Practice



Look at the following sentences. Choose the best substitute for the underlined words. If the sentence is correct, choose “Make no change.”


Mr. Jones is a English teacher.
• Mr. William is work
• Mr. William works
• Mr. William don’t work
• Make no change

2. Jamal is colorful.
• My house don’t have
• My house has
• My house is have
• Make no change

3. Mrs. Thomas is a good teacher. He is very nice.
• She is not clean.
• It is not clean.
• They are not clean
• Make no change

4. Faisal and Ahmad is nice and kind.
• Faisal and Ahmad go
• Faisal and Ahmad not go
• Faisal and Ahmad doesn’t go
• Make no change

5. Omar is from Dammam, saudi arabia.

• uncomfortable
• sad
• Make no change
• nice

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Which is the subject and which is the verb?

1. Mr. Garcia works in a big office.
2. Francisco’s mother works in a bookstore.
3. . Maria listens to music.
She reads books in her free time. 4
. Francisco and Maria go to Oak Street School. 5
. They study every day. 6
. Francisco plays baseball. 7

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Find the irrelevant idea

My name is Greg Mandel. I am fifteen years old. I live at 16 West 7th Street in Chicago. I am a student. My father plays tennis in his free time. X
My name is Greg Mandel. I am fifteen years old. I live at 16 West 7th Street in Chicago. I am a student. √
My name is ____________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________

1 Our house has a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and two bedrooms.
2 My bedroom is next to my parent’s room
3 My mom is really funny.
4 The bathroom is across from my room.

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Look at the following sentences. Choose the best substitute for the underlined words. If the sentence is correct, choose “Make no change.”


1. Mr. William work in a restaurant.
2. My house have a living room and two bedrooms.
3. My bedroom is big. He is not clean.
4. Faisal and Ahmad goes to King Fahd School.
5. My sister is really mean. I like her a lot!

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Look at the following sentences. Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence:


1. Buy six _________
• some tomato
• a tomatoes
• some tomatoes
• tomatoes

2. Cut an apple. Put _______ apple in a bowl.
• an
• the
• a
• some

3. Don’t _____ lettuce. We have a lot.
• carry
• buy
• cut
• add

4. Does Marta go shopping on _________
• Saturdays?
• Saturdays!
• Saturdays.
• Saturdays,

5. Get ______ bread at the store.
• many
• six
• a
• some

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What is the correct order of the following sentences:
1. First, I brush my teeth and wash my face
. 2. Every day I wake up at 5:00 in the morning.
3.After that, I have a big breakfast.
4. Then I leave for work at 6:30 a.m.

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Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the gap with adverb.
1. Joanne is happy. She smiles happily.
2. The boy is loud. He shouts loudly.
3. Her English is fluent. She speaks English fluently.
4. Our mom was angry. She spoke to us angrily.
5. My neighbor is a careless driver. He drives carelessly.
6. The painter is awful. He paints awfully.
7. Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano wonderfully.
8. This girl is very quite. She often sneaks out of the house quietly.
9. She is a good dancer. She dances really well.
10. The exercise is simple. You have to put one word in each space simply.

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Number the sentences in order from general to specific:
Group 1
----2----- I'm staying home and watching a movie. ----1----- It's cold, wet Saturday in Washington D.C. ----4----- They are singing and dancing. ----3----- There are many people in the movie.
Group 2
----4----- Some people are playing football. Some are relaxing. ----2----- Carson beach is very popular. It has water sports, a picnic area, and food stands. ----1----- Carson City is very beautiful in the summer. It is a great place for a vacation. ----3----- The beach is always very crowded. Many people are at Carson beach right now.

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Label the parts of the following letter.

_4_Your friend, _3_ how are you? I’m great. I’m sitting in the park right now. I’m relaxing with my friends. Last weekend was really exciting. I went to Jeddah with my family […] Did you do anything interesting? Write soon! _1_ March 23, 2010 _5_ MAHER Al-HAMAD _2_ Dear Abdullah,


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What’s the best way to combine the following two sentences?
• Then in the afternoon, I played football.
• My friend Ahmad played football too.

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What is the best order of the following sentences in a paragraph?
• I have classes Saturday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• My classes are interesting.
• Things here in Dammam are fine.
• I like my teachers, too.

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Which sentence does not fit in the following paragraph?
How are you? (2) How was your weekend? (3)Did you have fun? (4) I’m fine. (5) Please write soon.

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What is a better word for “sleepy” in the following?
Then I had a big breakfast. I was sleepy

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Choose the best substitute for the underlined words.

1. I did my homework to three hours on Sunday.
• From
• At
• For
• Make no change

2. My sister practices the guitar in Monday afternoons.
• On
• At
• To
• Make no change

3. We watches movies last weekend.
• Are watching
• Watched
• Watch
• Make no change

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Use the words and form meaningful statements. Always use the expression of time at the end of the sentence.

Example: goes / to school / every morning / Andy Answer: Andy goes to school every morning. Sentences with expressions of time
1) take / photos / they / every Monday They take photos every Monday.
2) goes / every day / she / to school She goes to school every day.
3) football / Eric / after school / plays Eric plays football after school.
4) is making / he / at the moment / breakfast He is making breakfast at the moment.
5) to the club / the girls / go / on Saturdays The girls go to the club on Saturdays.
6) o'clock / school / at / 8 / starts School starts at 8 o'clock.
7) Tuesday / the boys / their bikes / ride / every The boys ride their bikes every Tuesday.
8) I / home / going / am / now I am going home now.
9) Simon / on Fridays / the dishes / washes Simon washes the dishes on Fridays.
10) are / questions / we / answering / the / now We are answering the questions now.

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Add a subject to these sentences:


• _____________ goes shopping every Saturday.
• _____________went to the supermarket last Friday.
• _____________ is near my apartment.
• _____________ don’t buy junk food.
• _____________ is painting a picture very carefully.

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Choose the compound subject of the sentence.
1: Dan and Mike went to the store and bought some gum.

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Choose the compound predicate of the sentence.
2: Dan and Mike went to the store and bought some gum.

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3. Ken went to school. Fred went to school.
4. Harry went to the bathroom. Harry washed his hands.

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Choose the sentence with the correct order of words:

1

A The party everyone left early
B Left everyone the party early
C Everyone left the party early
2
A She home drives after work
B She drives home after work
C Home she drives after work
3
A Met my friend I in the park
B In the park met my friend I
C I met my friend in the park

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Insert the correct coordinating conjunction. Use and, or, but, or so.

1. We are going to have spaghetti for dinner, ___and____ we are going to have ice cream for dessert. 2.
It is my birthday, ___but____ I have to go to work. I wish that I could stay home and relax. 3
. Would you like to play tennis, __or____ would you like to go to the golf course? 4.
It is raining, ___so___ she is wearing a raincoat. 5
. It is cold outside, ___so___ we can’t go swimming. 6.
I’m hungry, ___but____ I don’t have time to eat. 7.
I enjoy opera, ___and____ I like the ballet.
8. She’s a trustworthy friend, __so_____ I tell her my secrets. 9.
I want to go to school, ___but____ I don’t have enough money. 10
. We can go to the movies, ___or____ we can rent a video. Practice

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• They are running and jumping happily and their mother is watching them quietly.
• They are running and jumping happily, and, their mother is watching them quietly.
• They are running and jumping happily, and their mother is watching them quietly.
• They are running and jumping happily and, their mother is watching them quietly.

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Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?

• Francisco and Maria watch a movie every Saturday.
• Francisco watches a movie every Saturday.
• Maria watches a movie every Saturday.
• Francisco watches a movie and plays tennis every Saturday.

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Use the words and form meaningful statements. Always use the expression of time at the end of the sentence.

Example: goes / to school / every morning / Andy Answer: Andy goes to school every morning.

Sentences with expressions of time 1)
take / photos / they / every Monday They take photos every Monday. 2)
goes / every day / she / to school She goes to school every day. 3)
football / Eric / after school / plays Eric plays football after school. 4)
is making / he / at the moment / breakfast He is making breakfast at the moment. 5)
to the club / the girls / go / on Saturdays The girls go to the club on Saturdays. 6)
o'clock / school / at / 8 / starts School starts at 8 o'clock. 7)
Tuesday / the boys / their bikes / ride / every The boys ride their bikes every Tuesday. 8)
I / home / going / am / now I am going home now. 9)
Simon / on Fridays / the dishes / washes Simon washes the dishes on Fridays. 10)
are / questions / we / answering / the / now We are answering the questions now.

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Which of the following is a run-on?

• Some people like cats others prefer dogs.
• Some people like cats, others prefer dogs.
• Some people like cats, and others prefer dogs.
• Some people like cats. Others prefer dogs.

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Which of the following is a comma splice?

• Some people like cats others prefer dogs.
• Some people like cats, others prefer dogs.
• Some people like cats, and others prefer dogs.
• Some people like cats. Others prefer dogs.

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Which of the following is a comma splice?

• I don’t watch TV, but my children do.
• I don’t like garlic. I don’t like onions.
• I don’t like garlic, I don’t like onions.
• I don’t watch TV. My children do.
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Identify the following sentence as either a comma splice, a run-on, or correct.

We are going to have spaghetti for dinner, and we are going to have ice cream for dessert.
• Comma splice
• Run-on
• Correct

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Identify the following sentence as either a comma splice, a run-on, or correct.

Would you like to play tennis, would you like to go to the golf course?

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Ali is tired, so, he would like to go to bed.
• Ali is tired so, he would like to go to bed.
• Ali is tired so he would like to go to bed.
• Ali is tired, so he would like to go to bed.

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

 My computer frustrates me however I couldn’t live without it.
 My computer frustrates me; however I couldn’t live without it.
 My computer frustrates me; however, I couldn’t live without it.
 My computer frustrates me however, I couldn’t live without it.

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Which is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?

“Cut the tomato and the onion. After that, put them in the bowl”?
 Cut the tomato and onion before you put them in the bowl.
 Cut the tomato and onion after you put them in the bowl.
 Put the tomato and the onion in the bowl before you cut them.
They don’t buy junk food because they like healthy food.
 They don’t buy junk food, so they like healthy food.
 They don’t buy junk food, but they like healthy food.
 They like healthy food, so they don’t buy junk food.
 They like healthy food, but they don’t buy junk food.

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Choose the best subordinating conjunction.

Jamal hated school ______ he always got good grades.
• Until
• because
• although
• if

Leila cleaned her room ______ her mother got home from work.
• If
• Before
• Until

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Indicate whether each sentence is simple, compound, or complex.

Sara began planning her summer vacation in December. Simple
Because I left the play early, I missed the surprise ending. Complex
After Alison finished playing the video game, she shut down the computer. Complex
The meaning of this poem is difficult to understand. Simple
Joe and his brother went fishing last weekend, and they caught lots of fish. Compound

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Which word is a preposition?

The girl by the door is my sister.
The runners raced around the track.

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Identify the prepositional phrase.

I chose a book from the library.
I sat with my mom.

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Choose the best substitute for the underlined words. If the sentence is correct, choose “Make no change.”


I would like to go to the moon.
the
A. an
B. a
C. X
D. Make no change

Othman is work in a restaurant.
A. Othman works
B. Othman work
C. Othman don’t work
D. Make no change

Othman and Ahmad is work in a restaurant.
A. Othman and Ahmad works
B.Othman and Ahmad work
C.Othman and Ahmad don’t work
D. Make no change

Cut the tomato and onion before you put them in the bowl.
A. before put them in the bowl
B. before you putting them in the bowl
C. before you put it in the bowl
D. Make no change

Their apartment has three bedrooms, and a living room, and a kitchen, and a bathroom.
A. Their apartment has three bedrooms, a living room, and kitchen, and a bathroom.
B. Their apartment has three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
C. Their apartment has three bedrooms, and a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
D. Make no change

The scary film movie was cloudy.
.... A. bright
... B. careful
.. C. Frightening
.. D. Make no change

We worked all day. It was amazing.
. A. It was good.
. B. It was very nice.
.. C. It was exhausting.
.. D. Make no change

I’m hungry; moreover, I don’t have time to eat.
... A. however
.. B. as a result
... C. in addition
. D. Make no change

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Choose the word/words that best fit in the blank space:


Get ______ lettuce at the store.
A. many
. B. five
C. a ..
D.

some The man is talking to Mary.
The man is talking to ___ ا
A. him
B. her
C. it
D. them

We wanted to go to the beach; ________________, it started to rain and we stayed at home.
. A. otherwise
. B. however...
C. in addition.
I usually wake up _____ six o’clock ___ the morning.
A. at in
B. in at
In C. on
D. on at

Every Friday, they play football_______ they watch television.
A. , or
B. , or,
C., so
D. , so,

Francisco was busy after lunch. Francisco wasn’t _____ after lunch.
A. bored
B. crowded
C. colorful
. D. bright

Francisco was full at noon. Francisco wasn’t ________at noon.
. A. sick
. B. tired
.. C. hungry
.. D. happy

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Identify the following sentence as either a comma splice, a run-on, a fragment, or correct.
“

We are going to have spaghetti for dinner, and we are going to have ice cream for dessert.”
A. Comma splice
B. Run-on
C. Fragment

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Correct What is the correct sequential order of the following sentences


1.Next, Mrs. Garcia reads the shopping list.
2. First, the Garcia go to the supermarket.
3. After that, Maria and Mr. Garcia go get the groceries.
4. Second, Francisco gets a shopping cart.
A. 2, 1, 3, 4.
B. 3, 2, 1, 4
C. 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 2, 4, 1, 3

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Which is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?


1.“Faisal went to school. Sa’ad went to school.”
A. Faisal went to school Sa’ad went to school.
B. Faisal and Sa’ad went to school.
C. Faisal, Sa’ad went to school.
D. Faisal went to school and Sa’ad went to school.

2. “It is raining, so she is wearing a raincoat.”
A. It is raining; otherwise, she is wearing a raincoat.
B. It is raining; however, she is wearing a raincoat.
C. It is raining; in addition, she is wearing a raincoat.
D. It is raining; as a result, she is wearing a raincoat.

3. “I live in a place called Disneyland. I work in a place called Disneyland.” "
A. I live in a place and work in Disneyland.
B. I live in a place called Disneyland and work in a place called Disneyland.
C. I live and work in a place called Disneyland.
D. I live in a place called Disneyland I work in a place called Disneyland.

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What is the best order of the following words in a sentence?


are / questions / we / answering / the / now A. We are answering the questions now.
B. Now we are the questions answering.
C. We now are answering the questions.
D. We are answering now the questions

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What is the subject in the following sentence?


"Ahmad and Khalid played tennis and football at school yesterday.” "
A. Ahmad
B. Ahmad and Khalid
C. tennis and football
D. tennis

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What is the verb in the following sentence?


“He laughed and cried at the same time.”
A. laughed and cried
B. laughed
C. cried
D. He

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?


A. I will go; therefore, you can stay home.
B. I will go therefore you can stay home.
C. I will go; therefore you can stay home.
D. I will go; therefore; you can stay home.

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Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?


A. Ahmad did his homework before he had dinner.
B. Ahmad did his homework and had dinner.
C. Ahmad had dinner and did his homework.

أعتذر عن وجود بعض الأخطاء في المشاركة السابقة

Look at the following sentences. Choose the best substitute for the underlined words. If the sentence is
correct, choose “Make no change.”
أنظر إلى الجمل التالية واختر أفضل بديل للكلمات التي تحتها خط . إذا كانت الجملة صحيحة اختر "لا تحدث تغيير"

Which is the subject and which is the verb?
أيهم الفاعل وأيهم الفعل

Find the irrelevant idea
أوجد الفكرة التي ليست لها صلة بالموضوع

Look at the following sentences. Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence:
انظر إلى الجمل التالية. اختر الكلمة أو الجملة الأفضل لتكملة كل جملة

What is the correct order of the following sentences:
ما هو الترتيب الصحيح للجمل التالية

Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the gap with adverb.
أوجد الصفة بالجملة الأولى واملأ الفراغ بالحال

Number the sentences in order from general to specific:
رقم الجمل التالية بالترتيب من المعلومات العامة إلى التفصيلات الدقيقة

Label the parts of the following letter.
صنف أجزاء الرسالة التالية

What’s the best way to combine the following two sentences?
ما هي الطريقة الأنسب لدمج الجملتين التاليتبن

What is the best order of the following sentences in a paragraph?
ما هو الترتيب الأفضل للجمل

Which sentence does not fit in the following paragraph?
ما هي الجملة الغير ملائمة في المقطع التالي

What is a better word for “sleepy” in the following?
ما هي الكلمة الأفضل بدل الكلمة التي بين القوسين

Choose the best substitute for the underlined words.
اختر البديل الأنسب للكلمات التي تحتها خط

Add a predicate to these sentences:
أضف خبر لهذه الجمل

Add a subject to these sentences:
أضف فاعل لهذه الجمل

Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence:
اجمع بين كل جملتين لتجعلهما جملة واحدة

Choose the compound subject of the sentence.
(المطلوب إيجاد الرابط في المبتدأ)

Choose the compound predicate of the sentence.
(المطلوب إيجاد الرابط في الخبر)

Choose the sentence with the correct order of words:
اختر الجمل بترتيب الكلمات الصحيح

Insert the correct coordinating conjunction. Use and, or, but, or so.
أدخل حرف العطف الصحيح

Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?
أي الجمل التالية تحتوي على فاعل مركب

Use the words and form meaningful statements. Always use the expression of time at the end of the sentence.
استخدم الكلمات وشكل جمل مفيدة . دائماَ استخدم تعبيرات الوقت في آخر الجملة

Which of the following is a run-on?
أي من التالي هي run-on

Which of the following is a comma splice?
أي من التالي هي comma splice

Identify the following sentence as either a comma splice, a run-on, or correct.
حدد نوع الجملة التالية ( a comma splice, a run-on, or correct )

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
أي من الجمل التالية علامات الترقيم فيها صحيحة

Choose the best subordinating conjunction.
اختر حرف العطف المناسب لكل جملة

Indicate whether each sentence is simple, compound, or complex.
بين ما إذا كانت كل جملة بسيطة أم مركبة أم معقدة

Which word is a preposition?
أي كلمة هي حرف جر

Identify the prepositional phrase.
حدد جملة الجار والمجرور

Choose the word/words that best fit in the blank space:
اختر الكلمة الأنسب لتكون في الفراغ

What is the correct sequential order of the following sentences?
ما هو الترتيب التسلسلي الصحيح من الجمل التالية

Which is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?
ما هي أفضل طريقة لإعادة كتابة الجملة الآتية

What is the best order of the following words in a sentence?
ما هو الترتيب الأفضل للكلمات الآتية لتكون جملة

What is the subject in the following sentence?
ما هو الفاعل في الجملة الآتية

What is the verb in the following sentence?
ما هو الفعل في الجملة الآتية

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
أي الجمل التالية علامات الترقيم فيها صحيحة

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?
أي الجمل التالية هي جملة معقدة

Number the sentences in sequential order. Then write them in the correct order.
رقم الجمل بالترتيب التسلسلي ثم قم بكتابتها بالترتيب الصحيح

Add the correct end punctuation mark.
أضف علامة الترقيم الصحيحة بنهاية كل جملة

Irrelevant ideas
Francisco Garcia is a student (1). (2)He is fifteen years old. (3) She is kind and friendly. (4) He is from Los Angeles, California. Francisco is at a desk.

the irrelevant idea : She is kind and friendly.


Subject and Verb
Francisco and his family live at 145 Oak Street.

The subject:Francisco and his family
The verb:live


Action Verbs
examples: run, talk, skip, sleep, jump, hop, snore, go

Imperative sentences
For example: Come here! Sit down! Open the door!

Negative Imperatives
For example: Don't go! Do not walk on the grass. Don’t waste your time.

Count and Non count Nouns
Count Nouns:tomatoes-onions-bananas-apples-eggs-oranges
Non count Nouns:lettuce-meat-fish-chicken-bread-cheese

Sequential Order
___Mrs. Garcia pays for the groceries and the Garcia family goes home.
___Then Maria and Francisco carry the groceries into the apartment.
___Next, Mr. and Mrs. Garcia put away the groceries in the kitchen.
___Finally, the family relaxes and has lunch.

End Punctuation
Example: It’s very convenient.(statement)
Example: Is it convenient?(question)
Example: Finally, they relax!(Strong statement)

Adjectives
The tall woman is in the park.

adjective:tall (before nouns(

The woman is tall.

adjective:tall(after the verb be)


Location phrases
I am in my favorite place.

Location phrases:in my favorite place


Simple Present:
Example: I walk to school every day.
Example:I never dance.

Adverb of frequency
I often arrive early.

Adverb of frequency:often


Present Continuous Tense
Example:We are studying right now.
Example:We are not studying right now.

Object Pronouns
Please help me understand.

Object Pronouns:me(after verbs)

Fatima works with you.

Object Pronouns:you(after preposition)


Adverb
I called you last night.
You dress is very beautiful.
The rain stopped quite suddenly.
She's watching them carefully.
I sometimes go shopping with my parents.

Types of adverbs
It answers the question "when?"
I phoned you yesterday.

It answers the question "where?"
I live here.

It answers the question "how?"
She sleeps soundly.

this answers the questions "to what degree?" or "how much?"
It is too dark for us to see anything.

this answers the question "how often?"
He will never finish in time.


Organization :general to specific
----1----- It's cold, wet Saturday in Washington D.C.
----2----- I'm staying home and watching a movie.
----3----- There are many people in the movie.
----4----- They are singing and dancing.

Time Expressions
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening on Saturday, on January 3rd at 12:oo p.m. at noon, at night, at midnight
for two hours , for five days, for ten minutes from 3:00 to 5:00

Simple Past Tense with regular verbs: affirmative
Example :I lived in Jeddah last year.
Example: I did not live in Riyadh last year.

Simple Past Tense with be (was/were): affirmative & negative
Example:I was at the game.
Example:I was not (wasn’t) at the game.

Simple Past Tense with have(had): affirmative & negative
Example:I had breakfast at 7:00 a.m. this morning.
Example:I didn’t have breakfast at 8:00 a.m. this morning.

Parts of a Letter
March 23, 2010 : The heading
Dear Abdullah, : The greeting
how are you? I’m great. I’m sitting in the park right now. I’m relaxing with my friends. Last weekend was really exciting. I went to Jeddah with my family […] Did you do anything interesting? Write soon! : The body of the letter
Your friend, : The closing
MAHER Al-HAMAD : The signature

Time Transition Words
Later on, we took a bus to Central Park.

Time Transition Word: Later on


Synonyms for adjectives
Very interesting = amazing
Unusual = strange
Frightening = scary
Very good = great
Very tired = exhausted
Bright = sunny

Antonyms for adjectives
Boring # exciting
Cloudy # clear
Empty # crowded
Careless # careful
In danger # safe
Uncomfortable # comfortable

Simple past tense of irregular verbs
They took a trip to New York.
They didn’t take a trip to San Francisco.

SUBJECT and PREDICATE
My family lives in an apartment.

SUBJECT:My family
PREDICATE:lives in an apartment


Compound Subject
My sister speaks English well.
My mother and my father speak English well.
My brother, sister, and mother speak English well.

Compound predicate
He laughed and cried at the same time.

Transitive Verbs: Subject + Verb + Object
Khalid and Ahmad had lunch at a restaurant.

Subject :Khalid and Ahmad
Verb:had
Object:lunch


Intransitive verbs
The sun rises in the east.

Connecting words: And
I like chocolate ice cream. I like coffee ice cream.
I like chocolate ice cream and coffee ice cream.

Connecting words: or
I can’t speak French. I can’t speak Japanese.
I can’t speak French or Japanese.

Sentence Combining:
(A) I am a cartoon animal.
(B) I am famous.
I am a famous cartoon animal.
• (A) I have big ears.
(B) I have black ears.
I have big black ears.
• (A) I always wear red shorts.
(B) I always wear white gloves.
I always wear red shorts and white gloves.
• (A) I live in a place called Disneyland.
(B) I work in a place called Disneyland.
I live and work in a place called Disneyland.

ما بعرف والله أنا عندي محمد ورديان