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First published in the United States by Saddleback Educational Publishing, 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 by arrangement with Learners Publishing Pte Ltd, Singapore Introduction 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 philosopher from 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 to reinforce existing skills and call attention to common problem areas. We wish you every success in your pursuit of English proficiency. 1 What is Grammar? 5 2 The Capital Letter 6 3 Nouns 8 Common Nouns 8 Proper Nouns 13 Singular Nouns 21 Plural Nouns 23 Collective Nouns 34 Masculine and Feminine Nouns 37 4 Pronouns 44 Personal Pronouns 44 Reflexive Pronouns 47 Interrogative Pronouns 48 Demonstrative Pronouns 49 5 Adjectives 52 Adjective Endings 54 Kinds of Adjectives 58 Comparison of Adjectives 65 6 Determiners 71 The Articles 71 Demonstrative Determiners 73 Interrogative Determiners 74 Possessive Determiners 75 13 Sentences 139 What is a Sentence? 139 Kinds of Sentences 140 The Imperative 141 The Subject and the Object 143 Direct and Indirect Objects 144 Positive and Negative Sentences 146 Questions 147 8 Subject-Verb Agreement 123 9 Adverbs 127 10 Prepositions 132 11 Conjunctions 135 12 Interjections 138 14 Punctuation 150 Period 150 Comma 151 Exclamation Point 152 Question Mark 152 Apostrophe 153 7 Verbs and Tenses 79 The Simple Present Tense 80 Am, Is and Are 83 The Present Progressive Tense 89 Have and Has 93 The Present Perfect Tense 96 The Simple Past Tense 98 Regular and Irregular Verbs 99 Was and Were 104 The Past Progressive Tense 106 The Future Tense 108 Can and Could 112 May and Might 113 Do, Does and Did 115 Would and Should 120 Here’s an old children’s rhyme about the eight parts of speech of English grammar. It gives you an idea of what grammar is about. Read and remember it. Every name is called a noun, As field and fountain , street and town . In place of noun the pronoun stands, As he and she can clap their hands. The adjective describes a thing, As magic wand or bridal ring. Most verbs mean action, something done, To read and write , to jump and run . How things are done the adverbs tell, As quickly , slowly , badly , well . The preposition shows relation, As in the street or at the station. Conjunctions join, in many ways, Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase. The interjection cries out, “ Heed! An exclamation point must follow me!” What is Grammar?1 Pronoun Verb Adjective Noun Preposition Adverb Interjection Conjunction

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