‭Introduction‬

‭ rammar‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭very‬ ‭old‬ ‭field‬ ‭of‬ ‭study.‬ ‭Did‬ ‭you‬ ‭know‬
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‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭sentence‬‭was‬‭first‬‭divided‬‭into‬‭subject‬‭and‬
‭verb‬ ‭by‬ ‭Plato,‬ ‭the‬ ‭famed‬ ‭philosopher‬ ‭from‬ ‭ancient‬
‭Greece?‬ ‭That‬ ‭was‬ ‭about‬ ‭2,400‬ ‭years‬ ‭ago!‬ ‭Ever‬
‭since‬‭then,‬‭students‬‭all‬‭over‬ ‭the‬‭world‬‭have‬‭found‬‭it‬
‭worthwhile‬ ‭to‬ ‭study‬ ‭the‬ ‭structure‬ ‭of‬ ‭words‬ ‭and‬
‭sentences.‬ ‭Why?‬ ‭Because‬ ‭skill‬ ‭in‬ ‭speaking‬ ‭and‬
‭writing is the hallmark of all educated people.‬

‭ esson‬ ‭by‬ ‭lesson,‬ ‭this‬ ‭book‬ ‭provides‬ ‭basic‬

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‭instruction‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭eight‬ ‭parts‬ ‭of‬ ‭speech—nouns,‬
‭pronouns,‬ ‭verbs,‬ ‭adjectives,‬ ‭adverbs,‬‭prepositions,‬
‭conjunctions,‬ ‭and‬ ‭interjections—as‬ ‭well‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬
‭standard patterns of English sentences.‬

‭ ll‬ ‭students‬ ‭of‬ ‭English,‬ ‭be‬ ‭they‬ ‭native‬ ‭speakers‬ ‭or‬

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‭those‬ ‭who‬ ‭are‬ ‭studying‬ ‭English‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭second‬
‭language,‬ ‭will‬ ‭profit‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭fundamental‬
‭introduction‬ ‭and‬ ‭review‬ ‭of‬ ‭grammar‬ ‭provided‬ ‭by‬
‭SADDLEBACK’S‬ ‭BASIC‬ ‭ENGLISH‬ ‭GRAMMAR‬ ‭1‬
‭and‬‭2.‬‭Helpful‬‭marginal‬‭notes‬‭throughout‬ ‭the‬‭books‬
‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭provided‬ ‭to‬ ‭reinforce‬ ‭existing‬ ‭skills‬ ‭and‬
‭call attention to common problem areas.‬

‭ e wish you every success in your pursuit of‬

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‭English proficiency.‬

‭1‬‭What is Grammar? 5‬‭2‬‭The‬

‭4‬‭Pronouns 44‬
‭ ersonal‬ ‭Pronouns‬ ‭44‬ ‭Reflexive‬
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‭Capital Letter 6‬
‭Pronouns‬ ‭47‬ ‭Interrogative‬
‭Pronouns‬ ‭48‬ ‭Demonstrative‬
‭Pronouns 49‬
‭Nouns‬ ‭8‬
‭3‬ ‭ ommon‬‭Nouns‬‭8‬‭Proper‬
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‭Nouns‬ ‭13‬ ‭Singular‬ ‭Nouns‬ ‭21‬ ‭Adjectives‬ ‭52‬
‭5‬ ‭Adjective‬ ‭Endings‬
‭Plural‬‭Nouns‬‭23‬‭Collective‬‭Nouns‬
‭34‬ ‭Masculine‬ ‭and‬ ‭Feminine‬ ‭ 4‬ ‭Kinds‬ ‭of‬ ‭Adjectives‬ ‭58‬
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‭Nouns 37‬ ‭Comparison of Adjectives 65‬