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BASIC ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
2
Beginning to intermediate students of all ages will greatly
benefit from a clear understanding of English grammar
basics. This is the ideal supplement to your language arts
program whether your students are native English speakers or
beginning English language learners. Skill-specific lessons
make it easy to locate and prescribe instant reinforcement
orintervention.
• Lessons are tightly focused on core concepts of grammar
• More than 80 practice exercises are included for ready
reinforcement
• A wealth of examples are provided on every topic
• Concise explanations are bolstered by extra grammar
tips and useful language notes

BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR Book 2

Book

BASIC ENGLISH
GRAMMAR

2

Book

2

Howard Sargeant

ThreeWatson
Irvine, CA 92618-2767
Web site: www.sdlback.com

First published in the United States by Saddleback Educational Publishing, 3 Watson, Irvine,
CA 92618 by arrangement with Learners Publishing Pte Ltd, Singapore
Copyright ©2007 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book
may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, includingphotocopying,
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publisher.
ISBN 1-59905-203-2
Printed in the United States of America
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Note to the Student
from the Publisher
Grammar is a very old field of study. Did you know that
the sentence was first divided into subject and verb by
Plato, the famed philosopherfrom ancient Greece? That
was about 2,400 years ago! Ever since then, students all
over the world have found it worthwhile to study the
structure of words and sentences. Why? Because skill in
speaking and writing is the hallmark of all educated
people.
Lesson by lesson, this book provides basic 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.
All students of English, be they native speakers or 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 and 2. Helpful marginal notes throughout
the books have been provided toreinforce existing skills
and call attention to common problem areas.
We wish you every success in your pursuit of English
proficiency.



What you’ll find in this book




1

Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Singular Nouns
Plural Nouns
Collective Nouns
Masculine and Feminine Nouns
The Possessive Form of Nouns

2

Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
PossessivePronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns

3

4



Adjectives
Kinds of Adjectives
The Order of Adjectives
Adjective Endings
Describing What Something Is Made of
The Comparison of Adjectives
Adjective Phrases

Determiners
The Articles
Using Nouns without Articles
Demonstrative Determiners
Quantifying Determiners
Interrogative DeterminersPossessive Determiners
Numbers
Using Determiners Together

7–23
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8
11
11
17
20
22
24–31
24
26
27
27
28
28
32–43
32
33
35
37
39
42
44–51
44
45
46
47
49
49
50
50

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Verbs and Tenses
Subject and Verb Agreement
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
The Simple Present Tense
am, is and are
there is and there are
The Present Progressive Tense
TheSimple Past Tense
was and were
Irregular Verbs
The Past Progressive Tense
have, has and had
The Present Perfect Tense
Irregular Past Participles
The Future Tense
do, does and did
The Infinitive
The Imperative Form of Verbs
Gerunds

Auxiliary Verbs
can and could
will and would
shall and should
ought to
must
may and might
Verb Phrases

Adverbs and Adverb Phrases
Adverbs...