Grammar for English 2

This second volume covers five main areas of English grammar: tenses, modal verbs, phrasal verbs, the reported speech and the passive voice.

If a student wants to maintain both ways of communication better, that is, speaking and writing, s(he) needs to gain mastery over English tenses.

Similarly, a student can use modals to do things like talking about ability, asking permission, making requests, offers and so on.

In addition, learning to use phrasal verbs correctly will help a student sound natural in casual conversation.

Last but not least, the reported speech and the passive voice are dealt with at length in the last section of this book.

Grammar for English

 

Grammar is an endeavor to describe a language. Knowing the grammar of a language is of paramount importance in that it enables a language learner to know the diverse appelations assigned to the different elements that make up a language and the functions those word classes or parts of speeech perform. So, the main aim of this book is to provide Moroccan students in higher education with a minimal understanding of parts of speech that will help them understand sentences and create others that make sense.

Any teacher of English will tell you that knowing the parts of speech is tremendously vital to writing correct sentences. The parts of speech are building blocks of sentences; it is impossible to write grammatically correct sentences without knowing at least some of them. Knowing all the parts of speech can help advance the student's writing skills and prevent him/her from becoming lethargic and dull. Furthermore, without a grammatical system, we wouldn't be able to communicate with one another.

Grammar for English Language Learners with Answers

Volume 1

2015

Prof. Ahmed EL HAMZAOUI

Edition:

Adam Space for Distribution & Publishing

Grammar for English Language Learners with Answers

Volume 2

2015

Prof. Ahmed EL HAMZAOUI

Edition:

Adam Space for Distribution & Publishing

Grammar Tests with Answers

Exercise 1

I.              Identify all parts of speech embedded in the text.

II.           Pin down the phrases & sub-clauses the text contains and tell to what types they do belong.

Driver Loses Mabel, Finds Jail

A fifteen-year-old boy was injured in a car accident when the minivan he was traveling in was hit by a pickup truck at an intersection. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital. The paramedics said that it appeared that the boy had nothing more serious than a broken left leg, but that internal injuries were always a possibility. The boy was conscious and alert. His mother, who was driving, was uninjured. She said that the truck appeared out of nowhere, and she thought she was going to die. She turned the steering wheel sharply to the left, and the truck hit her minivan on the passenger side.

Answer Key to Exercises

Exercise 1

	Parts of Speech
Pronouns	Articles	Nouns	Adjectives	Adverbs
°He(5times)Subject °She(5 times)Subject °they(once)subject °it(once)subject °nothing(once)indefinite pronoun °his(5times)pronominal adjective °her(once)pronominal adjective °him(once)object pronoun °my(3times)pronominal adjective °half(once)indefinite pronoun	°a(10times)as an adj. °an(twice)as an adj. °the(22times)as an adj.	°Mabel(3times)-twice as subject & once as object °boy(4times)common noun °driver(twice)common noun °car accident(once)compound noun °accident(once)common noun °minivan(twice)common noun °pickup truck(once)compound noun °truck(4times)common noun °intersection(once)common noun °hospital(common noun) °paramedics(common noun) °leg(common noun) °injuries(common noun) °possibility(abstract noun) °mother(common noun) °left (line 6) common noun °steering wheel(common noun) °passenger side (compound noun) °man(4times)common noun °police test(composite noun) °back seat(compound noun) °police vehicle (composite noun) °police(thrice)collective noun °beer cans(common plural noun) °dog(3times) common noun °wife(once)common noun °baby(once)common noun °collar(once)common noun °identification(once)common noun °block(once)common noun °city jail(once)composite/compound noun °suspicion(once)abstract noun °	°fifteen-year-old °injured °nearby °serious °broken °left °internal °conscious °alert °uninjured °50-year-old °unemployed °empty °outstretched °closed °unable °handcuffed °intoxicated °booked °away	°always(adverb of frequency) °more °sharply °apparently °minutes later °

Exercise 2

	Parts of Speech
Pronouns	Articles	Nouns	Adjectives	Adverbs
°there °he (12times) acting as subject °it(twice) acting as subject °it(once) acting as object °him(4times) as object °no one(once) indefinite pronoun °I(twice) as object °your(once) pronominal adjective °you(once) as subject °every (once) singular definite pronoun acting as an adjective °	°a(6times) indefinite pronoun as an adjective °an(4times) as an adjective °the(15times) as an adjective °	°preacher(5times) common noun °golfer(once) common noun °chance(once) abstract noun °golf course(twice) (compound noun) °obsession(abstract noun) °Sunday °quandary(abstract noun) °urge(abstract noun) °hours °golf °assistant(common noun) °sun °sky °temperature °car °course °angel (abstract noun) °God(4times) abstract noun °pardon (abstract noun) °yards	°heavenly °justice °avid °picture-perfect °sick °shocked °amazed °excited °perturbed °right (in just right)	°out °happily °away °up above °quite °effortlessly °just °shortly °right (in right in the cup)
	Parts of Speech
Prepositions	Quantifiers	Conjunctions	Interjections	Verbs
°on (twice) °for °in (thrice) °as to °at (twice) °to °up °through °	°one (cardinal number)as an adjective °three (cardinal number) as an adjective °a little –as an adjective °250	°and(10times) (coordinating conjunction ) as adjective °but (once) coordinating conjunction °	None	°was (12times) °were (once) °overcame (transitive/irregular) °called (transitive/regular) °packed (transitive/regular) °drove (irregular) °began °went °said (twice) °look °nodded °teed up °swung °sailed °landed °turned °beg °thought °smiled °think