EF2/3 Grammar Overview repost

1. You can have an apple or an orange. (simple sentence) 2. You can have an apple, or you can have an orange. (compound sentence) FANBOYS- coordinating conjunctions for and nor but or yet so SOBA-so or but and I like cats, but she likes dogs. 3. The English teacher began talk right at 10:20. infinitive- to talk The English teacher began to talk right at 10:20. gerund- talking The English teacher began talking right at 10:20. 4. The small children is playing in the park. subject verb agreement The small child is playing in the park. The small children are playing in the park. I is am happy. 5. They are going of to see a movie. preposition- heart of English, meaning is not in dictionary, meaning is in the culture talk to talk with 6. Can I have your old phone if you buy that new one? sentence fragment 7. My coat is in the park by the tree over there. 8. He can go to Science World. modals- modal auxiliaries 9. He has a coat. The coat is red. sentence combining He has a red coat. 10. My aunt was a good student when she was a child. verb tense 11. His daughter is a five years girl. His daughter is five years old. His daughter is a five-year-old. a book store a computer store a three-hour movie a three hours movie 12. She asks him to help her fold the laundry. causative verb 13. The boxes of photographs are stored in the attic. passive voice 14. Because it’s supposed to rain today, we can’t go to the park. It’s supposed to rain today. 15. She wants to go, but she has to work. Maybe she’ll be late. run-on sentence 16. This is the happiest day of my life. adjective form- superlative basic comparative superlative happy happier happiest big bigger biggest beautiful more beautiful most beautiful good better best bad worse worst 17. Shelley, my best friend, has two dogs. appositive