Review 1
What tense are we using in the following sentence?
I went to class last week.
SIMPLE PAST
Function: A defined past action.
Subject Verb Agreement:
Every student in the class ____ a different language.
(SPEAK, SPEAKS, SPOKE, SPOKEN)
Answer: SPEAKS
Every student in the class speaks a different language.
In Subject Verb Agreement, singular subjects take a singular verb. Therefore, is the following sentence correct:
My dog wants dinner.
Correct!
My dog wants dinner.
My dog is the subject and wants is the verb.
Both the subject and the verb are singular.
Find the mistake:
Woman usually live longer than men.
WOMEN usually live longer than men.
Is the following sentence correct?
Those people are feeding the gooses.
Wrong.
Those people are feeding the geese.
What is the difference between "there is" and "there are"?
There is: 1 noun
The is a cookie on the plate.
There are: 2+ more nouns
There are 10 crackers on the plate.
The difference between
YOUR and YOU'RE
YOUR: Possession
YOU'RE: Contraction of YOU + ARE
Find the mistake:
Would you like some more carrots or potatos?
Would you like some more carrots or POTATOES?
Listen! Someone _____ at the door.
A. Knock
B. Knocks
C. Is knocking
D. Are knocking
C. Is Knocking
Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.
I can't talk right now. I ____ dinner.
A. Have
B. Has
C. Am having
D. Is having
C. Am having
I can't talk right now. I am having dinner.
What two words we use to form the contraction YOU'D?
You Had = you'd
We use "WHOSE" for what questions?
To Show Possession.
For example: Whose sunglasses did you borrow?
Is the following sentence correct:
The boxes labels are mixed up.
It is wrong.
The boxes' labels are mixed up.
Boxes need an apostrophe to show possession. The labels belong to the boxes.
The special effects ____ great, but the story ____ very good.
A. wasn't / was
B. weren't / were
C. was / weren't
D. were / wasn't
D. Were / wasn't
The special effects were great, but the story wasn't very good.
What are we using the following sentence?
I will make a milkshake when I buy strawberries.
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
Function: A long future action interrupted by a short future action.
What are the 8 Question words that we learn in class?
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW, WHICH, WHOSE
The contraction IT'S is a form of what two words?
A). it is
B). it has
C). Both
Answer: (C) Both
For example:
It's a nice day today. (it is)
It's been a nice summer. (it has)
What is the difference between "DO" and DOES"?
“Do” is a verb in English that means “to carry out an action” and is used with the pronouns
-I, -you, -we, -they, -these and -those.
“Does” is the same verb but used only with third-person singular subject pronouns
-he, -she, -it, -this, -that or -John.
How do we use the following words:
THIS | THAT| THESE | THOSE
THIS: 1 THING THAT IS NEAR
THAT: 1 THING THAT IS FAR
THESE: 2+ THINGS THAT ARE NEAR
THOSE: 2+ THINGS THAT ARE FAR
Is the following sentence correct?
Bob and Tom is going to start studying Math next semester.
Wrong.
Bob and Tom ARE going to start studying Math next semester.
What are the difference between
THEIR
THERE
THEY'RE
THEIR: Possession
THERE: Location
THEY'RE: Contraction of they + are
What are the two main uses for Apostrophes?
2). To Form A Contraction
Find the mistake.
One of my friend is from China.
Name the 6 TENSES.
PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
PAST SIMPLE / PAST PROGRESSIVE
FUTURE SIMPLE / FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
________ house is the blue one.
A. Lisa's and Tom's
B. Lisa and Toms'
C. Lisa and Tom's
D. Lisas' and Tom's
Answer: C. Lisa and Tom's
Lisa and Tom's is the blue one.