present, the futuref
@) I usually watchTV in the w n i n g . in + the morning, the afternoon, the evening
(c) I was born in Ocwber. fa month
(d) I was born in 1985.
(e) I was born in the nwntieth century.
(f) The weather is hot in (the) summer.
ON (g) I was born on October 31,1985. on + a date
01) I went to a movie on Thursday. on + a weekday
(i) I have class on Thursday morninds). on + a weekday morning(s), afternoon(s), evenin&)
AT (j) We sleep at night. I was asleep at midnight. at + m,night, midnight
(k) I fell asleep at 9:30 (nine-thirty). at + "clock time"
(1) He's busy at present. Please caU again. at + present, the moment, the present time
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*Possible in British English: i n f u ~ t v( 7 % bs

~ on r
b infunrn

0 EXERCISE 10. Prepositions of tlme. (Chart 6-5)

Directions: Complete the sentences with in, at, or on. AU the sentences contain time
expressions.
1. We don't know what will happen iy the future.
2. History is the study of events that occurred in the past.
3. Newspapers report events that happen in the present.
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-e ,. !
4. Last year I was a junior in high school. At present, I am a senior in hi^,' !; i,
. ......
iy-.< , 8; ., , .. . .I2
school.
5. Iam a student At the present time, but I will graduate next month.
6. Ms. Walker can't come to the phone right now. She's in a meeting at the
moment.
7. I usually take a walk in the morning before I go to work.
I 8. Frank likes to take a nap in the afternoon.
9. Our family enjoys spending time together in the evening.
10. Our children always stay home at night.
11. I ate lunch at noon.
12. Igot home at midnight.
13. I moved to this city in September.
14. I moved here in 2001.
15. 1moved here on September 2001.
16. 1 moved here on September 3.
17. I moved here on September 3, 2001.

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: 18. I moved here in the fall.
, 19. 1 work in the morning. In the afternoon, I have an English class.
20. On Wednesday, I work all day. On Thursday, I have an English class.
21. On Thursday afternoon, I have an English class.
22. My plane was supposed to leave at 7:07 P.M., but it didn't take off until 8:30.

EXERCISE 11. Prepositions of time. (Chart 6-5)

Directions: Supply the appropriate preposition and create a sentence.
Example: the moment
-+ at the moment
W ' w doing an exercise on prepositions at the moment.

1. in the future 7. on January 1, 1999

2. at present 8. in the twenty-first century
3. in the winter 9. in the evening
4. in January 10. at night
5. on January 1 11. on Saturday morning(s)
6. in 1999 12. at six o'clock in the morning

-6 WORD ORDER: PLACE AND TIME

s v PLACE TIMB In a typical English sentence, "place" comes before "time,"
(a) Ann moved w Paris in 1998. as in (a).
We went to a m&e yestmiay. INCORRECT: Ann m a d in 1998 to Paris.

s v o P T S-VOPT = Subject-Verb-Object-Place-Time
(b) We bought a house in Miami in 1995. =
S-V-0-PT a basic English sentence structure.

I - S V P L A C H
(c) In 1998, Ann moved to Paris.
(d) Yesrerdny we went to a movie.
Expressions of time can also come at the beginning of a
sentence, as in (c) and (d). A time phrase at the beginning
of a sentence is often followed by a comma, as in (c).

EXERCISE 12. Word order: place and time. (Chart 6-6)

Diwctions: Create sentences from the given words. Add prepositions as necessary.
Example: Bangkok 1 we 1 February 1 went
+ We wenr ro Bangkok in February. OR In February, we went to Bangkok.
1. his uncle's bakery /Alex / Saturday mornings / works
2. the evening I often take / the park / a walk / I
3. arrived / the morning / the airport / my plane / six-thirv
1.Alex works in his uncle's bakery on Saturday morning.
2.I often take a walk in the park in the evening.
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