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Grammar In Context Book #2, 5 th edition Summer, 2011 DCCC.

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1 Grammar In Context Book #2, 5 th edition Summer, 2011 DCCC

2 Class Rules Cell phones /electronics OFF – Have an emergency? Tell me before class. Taking notes is a smart idea. – You can study your notes. – Much of my power point will be on the test, but not in the book.

3 Books Grammar In Context – Book 2, 5 th edition More Grammar Practice – Book 2, 2 nd edition

4 Tests Test #0 = First Day Test Test #1 = Lessons 1 and 8 (modals) Test #2 = Lessons 2, 3, 4 Test #3 = Lessons 5, 6, 14 (articles) Test #4 = Lessons 7, 9, 10 Test #5 = Lessons 11, 12, 13, and cumulative

5 Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense (1.1: Forms) SingularPlural 1 st I am happy.We are happy. 2 nd You are happy. 3 rd He is happy. She is happy. Winston is happy. They are happy. Maria and Tien are happy. The students are happy. BE is a very important verb, that does not exist in some languages. Noun [BE] Adjective. Noun [BE] Noun.

6 Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense (1.2 : Contractions with BE) I amI’mI’m not / ????? 1 You areYou’re 2 You’re not / You aren’t Mike isMike’sMike’s not / Mike isn’t We areWe’re 3 We’re not / We aren’t You areYou’re 2 You’re not / You aren’t They areThey’re 4 They’re not / They aren’t Rui and Jasvir areNO CONTRACTIONRui and Jasvir aren’t The students areNO CONTRACTIONThe students aren’t 1There is only one way to do this; you can’t use “I amn’t) 2Be careful of you’re (the contraction) and your (for possessive). 3Be careful of we’re (the contraction), were (the past) and where ( a place). 4Be careful of they’re (the contraction), their (for possessive), and there ( a place, or existence)

7 Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense (1.2 : Negatives with BE) NOT goes after the BE verb. I am happy. Celine is a teacher. Samsun is in the room. Omima and Gyeongmin are late for class.

8 Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense (1.3: Questions with BE) Subject Questions – Easy; just take out the subject and put in WHO or WHAT Yes/No Questions – Move the BE verb in front of the subject Other Questions (about the object, prepositions, etc. – Make a Yes/No question, change the answer to a question word, then move it to the front.

9 Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense (Subject Questions) Subject Questions – Easy; just take out the subject and put in WHO or WHAT STATEMEN T (THE ANSWER)QUESTION Akeeso is happy.Who is happy? Lewis and Myong Hee are happy.Who is happy? 5 The room is hot.What is hot? Mr. Uhlman is the teacher.Who is the teacher. Berto is the best student.Who is the best student. Olena and Shem are the best students.Who are the best students? 6 597.4 % of the time, use the SINGULAR form of the verb in a subject question because you don’t know how many students are happy. 62.6 % of the time, if a BE verb connects to a plural noun, use the plural form

10 Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense (Yes/No Questions with BE) Yes/No Questions – Move the BE verb in front of the subject STATEMEN T (THE ANSWER)QUESTION Akeeso is happy.Is Akeeso happy? Lewis and Myong Hee are happy.Are Lewis and Myong Hee happy? The room is hot. Mr. Uhlman is the teacher. Berto is the best student. Olena and Shem are the best students.

11 Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense (1.3: Other Questions with BE) 1.Make a Yes/No question, 2.Change the answer to a question word, 3.Move it to the front. Akeeso is happy. Is Akeeso happy? How is Akeeso? Samsun is in the room. Is Samsun in the room? Where is Samsun? Celine is a teacher. Is Celine a teacher? What is Celine? (subject question) Celine is a teacher. Who is a teacher?

12 1.4 Simple Present - Other Verbs THIRD PERSON SINGULAR    verb S All present tenses – Simple presentshe studies – Present perfectshe has studied – Present continuoushe is studying SingularPlural 1 st personI study.We study. 2 nd personYou study. 3 rd person She studies. They study.

13 1.5 Negative Statements Not goes after the FIRST HELPING VERB If there is no helping verb, use DO

14 1.6 – Yes/No Questions Subject questions are easy For other questions, move the FIRST HELPING VERB in front of the subject. If there is no helping verb, use DO

15 1.6 Wh Questions 1.Make a Yes/No Question 2.Change the answer to a WH word. 3.Move the Wh word to the front.

16 1.7 Wh questions with prepositions TWO FORMS The police are looking for Jasvir – Preposition stays at the end (OK) Who(m) are the police looking for? – Preposition moves with the WH word (Formal) For whom are the police looking? – (TO & AT are often replaced by WHERE)

17 1.8 Special Questions “Kitten” means “a baby cat”. You spell kitten “k-i-t-t-e-n”. – Kitten is spelled “k-i-t-t-e-n”. A kitten costs fifty dollars. It takes two months to train a dog.

18 1.9 Frequency Words Always  Never (see page 27) Pg 28, ex 19, 1  4 (to learn positions)

19 1.10 Frequency Words (location) Adverbs of frequency go – AFTER a BE verb – BEFORE any other verb When/Whenever are Subordinating Conjunctions and go at the beginning of a subordinate clause. Long phrases (twice a day) can go at the beginning(with a comma) or end, but not in the middle.

20 1.11, 1.12 Questions for Frequency Use EVER with Yes/No questions – Can you ever visit me? Use HOW OFTEN for WH questions – How often can you visit me? – I can visit you once a week.


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