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    English 101 Series: 101 Grammar Exercises
    English 101 Series: 101 Grammar Exercises
    English 101 Series: 101 Grammar Exercises
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    English 101 Series: 101 Grammar Exercises

    By Mark Griffiths

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    The primary aim of this book is to provide students of English as a foreign or second language with an opportunity to do some simple grammar exercises when they have a limited amount of free time, for example whilst waiting for a friend to join them for lunch or whilst taking a short bus journey. The explanations of grammar problems are therefore not extensive.

    Each entry contains a short explanation on correct usage and is followed by an exercise (usually of ten items). There is an answer key at the end of the book. Sometimes, suggested answers are given where there are many possible answers or where learners have been encouraged to create their own examples.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Griffiths
    Release dateApr 18, 2013
    ISBN9781301008513
    English 101 Series: 101 Grammar Exercises
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    Mark Griffiths

    I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 1990, mainly in the Czech Republic and China. I have written several books on IELTS that have been published in China, selling over 200,000 copies. My work has also been used to create various apps which have been downloaded tens of thousands of times. The books that I will be publishing on Smashwords are updates of my published works, modified for the international market. The majority of books will be in the 'English 101 Series' which has proven so popular in China. The cover photographs on the Smashwords editions are all by the author.

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      English 101 Series - Mark Griffiths

      101 Grammar Exercises

      Mark Griffiths

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Mark Griffiths

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      51 Letters for IELTS General Training Task 1

      20 More Letters for IELTS General Training Task 1

      101 Model Answers for IELTS Writing Task 2

      101 Model Answers for IELTS Writing Task 2 (set 2)

      101 Model Answers for IELTS Writing Task 2 (set 3)

      101 Vocabulary Problems

      101 Grammar Exercises

      101 Proverbs and Sayings (set 1)

      101 Proverbs and Sayings (set 2)

      101 Phrasal Verbs (set 1)

      101 Phrasal Verbs (set 2)

      101 Slang Terms (set 1)

      101 Slang Terms (set 2)

      101 Conversation Phrases

      101 Connectives

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Present Simple

      2. Present simple (negative)

      3. Present continuous (for current actions)

      4. Present continuous (for changes)

      5. Present Simple and Present Continuous

      Past Simple (regular verbs)

      7. Past Simple (irregular verbs – a-l)

      8. Past Simple (irregular verbs – m-w)

      9. Past Simple (negatives)

      10. Past Continuous

      Present Perfect

      12. Present Perfect (already, just, yet)

      13. Present Perfect (regular verbs)

      14. Present Perfect (irregular verbs – a-l)

      15. Present Perfect (irregular verbs – m-w)

      Present Perfect (negatives)

      17. Past Perfect

      18. Past Perfect Continuous

      19. Plurals.

      20. Have and have got

      Present simple and continuous for the future.

      22. (Be) going to

      23. Will have done

      24. Could have (done)

      25. Must and must have

      Mustn't and don't have to

      27. Need and needn't

      28. Didn't need to and needn't have (done)

      29. Should

      30. Should (not) have

      Had better

      32. Like and would like

      33. When I … I will

      34. If I … I will

      35. If I had (done something)

      I wish I had (not)

      37. Passive tense (present simple)

      38. Passive tense (past simple)

      39. It is said that

      40. Have something done

      Had something done

      42. Will have something done

      43. Reported speech

      44. Verb + ing

      45. 'Like' and 'would like'

      Would like/prefer/hate to have (done something)

      47. 'Would prefer it if' and 'would rather'

      48. Used to

      49. Be used to

      50. Get used to

      'To' (purpose)

      52. 'So that' (purpose)

      53. Adjective + to

      54. See someone do something

      55. See someone doing something

      'ing' clauses

      57. Having done something

      58. 'ing' clauses (giving reasons)

      59. Countable and uncountable nouns

      60. a … of (with uncountable nouns)

      Nouns that are both countable and uncountable

      62. 'The' – in general and in particular

      63. 'The' + adjective

      64. Noun + noun

      65. Number + noun

      -'s and -s' with time expressions

      67. a [friend] of [mine]

      68. 'On my own' and 'by myself'

      69. Reflexive verbs

      70. Very like

      'Go' and 'go to'

      72. There (locations)

      73. There will (might, may, could) be

      74. some and any

      75. 'any' after 'if'

      Any = it doesn't matter which one

      77. Little, few, a little, a few

      78. Relative clauses (who)

      79. Relative clauses (where, which)

      80. Relative clauses (which)

      Relative clauses (whose)

      82. '-ing' clauses

      83. '-ed' clauses

      84. Adjectives – word order

      85. 'so' and 'such'

      Comparatives

      87. Comparatives with 'much' and 'a lot'

      88. '-er and -er' and 'more and more'

      89. 'The -er (more) … the -er (more)

      90. 'as … as'

      Superlatives

      92. Still

      93. During

      94. While

      95. at, on, in (time)

      at, on, in (time)

      97. 'nice of' and 'nice to'

      98. verb + 'to' and 'at'

      99. verb + 'of' and 'about'

      100. have trouble/difficulty + ing

      'for' and 'to' (purpose)

      Answer Key

      About the Author

      Preface

      The primary aim of this book is to provide students of English as a foreign or second language with an opportunity to do some simple grammar exercises when they have a limited amount of free time, for example whilst waiting for a friend to join them for lunch or whilst taking a short bus journey. The explanations of grammar problems are therefore not extensive.

      Each entry contains a short explanation on correct usage and is followed by an exercise (usually of ten items). There is an answer key at the end of the book. Sometimes, suggested answers are given where there are many possible answers or where learners have been encouraged to create their own examples.

      Every fifth entry is hyperlinked to the corresponding entry in the answer key. Users can scroll to the exact set of answers from there. By clicking on ‘Back to top’ which is inserted after every 5 entries in the answers key, the reader can return to the start of the book. Then, the reader can follow a link to another entry.

      1. Present Simple (This link returns you to the beginning of the book.)

      When using the present simple, remember to add 's' or 'es' to most verbs when using he, she or it, e.g. I work, she works.

      1. I ______ in an office. (work)

      2. She ______ chocolate. (like)

      3. You ______ very beautifully. (write)

      4. He ______ this book. (suggest)

      5. It ______ here often. (rain)

      6. We ______ about him every day. (talk)

      7. She ______ things from wood. (make)

      8. They ______ there every weekend. (go)

      9. It ______ the children entertained. (keep)

      10. He ______ things very clearly. (explain)

      answers (Use this link to get to the answers for exercises 1-5)

      2. Present simple (negative)

      We use 'don't' and 'doesn't' to create negative present simple sentences with most verbs.

      Make negative present simple sentences using the following prompts.

      1. I no like swimming.

      2. He no like chocolate.

      3. You no like animals.

      4. We no see each other very often.

      5. I no watch TV much.

      6. They no live in Beijing.

      7. It not rain here very much.

      8. She no study very hard.

      9. He no play basketball.

      10. This computer no work.

      3. Present continuous (for current actions)

      We use the present continuous for things that are happening now, e.g. 'I am reading a book'.

      Change the following sentences from the present simple to the present continuous.

      1. I watch a film.

      2. She eats a cake.

      3. He walks his dog.

      4. We play a computer game.

      5. It rains.

      6. They don't watch TV.

      7. I don't play golf.

      8. It doesn't snow.

      9. He doesn't read a newspaper.

      10. She doesn't cross the road.

      4. Present continuous (for changes)

      We use the present continuous to talk about changes that are happening around the time when we are speaking (or writing).

      Complete

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