Yes! I Can Make Good English Sentences_Book 2

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Jacqueline M T Cheng writes books that guide readers to the correct direction
of learning English. Her books include the once bestsellers International
Phonetic Alphabet, 100 Stories, Common English Errors: Identifying the Pitfalls
and Everyday English.


Jacqueline finished her postgraduate studies in applied linguistics at Macquarie
University in Sydney. She worked as a bilingual newsletter editor, provided
quality English education to school learners for over 10 years and has been
an active English-Chinese translator. She is now a senior lecturer who teaches
linguistics and TESL related subjects at Southern University College, Malaysia.



曾美婷老师写的书引导读者找到了学习英语的正确方向。她的书包括一度
非常畅销的《新版国际音标》《100 个故事》《征服英语错误》和《每日
英语》。


曾老师在悉尼马奎里大学完成了应用语言学的硕士课程。她曾任双语通讯
编辑, 为各年龄层的学生提供优质英语教育超过 10 年。曾老师也积极从事
翻译工作。她现在是一名资深讲师，在马来西亚南方大学学院教授语言学
和英语作为第二语言教学的相关科目。
















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A Note to Readers 致读者 iv–v
Grammar Terms 语法术语 vi–viii
Chapter 章节
1 Further about Verbs (Part 1): Four Forms 1–16
动词多学一点（第一部分）：四种形式
2 Further about Verbs (Part 2): Passive Voice 17–26
动词多学一点（第二部分）：被动语态
3 Negatives and Questions 27–42
否定句和疑问句
4 Extending a Sentence (Part 1) 43–52
扩展句子（第一部分）
5 Extending a Sentence (Part 2) 53–60
扩展句子（第二部分）
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Extending a Sentence (Part 3)
61–68
扩展句子（第三部分）
Joining Sentences
7 69–78
连接句子
Appendices 附录
Appendix 1: Similes 79–82
附录 1: 明喻
Appendix 2: Useful Predicates 83–91
附录 2: 有用的谓语
Appendix 3: Proverbs 92–94
附录 3: 谚语
Appendix 4: Irregular Verbs 95–98
附录 4: 不规则动词
Answer Key 答案 99–104







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Hi, are you confident of making English sentences? If your
answer is ‘NO’, this is definitely the right book for you.

Yes! I Can Make Good English Sentences is about how to make
correct English sentences on the basis of selected fundamental
but essential concepts.
A sentence is useful for conveying a complete idea as it usually contains an action
executor and an action. It is important to master this skill as sentences serve as the
basis for a longer discourse like a paragraph and an essay.
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This book is written for Chinese-educated learners who struggle with English
sentence making. It can be taken as self-study materials or a teaching textbook.
Chinese translation is provided alongside grammar explanation to ensure readers’ full
understanding though readers are encouraged to read the English explanation first.

Both essential concepts and application are emphasised, and they are explained in the
simplest ways. Learners will not be overwhelmed with difficult grammar terms and
complicated rules. Learners’ understanding and memory will be strengthened as there
are numerous reinforcement and revision exercises.

Yes! I Can Make Good English Sentences. The title is divided into Book 1 and Book 2.
Book 1 consists of nine chapters presenting elements of a sentence, must-know English
concepts, time and place expressions, quantifiers and the use of prepositions with
verbs and adjectives. One prominent feature of Book 1 is the application of ‘Sentence
Checking Steps’. By checking sentences with these steps, learners are able to identify
their basic errors, so fewer errors will be made and more grammatically correct
sentences will be produced. This is a proven and effective way as plenty of learners
have applied it and improved significantly.
Book 2 comprises seven chapters which demonstrate more advanced verbal structures
including tenses, the passive voice, negatives, questions and conjunctions. Another
important feature of this book is introducing ‘the ways of extending a sentence’.
Students learn various skills with important grammar items to lengthen a sentence
effectively, which is the know-how that prepares them for longer writing.

The book follows the ‘simple-to-complex’ principle to introduce various concepts.
Therefore, readers are advised to read from the first chapter to the last unless they are
familiar with the concept taught in a certain chapter.
While efforts are needed in learning a language, the effective ways and tools provided
in Yes! I Can Make Good English Sentences will lead you to success in your English
learning.





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嗨，对于英文造句，你有信心吗？如果你的答案是
“没有”，这本书就是你迫切需要的。《我是英文造
致读者： 句王》教你如何根据一些重要的基础概念造出正确的
英文句子。

句子有助于传达一个完整的想法，因为它通常包含一
个动作执行者和一个动作。掌握造句这一项技能是很
重要的，因为句子是组成较长段落或文章的基础。
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这本书专为受中文教育的英文学习者所写。本书适合用作自修或当作教
材。为了确保读者能充分理解内容，语法解释部分备有中文翻译。然而，
我们鼓励读者先阅读英文解释，以减少对中文翻译的依赖。

这本书强调基本概念的理解和应用，并且采用最简明直接的方式解释。读
者不会被困难的语法术语和复杂的规则所难倒。在每个章节后会有大量的
强化练习和复习，以加深学习者的理解和记忆。


《我是英文造句王》分成两册。

第一册由九个章节组成，内容包括句子要素、必学英文概念、时间词语、
地点词语、数量词、介词与动词和形容词的应用。本书的一个亮点是提
供“句子检查步骤”。通过这些步骤来检查句子，学习者能够识别出自己
的基本错误，从而减少错误，造出更多语法正确的句子。这是一个行之有
效的方法，因为许多学习者已经采用了这个方法并取得了显著的进步。


第二册包含七个章节，教导高阶动词结构，包括时态、被动语态、否定
句、疑问句和连词等。这本书的另一个特点是介绍“扩展句子的方法”。
学生们通过学习重要的语法项目来学习各种技巧以延长句子，这是为写出
更长的篇章所须扎下的坚实基础。


《我是英文造句王》遵循由浅入深的原则来介绍各种概念。因此，除非读
者熟悉某一章节中所要教导的概念，否则建议读者从第一章读到最后一
章。

无可否认，学习一门语言须要付出努力，而本书所提供的有效方法和工具
将大幅度提高你成功的几率。







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Terms 术语

Active voice 主动语态

Adjective (adj) 形容词

Adjective clause 形容词从句

Adverb (adv) 副词

Appositive 同位语

Auxiliary verb (aux) 助动词

Base form (of a verb) (vb) （动词）原形

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Collective noun 集合名词


Comma 逗号（,）

Common verb 普通动词

Conjunction 连词

Coordinating conjunction 并列连词

Countable noun 可数名词

Finite verb (Main verb) 限定动词（主要动词）

Full stop 句号（.）







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Chapter 1
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Further about Verbs (Part 1):
Four Forms
动词多学一点（第一部分）：

四种形式



Verb Form 1:
The Base Form (vb)

Verb Form 2:

The Past Form (pt)

Verb Form 3:
The Past Participle Form (pp)

Verb Form 4:
The Continuous Form (v-ing)









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Chapter Further about Verbs (Part 1): Four Forms
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动词多学一点（第一部分）：四种形式






There are FOUR forms of verb in English:
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英文里有四种形式的动词：


Base Form (vb) Past Form (pt) Past Participle Continuous
Form (pp) Form (v-ing)
play played played playing
buy bought bought buying
give gave given giving
have had had having
be (is/am/are) was/were been being


Most verbs are regular like ‘play’ in the table above. -ed is added to form the
simple past and past participle.
大多数动词都是规则动词，就像上表中的 play。在词尾加 -ed 就可构成简单
过去式和过去分词。
repair – repaired – repaired
However, some other verbs can be irregular such as ‘buy’ and ‘give’.
然而，也有一些动词是不规则动词，如 buy 和 give。
fly – flew – flown

Pay special attention to ‘be’ which has more changes when used in a sentence.
要特别注意 be，它在句中使用时会有更多的变化。


We use these verb changes to form tenses which talk about:
我们通过这些动词的变化来形成时态以表示：

✤ TIME (past, present, future)
时间（过去、现在、将来）
✤ ASPECTS of an action (repetitive, completed, ongoing)
动作的状态（重复的、完成的、持续的）
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Verb Form 1: The Base Form (vb)
动词形式 1：原形（vb）

(a) To form the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: vb(s)
构成简单现在式：vb(s)

‘Vb(s)’ such as give(s) and take(s) are used when the action is a habit or
a fact/truth, with time words or phrases like every day, every evening, on
weekends, always, often, usually, etc.
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vb(s) 如 give(s) 和 take(s) 用来表示有关动作行为是一个习惯或事实/真理，
会出现的时间词或短语有 every day（每天）、every evening（每个傍
晚）、on weekends（每个周末）、always（总是）、often（经常）、
usually（通常）等等。

Ahmad and his wife go to the swimming club every Sunday. (habit)
My parents always drive me to school. (habit)
Kangaroos live in Australia. (fact)
Actions speak louder than words. (truth)



Use ‘vb’ when the subject is plural. Add -s or -es to the common verb (e.g.
like) when the subject is singular.
当 主语是复数时，使用动词原形（vb）；当主语是单数时，在一般动词
（如 like）后加 -s 或 -es。

Boys like cars, but this boy likes dolls.
The Verb The Verb Common
Subject
‘be’ ‘have’ Verb
Plural/Singular I am have like
You
We
Plural are have like
They
Boys
He
She
Singular is has likes
It
The boy
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Common mistakes:
常犯错误：

Betty is paints the gate every year. (7)
Betty paints the gate every year. (3)

Note: There is only ONE word in the positive simple present verb form.
注： 肯定句的简单现在式动词只有一个字。
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(b) To form the SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE: will + vb
构成简单未来式：will + vb

We use ‘will + vb’ to talk about the future, with time words or phrases like
later, tomorrow, soon, tonight, in 2050, in the future, etc.
我们使用“will + 动词原形”来表示未来，会出现的时间词或短语有
later（以后）、tomorrow（明天）、soon（不久）、tonight（今晚）、
in 2050（在 2050 年）、in the future（将来）等等。


You will see the beautiful scenery in Japan two days later.
Mike will make a trip to India next year.


Common mistakes:
常犯错误：

Betty will paints the gate tomorrow. (7)
Betty will paint the gate tomorrow. (3)





The fire will spreading to every corner of the house. (7)
The fire will spread to every corner of the house. (3)

The lake will frozen in winter. (7)
The lake will freeze in winter. (3)



Note: The verb after ‘will’ must be in the base form (vb). No -s is added.
注：will 后面的动词一定是动词原形，不能加 -s。


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Exercise 1

Make sentences. Take note of the time given in some questions.
造句。注意某些题目里所提供的时间。

e.g. – guards – every night
The dog guards the house every night.


1. – calls – every day
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2. – exchange – Christmas



3. – sing – tonight




4. – travel – New York – next month



5. – has – feet




6. – are – chefs



7. – dinner – tomorrow night




8. – hold – New Year's Eve party



9. – always – meeting – Friday




10. – results – three hours later

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Verb Form 2: The Past Form (pt)
动词形式 2：过去式（pt）

• To form the SIMPLE PAST TENSE: pt
构成简单过去式：pt

‘Pt’ such as gave or took is used for an action that happened in the past, with time
words or phrases like yesterday, last night, a week ago, just now, one afternoon,
etc.
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pt 如 gave 和 took 用来表示过去发生的事情，会出现的时间词或短语有
yesterday（昨天）、last night（昨晚）、a week ago（一周前）、just now
（刚才）、one afternoon（一个下午）等等。

Jack decorated the playroom just now.
Ahmad went to the swimming club yesterday.
She was only a cleaner two years ago.


The table below shows the changes of spelling in the past form:
下表显示过去式的拼写变化：
The Verb The Verb Common
Subject ‘be’ ‘have’ Verb

Plural/Singular I was had liked
You
We
Plural were had liked
They
Boys
He
She
Singular was had liked
It
The boy

Common mistakes:
常犯错误：
Betty was painted the gate last year. (7)
Betty painted the gate last year. (3)
Note: There is only ONE word in the positive simple past verb form.
注：肯定句的简单过去式动词只有一个字。
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Exercise 2

Put the verbs into the simple past tense and complete the sentences.
把动词转换成简单过去式，然后完成句子。

e.g. Jenny (find) – bottle
Jenny found a pink bottle on the train yesterday.


1. Mike (throw) – rubbish
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2. My father (drive) – beach



3. The child (paste) – star




4. The scouts (explore) – cave



5. The officer (check) – bag




6. Joel (spend) – reading



7. My mother (hang) – curtains




8. The woman (carry) – baby



9. There (be) – activities




10. We (visit) – factory

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Revision Exercise

Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms.
在空白处填入适当的动词形式。

e.g. We are talking (talk) about the event now.


1. Jackson (play) computer games every night.
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2. I (ride) my motorcycle to work at that moment.



3. The workers (repair) the water pipe near my house
right now.


4. Malaysia (have) a population of 32 million.



5. Pamela (become) famous since 2000.



6. Our badminton players (take) part in the inter-
school sports games next week.



7. We (see) a live TV show tonight.


8. Peter (write) some novels for teenagers before.



9. I (download) a very good folk song yesterday.



10. Long ago, there (be) two rich men who did not
like each other.





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To show a planned FUTURE action, it is better to use this pattern:
is/am/are + going to + vb

要表示已经计划好的未来的动作行为，最好使用以下模式：
is/am/are + going to + vb

I have bought curry powder. I am going to cook curry chicken. (planned)
It is 9 a.m. We are going to attend a meeting. (planned)
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Compare:
比较:

I think I will see a movie tonight. (uncertain 不确定)
I am going to see a movie tonight. I have bought the ticket. (prepared and
ready 准备好的)
I guess it will rain this evening. (uncertain 不确定)
It is going to rain. I can see the dark clouds gathering. (certain with evidence
因有根据而确定)
Common mistakes:
常犯错误:
Betty going to paint the gate tomorrow. (7)
Betty is going paint the gate tomorrow. (7)
Betty is going to paint the gate tomorrow. (3)

The passengers going to board the plane. (7)
The passengers are going board the plane. (7)
The passengers are going to board the plane. (3)

Note: There are FOUR words in this verb pattern.
注：这个动词模式有四个字。















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Appendix Similes
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明喻






A simile usually carries the meaning of ‘very’. It makes a sentence more
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interesting.
明喻通常带有“非常”的意思。明喻使句子更有趣味性。

The cupboard is very big.
→ The cupboard is as big as an elephant.
(simile)

You can create your own similes as long as they are reasonable and relevant.
只要是合理和有关联性，你也可以自己创造明喻。

I am as hungry as a man who hasn’t eaten for ten days.

The following list is only for reference:
下表仅供参考：


Simile 明喻 意思

as alike as two peas in a pod 像豆荚里的两颗豌豆一样相似

as bald as an egg 像蛋一样光秃秃

as big as an elephant 像大象一样巨大

as black as coal 像煤炭一样黑

as blind as a bat 像蝙蝠一样瞎

as brave as a lion 像狮子一样勇敢


as bright as a new pin 像新针一样光亮


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Appendix Useful Predicates
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有用的谓语






In a sentence, the predicate is everything that is not the subject.
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句子中除了主语，其余的部分都是谓语。
The salesperson is rude to every customer.
(subject) (predicate)
The following predicates all start with a verb. You can use ‘I’ as the subject to
make good sentences.
下面的谓语都是以动词开头的。你可以用 I 作为主语来造出好的句子。
I…(sell many kinds of vegetables).
Of course, you can also turn this sentence into other sentences by changing its
subject, verb form, object or even time.
当然，你也可以通过改变主语、动词形式、宾语或甚至时间，把这个句子
变成其他句子。
Jane sells many kinds of vegetables.
Jane sells many kinds of fruit.
Jane sold many kinds of fish last year.


The predicates listed below are useful for narrative writing. Pay more attention
to prepositions used.
下面列出的谓语对于叙事写作很有用。可多加注意在这些谓语中所应用的
介词。
Routines 日常作息/常规

eat breakfast 吃早餐
take a bath/shower 洗澡/淋浴
buy a newspaper from the stall 从摊子买报纸
I…
exercise to keep healthy 运动以保持健康
put on the clothes 穿上衣服
take off the shoes 脱掉鞋子

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Appendix Proverbs
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谚语






A proverb is usually a sentence itself. Therefore, we can just use it as a sentence
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with a full stop (.).
谚语本身通常就是一个句子，所以我们只须在谚语后面加一个句号（.），
就可当一个句子使用。


Practice makes perfect. If you practise the piano every day, you will
eventually become a professional pianist.


Proverbs 谚语 意思

A bird in hand is worth two in the 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。
bush.
A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

A journey of a thousand miles 千里之行始于足下。
begins with a single step.

Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过雄辩。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

All that glitters is not gold. 闪闪发亮的未必都是金子。

All work and no play makes Jack a 只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变
dull boy. 傻。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。


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Appendix Irregular Verbs
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不规则动词





Base Form (vb) Past Form (pt) Past Participle (pp)
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原形 过去式 过去分词
arise 站起/起身 arose arisen
be (is, am, are) 是 was, were been
bear 生（孩子）/承受 bore born/borne
beat 打 beat beaten
become 成为 became become
begin 开始 began begun
bend 弯曲 bent bent
bet 打赌 bet bet
bid 投标 bid bid
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bid 向（某人）道别 bid/bade bid/bidden
bite 咬 bit bitten
blow 吹 blew blown
break 打破 broke broken
bring 携带 brought brought
broadcast 广播 broadcast broadcast
build 建造 built built
burn 焚烧 burned/burnt burned/burnt
burst 爆裂 burst burst
buy 购买 bought bought
catch 捕捉 caught caught
choose 选择 chose chosen

come 来 came come
cost 价值 cost cost
cut 切 cut cut
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Answer Key 答案





Chapter 1: Further about Verbs 4. You have been to Finland before.
5. My father has worked here for twenty years.
(Part 1): Four Forms 6. Jane has seen a whale in Japan before.
Exercise 1 7. The patient has already taken his medicine.
1. Jane calls her mother every day. 8. We have just sold out the last surgical mask.
2. We exchange presents at Christmas. 9. I have forgiven him for his carelessness.
3. She will sing an English song tonight. 10. The artiste has sung a few songs since 7
4. They will travel in New York next month. o’clock.
5. A bird has two feet. (Accept any appropriate answer.)
6. My uncles are good chefs.
7. Tim and I will have dinner together tomorrow Exercise 4
night. 1. The children are running down the street
8. We will hold a New Year's Eve party next year. now.
/ We hold a New Year's Eve party every year. 2. Jeremy is sleeping in the classroom.
9. We always have a meeting on Friday. 3. We are having a conversation at the moment.
10. The organiser will announce the results 4. My brother is listening to his favourite song.
three hours later. 5. The company is making a film about
(Accept any appropriate answer.) domestic violence.
6. Lala is playing the piano now.
Exercise 2 7. Look! The dog is barking at the cat.
1. Mike threw the rubbish into the river just 8. We are climbing up the hill.
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9. The learners are surfing the Internet for
2. My father drove us to the beach last more information.
weekend. 10. The housewife is buying ingredients for
3. The child pasted a star on the greeting card today’s dinner.
this morning. (Accept any appropriate answer.)
4. The scouts explored the cave in Sabah last
holiday. Exercise 5
5. The officer checked the man’s bag carefully 1. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at
last night. that moment.
6. Joel spent six hours reading the novel 2. The tourists were taking photos when the
yesterday. accident happened.
7. My mother hung up the new curtains last 3. My mother was using the new cooker at that
Sunday. moment.
8. The woman carried a baby to the market a 4. The fresh graduate was preparing for his
few days ago. first job interview the whole yesterday
9. There were many interesting activities in the afternoon.
campaign last week. 5. Ms White was explaining the Maths solutions
10. We visited a very big shoe factory during the at ten this morning.
weekend. 6. The students were studying at 7 p.m.
(Accept any appropriate answer.) yesterday.
7. My sister was reading a storybook the whole
Exercise 3 morning.
1. The kid has broken a porcelain cup. 8. Aunt Sarah was sleeping at that moment.
2. Our team has won the basketball match. 9. Jason was talking on the phone when the
3. All the guests have left the hotel. fire alarm rang.

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