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 section 7

Section 7 passives 93 - 104

grammar summary and pre-test

passives: introduction

English is spoken in Australia.

simple present passive

We are woken by the birds.

future passive

Tomorrow your bicycle will be stolen.

simple past passive

I was stopped by a policeman.

present progressive passive

It's being cleaned.

present perfect passive

The house has been sold.

verbs with two objects

We were given a week.

by with passives

Who was it made by?

passive or active? which tense?

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passives

verbs with two objects

Take the boss these letters.

have something done

I have my hair cut every week.

imperatives Come in. Don't worry.

let's (suggestions) Let's go.

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section 21 Swam the good grammar

 section 21

Section 21

spoken grammar

grammar summary and pre-test

question tags

This music isn't very good, is it?

short answers 

Yes, I have. No, they didn't.

reply questions

Oh, yes? Did they really?

revision of spoken question and answer structures

leaving out words

Don't know if she has.

So am I. Nor can Pat.

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spoken grammar

Appendices

appendix 1 common irregular verbs

apendix 2 active and passive

verb forms

appendix 3 capital letters (A,B,C etc)

appendix 4 contractions

appendix 5 expressions with prepositions

appendix 6 word problems

section 20 Swam the good grammar

section 20 

Section 20

prepositions

grammar summary and pre-test

at, in and on (time)

from ... to, until and by

for, during and while

in and on (place)

at (place)

other prepositions of movement

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section 19 Swam the good grammar

section 19 

Section 19

indirect speech

grammar summary and pre-test

tenses and pronouns

Bill said he was really happy.

indirect questions

She asked him what his name was.

present reporting verbs

She says she comes from London.

here and now - There and then

infinitives

She told me to get out.

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indirect speech

section 18 Swam the good grammar

section 18 

Section 18 relative pronouns

grammar summary and pre-test

relative who and which

the keys which I lost

relative that a bird that can't fly

leaving out relative pronouns

the car (that) you brought

prepositions the man that she works for

relative what It was just what I wanted.

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relative pronouns

section 17 Swam the good grammar

 section 17

Section 17 if 

grammar summary and pre-test

if: position; unless

if: future

I'll phone you if I hear from ALice.

not real/not probable

If dogs could talk, ...

If I go ..., I will ...; If I went ..., I would ...

If I were you ...

could='would be able to'

We could go cycling if ...

unreal past If a had happened,

b would have happened.

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section 16 

Section 16

conjunctions

grammar summary and pre-test

conjunctions: introduction

and,but, because ...

position of conjuctions

If you need help, ask me.

before and after

I talked to John before I phoned Peter.

tenses with time conjunctions

I'll see you before you go.

because and so; although and but and I speak Russian, English and Swahili.

double conjunctions both ... and;

(n)either ... (n)or

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