English Guidebook 2024
English Guidebook 2024
English Guidebook 2024
GUIDEBOOK 2024
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MDCAT English
Guide
Formula:
Subject +Verb base form add s,es + Object + time.
TENSES
For Example
I go to my college of nursing everyday. (Affirmative statement)
Do I go to my college of nursing everyday?(Interrogative
statement)
Possession
For Example:
Second very easy and catchy tense from the family of present is
Present Progressive aka Present Continuous.
Formula:
For Example
We are studying English at the moment.(Affirmative
statement)
Grammar spot
For Example
She has worked in Australia already.(positive)
For Example
You went to Stadium last Saturday.(positive statement)
when and while or you can use past simple signal words also .
For Example
They had already gone to picnic that day. (Positive statement)
Grammar spot
For Example
For Example
For example:
If I talk about my friend so if I use his name over and over
again so it may sound weird.
Personal Pronouns:
-I-me- you -she-her -he- him -we- us- they- them
Demonstrative Pronouns:
-that-this-these-those-
Indefinite Pronouns:
-one-other-everybody -anybody nobody
Interrogative Pronouns:
-who-what-who-which-whose
Possessive Pronouns:
-my-your-their-mine
Reflexive & intensive Pronouns:
-myself-yourself-themselves.
PARTS OF
SPEECH
ADJECTIVES
For example:
My white shirt.
I am talking about my adorable white Persian cat.
She likes her big Indian cooking pot.
VERB
For Example
I drive a car.
Ali talks very much.
Coko is playing.
Nurses diagnose the disease
PARTS OF
SPEECH
Dynamic or action Verbs:
walking, singing, talking, running...
Stative Verbs:
to love, to think, to feel...
Regular Verbs:
Walk-walked, say-said, live-lived, open-opened, inject-
injected, help-helped....
Irregular Verbs:
Leave-left-left, begin-began-begun, swim-swam-swum, eat-
ate-eaten, give gave given...
Phrasal Verbs:
Come across, to talk over, to bounce (something) off, to keep
up, to figure out
PARTS OF
SPEECH
ADVERBS
An adverb is a word which describes a verb, an adjective,
another adverb or a sentence.
For example:
For example:
My birthday is on Saturday.
For example:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
FANBOYS
For And Nor But Or Yet So
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
Phew!
Relief from work. (Phew! I have done with my English
Assignment)
Oops!
Did something clumsy. (Oops! He fell down)
Wow!
Expresses astonishment. (Wow! She got an admission at
University of Massachusetts)
Bingo!
Found something. (Bingo! I got this game)
Alas!
Shows sadness. (Alas! I lost your patient).
Gosh!
Express surprise. (Gosh! it's freezing)
SYNONYM AND
ANTONYM
Synonym Definition
Rich | Wealthy
Large | Big
Difficult | Hard
Antonym Definition
Black | White
Fast | Slow
Bitter Sweet
Quiz
1) Your handwriting is quite refined and ----
A) messy
B) elegant
C) intelligible
A) insatiable
B) prejudice
C) unconcerned
A) meat
B) meet
A) unkindly
B) rudely
C) carefully
5) I can ------ that you're a capable and smart person.
A) vouch
B)vile
c) sound
A) lazy
B) quick
c) extra
Articles in
English Grammar
Articles in English Grammar
The (thee)
the earth, the animals, the objectives
The (thuh)
The book, the shop, the team
I want to go a restaurant.
Can you go to the restaurant?
Use of an
a
the
an
no article
Answer: A
a
the
an
no article
Answer: no article
a
the
an
no article
Answer: An
Reading
Comprehension
Reading Comprehension
Types of Reading |
Techniques of Reading |
Critical Reading
Types of Reading
Extensive Reading
Extensive reading involves learners reading texts for enjoyment
and to develop general reading skills.
Intensive Reading
Intensive reading, which means reading in detail with specific
learning aims.
Techniques of Reading
Skimming
Skimming will help you grasp the general idea or gist of a text.
In other words, it is called as rapid eye movement. You might
quickly read the table of contents, the headings or the abstract.
You read the first and last paragraphs and the first and last
sentence of each paragraph.
Scanning
Reading Comprehension
On a motorcycle track
On a pitch.
On an important road
On a pavement
praised Mike
scolded Mike
fired Mike
disappointed Mike
to feel enthusiastic
to stop putting effort
to cheat
to forget something
Conditional
Sentence
What is Conditional Sentence?
The order of the clauses does not change the meaning. If you
practise, you will get better.
if clause
If you practice
main clause
you will get better.
Conditional
Sentence
Zero Conditional
We use Zero Conditional to talk about general truth or
scientific facts that have guaranteed results!
Both parts of a sentence are in Present Simple.
For Example
1) If you heat water, it evaporates.
2) When I am happy, I smile.
3) Ice cream melts, if you heat it.
First Conditional
For Example
1) If you take heavy dose of medicine, you will feel dizzy.
2) If it gets colder, we will light a fire.
3) I will check this patient, if I have time.
Conditional
Sentence
For Example
1) If I were you, I wouldn't do it.
2) If you were taller, you could reach the top shelf.
3) If it were warmer, we would go for a picnic in the park.
Conditional
Sentence
Third Conditional
For Example
1) If you had studied harder, you would have passed the exam.
2) If they had taken the earlier flight, they would have arrived on
time.
3)If he had listened to her advice, he wouldn't have
gotten into trouble.
Root word
comfort
Prefix word:
Prefix is a word which comes before the root word. It modifies
the meaning and sometimes forms a new word.
For Example:
Un comfort
un happy
in sufficient
dis regard
il legal
Suffix word:
Suffix is a word which comes after the root word. It modifies
the meaning and sometimes forms a new word.
For Example:
Un comfort able
chair s
smart ly
happi ness
Punctuations
Punctuations
Punctuation marks are essential tools for conveying
meaning, structure, and clarity in written language. They
help indicate pauses, intonation, and the organization of
ideas. Here are some common punctuation marks along
with their rules and examples:
Period (.)
Use a period at the end of a declarative sentence or a
statement.
Comma (,)
Use a comma to separate items in a list, elements in a series, or
to create a pause in a sentence.
Colon (:)
Use a colon to introduce a list, explanation, or a quotation.
Example: The ingredients for the cake are: flour, sugar, eggs,
and butter.
Semicolon (;)
Use a semicolon to join two independent clauses that are
closely related.
Apostrophe (')
Use an apostrophe to indicate possession or contraction.
Dash (-)
Use a dash to indicate a sudden break or interruption in a
sentence or to create emphasis.
Parentheses ()
Use parentheses to enclose additional information or to clarify a
point.
Example:
The concert (which was held indoors) was amazing.
Sentence
structure
Structure refers to the arrangement of words and phrases to
create meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. Here
are some key rules and examples of sentence structures:
Simple Sentence:
A simple sentence consists of one independent clause (a
subject and a verb) and expresses a complete thought.
Example:
She runs every morning.
Compound Sentence:
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent
clauses joined by coordinating. conjunctions (and, but, or, so,
for, yet, nor) or a semicolon (;).
Example:
She runs every morning, and he cycles in the evening.
Complex Sentence:
A complex sentence consists of one independent clause and
one or more dependent clauses. Dependent clauses cannot
stand alone as complete sentences.
Simple Sentence:
A simple sentence consists of one independent clause (a
subject and a verb) and expresses a complete thought.
Example:
She runs every morning.
Compound Sentence:
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent
clauses joined by coordinating. conjunctions (and, but, or, so,
for, yet, nor) or a semicolon (;).
Example:
She runs every morning, and he cycles in the evening.
Complex Sentence:
A complex sentence consists of one independent clause and
one or more dependent clauses. Dependent clauses cannot
stand alone as complete sentences.
Although she was tired, she stayed up late to finish her project.
a) Simple Sentence
b) Compound Sentence
c) Complex Sentence
d) Compound-Complex Sentence
The students studied hard, and they all passed their exams.
a) Simple Sentence
b) Compound Sentence
c) Complex Sentence
d) Compound-Complex Sentence
Fragment
(Here, the first part before "But" is a fragment. To correct it, you
could remove the period and connect the two parts with a
comma or rephrase it as one sentence.)
Fragment
For Example
1)She is more intelligent then her sister.
Then > for fime. Example: I went to shopping then I went to
restaurant.
She is more intelligent than her sister.
Than > for comparison.
Example: He's smarter than him.
Error
For Example