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Transcript
ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR
by
A.Ghani Johan
CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES
STATE UNIVERSITY OF YOGYAKARTA
Pola Dasar Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
SUBJECT
Kata Ganti :
(Pronouns)
PREDICATE
am
kt. Sifat/Adjective
You
is
kt. Benda/Noun
They, We
are
I
+
Kelompok preposisi
He, She, It
… who, which/that
Kata Benda:
(Nouns)
was
V-ing
were
V3
to infinitive
Students, Children
Water, Education
Kel. Kt. Benda:
(Noun Phrases)
kt. Ket/Adverb atau
will, can, may, must
would, could, should + infinitive
A new method
The spirit of the people
have
The women who work there
has
had
object/Noun
+
V3
to infinitive
Pola Dasar Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
SUBJECT
Gerund:
Smoking
Writing a thesis
To infinitive:
To study English
To be a good teacher
Subklosa Benda (Noun Clauses):
That education determines one’s future
Where the mysterious girl lives
Whether they are coming or not
PREDICATE
V 1 (s/es)
V2
MAKING QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES
I. A.
_______
_______ The new students were happy.
They are the best military officers.
The chairman was in his office.
I am reading a news report.
He is given more chances.
We are to finish the work as soon as possible.
There are a lot of crimes in this country.
It is important to study History.
B.
_______
_______ They have done the research laboriously.
has
had
She has been absent for three days.
C.
_______
_______
We will leave the day after tomorrow..
must
can
They will be very happy.
MAKING QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES
II.
_______
________ The members agree to the idea.
Our manager lives out of town.
The guests left this morning.
III. Subject Questions
Who took my dictionary? ----- John did/took your dictionary.
S
What happens?
Which car moves the fastest?
How many people attended the meeting?
THE PRONOUN ‘IT’
1. Referring to an object mentioned before:
I saw a movie last night. It was very interesting. I enjoyed it
very much.
2. Meaning time, day, date, month, year, weather, climate,
season, and situation:
It was 6 o’clock in the morning.
It is cloudy today.
It was Friday, 17 August 1945.
It is dark inside but bright outside.
THE PRONOUN ‘IT’
3. Formal/Impersonal/Preparatory/Meaningless:
It is important to study History.
It is true that education determines one’s future.
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
It takes us twenty minutes to get to the airport.
It is hoped that the economy will be better next year.
NOUN PHRASES
1. [determiner – Headword]
a
the
this
our
some
book
country
child
house
equipment
2. [(det) – adjective – H]
a
good
book
the rich
country
this naughty child
modern equipment
a completely different technique
a young talented artist
NOUN PHRASES
3. [(det) – verb+ing – H]
a . a reading book
the opening ceremony
b. a developing country
a slowly moving train
4. [(det) – verb 3 – H ]
a written test
a revised edition
the estimated cost
that fallen tree
corned beef
this specially equipped plane
NOUN PHRASES
5. [(det) – noun – H]
the bus station
a
call girl
World Health Organization
6. [(det) – H – prepositional phrases]
the colour of the sea
the people in Java
some works of Shakespeare
7. [(det) – H – verb+ing ]
the man sitting at the corner
people travelling long distances
NOUN PHRASES
8. [(det) – H – verb 3]
things made in Japan
some novels written by Kristy
9. [(det) – H – to infinitive]
a. much work to do
b. many experts to assist us
10. [(det) – H – adjective]
something important
parents interested in the program
NOUN PHRASES
11. [(det) – H – adv/number/NP]
youth today
page 16
Alexander the Great
12. [(det) – H – relative clause]
the man who is sitting at the corner
things which are made in Japan
many experts who are to assist us
parents who are interested in the program
-LY ADVERBS
1. Qualifying a verb:
a. Old men usually walk slowly.
A ballet-dancer can dance beautifully.
b. a beautifully designed construction
this specially equipped plane
2. Qualifying an adjective:
a. an extremely large ship
an extraordinarily high building
a completely new design
b. politically independent
mentally sick
WHICH
1. Which way is quicker – going by bus or by train?
2. Things which you borrow should be returned to the
owner.
3. The environment in which one lives influences his way
of life.
Japan, from which the products are imported, is an
industrialized country.
This is the knife with which the murderer killed his
victim.
INDEFINITE NUMERALS
Countable Nouns
many
students
Uncountable Nouns
much
some
some
a few
a little
few
little
no
no
sugar
SOME
1. a. Some people live in town and some others live in the
country.
b. The refugees need some help.
c. Some man at the door is asking to see the manager.
d. some 3,000 workers
2. a. Has she got some money?
b. Would you like some drink?
ANY
1. I haven’t got any friend there.
2. Do you have any questions?
3. The tourists can come any day.
-ING FORMS
A. GERUNDS
1. As a Subject
: Smoking too much is not good for health.
2. As an Object
3. As a Complement
4. As a Noun Modifier
5. After a Preposition
6. .As a Title
: I like playing tennis.
: My hobby is playing tennis.
: a reading book/ the opening ceremony
: He gained the success by working hard.
: Gardening/ Empowering Society/Writing
English Tests
-ING FORMS
B. PRESENT PARTICIPLES
1. As a Continuous Tense:
2. As a Noun Modifier
:
The workmen are building a house.
a developing country
the people living on the island
3. As a Complement
:
Suddenly I heard a baby crying.
4. As a Free Adjunct/Participial Phrase:
Smoking too much, he suffers from cough.
The girl came to the hospital bringing some flowers.
FREE ADJUNCTS/PARTICIPAL
PHRASES
A. Contracted forms of adverbial clauses:
When/if/because he smokes too much, he suffers from cough.
----------------- 
Smoking too much, he suffers from cough.
Because they are very poor, they cannot pay the school-fees.
---- (Being) very poor, they cannot pay the school-fees.
As it is built on a hill, the temple looks more elegant and beautiful.
 (Being) built on a hill, the temple looks more elegant and beautiful.
After she had finished the work, she went home.
----- Having finished the work, she went home.
FREE ADJUNCTS/PARTICIPAL
PHRASES
B. Replacing a sentence, indicating two actions
happening at the same time:
He stood there. He waited for you.
-- He stood there, waiting for you.
The girl came to the hospital. She brought some flowers.
-- The girl came to the hospital, bringing some flowers.
DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH
I.
John said,’ I am busy today’.
John said (that) he was busy that day.
(direct)
(indirect)
II.a. He always asks me,’ When will you get married?’
He always asks me when I will get married.
b. The host asked us,’ Will you stay the night here?’
The host asked us whether we would stay the night there.
if
III. The doctor said to me,’ Have a rest for a few days and
don’t smoke too much’.
The doctor told me to have a rest for a few days and
not to smoke too much.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Type 1: [ If
S --- V1,
S --- will + infinitive ]  Future Possibilities
If they come, I will phone you.
If the prices are low, people will buy more.
Type 2: [If S -- V2, S --- would + infinitive ]  Present Impossibilities
If he lived here, we would easily contact him.
If she were a flower, I would be the beetle.
Were we to leave today, we would get there by Sunday.
Type 3: [If S --had +V3, S -- would have + V3 ] Past Impossibilities
If they had informed us before, we would have arrived earlier.
Had it been sunny yesterday, we would have gone for a picnic.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
[ S – wish S --- V2] ----- Present Unfulfilled Hope
We wish he lived here.
[ S --- wished S --- had + V3] ---- Past Unfulfilled Hope
I
wished you had come to the party last night.
THE USE OF ADJECTIVES
1. That girl is beautiful.
2. She is a beautiful girl.
3. The flowers look beautiful.
4. the rich
the poor
the dead
THE USE OF NOUNS
1. The island is situated to the east of Java.
2. A lot of tourists visit the island.
3. It is a beautiful island.
4. These works of arts come from the island.
5. The Shetlanders are an island race.
6. People admire the beauty of the island.
Adjevtives’ Degrees of Comparison
Comparative
smaller
higher
harder
Superlative
the smallest
the highest
the hardest
II. A. expensive
beautiful
more expensive
more beautiful
the most expensive
the most beautiful
B. handsome
careful
more handsome
more careful
the most handsome
the most careful
I.
Positive
small
high
hard
III. good
bad
many/much
a little
a few
better
worse
more
less
fewer
the best
the worst
most
least
---
Adverbs’ Degrees of Comparison
I.
II.
Positive
carefully
slowly
Comparative
more carefully
more slowly
Superlative
the most carefully
the most slowly
hard
fast
late
early
harder
faster
later
earlier
the hardest
the fastest
the latest
the earliest
III. badly
well
much
worse
better
more
the worst
the best
the most
Note: goodly  well
Developing Sentences (Simple, Compound,
and Complex Sentences)
A. Simple Sentences
1. The farmers leave their village in the early morning.
2. Their village is far away from town.
3. There are a lot of tourists in Bali.
4. It is important to study History. (= To study History is
important.)
B. Compound Sentences
1. Bali is a beautiful island and it is visited by a lot of tourists.
2. Power competition should be stopped or there will be a war.
3. The sun’s energy is unlimited but the equipment to capture
it is not widely available.
Developing Sentences (Simple, Compound,
and complex sentences)
C. Complex Sentences
1. Main Clause + Adjective Clause
The farmers who want to sell their crops leave their village,
which is far away from town, in the early morning.
2. Main Clause + Adverbial Clause
The farmers leave their village when the day is just dawning.
3. Main Clause + Noun Clause
I know where the girl lives.
Where the girl lives is a mystery.
IDENTIFYING WORD TYPES AND THEIR
CONTEXTUAL MEANINGS
1. Look at the prefixes and suffixes
happiness
movement
presence
direction
friendship
Javanese
artist
economics
brotherhood
economical
active
religious
scientific
hopeless
drinkable
useful
present
useful
beautifully
carelessly
backward
eastward
needed
enlarge
developed enrich
burning
dislike
smoking
discourage
organize
misunderstand
clarify
misuse
IDENTIFYING WORD TYPES AND THEIR
CONTEXTUAL MEANINGS
2. Look at the adjacent words:
a. Dogs can swim very well.
The butter is put in a can.
The supply of oil will not last for a century.
Prof. Jones is on leave.
b. Teach them when they are still young.
They still have great potential.
a still night / Still waters run deep.
the still of the night/ a whisky still
The police came to still the situation.
IDENTIFYING WORD TYPES AND THEIR
CONTEXTUAL MEANINGS
3. Look at the position/function of the word in the
sentence:
All living things need water.
The gardener waters the flowers every day.
The farmers can the fruit themselves.
Monkeys mother their babies.
Western societies highly value individualism.
-ed /t/
----------------
-ed /d/
----------------
-ed /id/
-------------
stopped 
rubbed 
looked lUk
begged eg
nee
passed 
gazed geiz
watched 
changed eInZ
washed miled ma
roofed 
lived liv
turned n
cried kai
enjoyed InZI
bowed [aU]
We look into the house.
We looked into the house.
They live in a large house.
They lived in a large house.