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English Grammar Practice
© CCYang 2012
First-year Class
Department of
Applied Foreign Languages
Cheng Shiu University
Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet.
Table of Contents
Wh- Questions Subject and verb
What was the weather like? ~It was warm and dry.
She didn’t have time for lunch and neither did he.
used + to-infinitive
means that something happened regularly or
went on for a time in the past.
be (get) used to + -ing
means something is familiar and is no longer
strange.
See it happen
We saw Trevor plant the tree.
See it happen
(we can use this structure with these verbs:
feel, hear, listen to, notice, see, watch)
We saw him fall down the steps.
We heard someone close the door.
We watched the parade go past.
See it happening
(we can use this structure with these verbs:
feel, find, hear, listen to, notice, see, smell, watch)
We saw him walking with a stick.
We hear someone playing the piano.
We found him exercising in the gym.
(Because she didn’t know the way, she had to ask for
directions.)
Countable
A countable noun (e.g. ship) can be singular or plural.
We can count ships. We can say a ship/ one ship or
some ships.
Uncountable
An uncountable noun (e.g. water) is neither singular
nor plural. We cannot count water. We can say water
or some water.
uncountable nouns
We had some fun.
a tube of toothpaste
a collection of pictures
uncountable nouns
a kilo (kilogram) of cheese
three kilos (kilograms) of potatoes
uncountable nouns
a piece of wood
a piece of cake
a piece/sheet of paper
furniture scenery
weather