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作者简介
About the author








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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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目录表
Table of Contents







A Note to Readers 致读者 iv–v
Grammar Terms 语法术语 vi–viii
Chapter 章节
1 What is a sentence? 1–8
什么是句子？
2 Must-Know English Concepts 9–24
必学英文概念
3 Sentence Checking Steps (Part 1) 25–38
句子检查步骤（第一部分）
4 Sentence Checking Steps (Part 2) 39–48
句子检查步骤（第二部分）
5 Time Expressions 49–57
时间词语
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Place Expressions
58–68
地方词语
Quantifiers
7 69–76
数量词
Verbs and Prepositions
8 77–82
带介词的动词
Adjectives and Prepositions
9 83–89
带介词的形容词
Appendices 附录
Appendix 1: Irregular Verbs 90–94
附录 1: 不规则动词
Appendix 2: Measure Words for Uncountable Nouns 95–96
附录 2: 不可数名词的量词
Appendix 3: Collective Nouns for Countable Nouns 97–98
附录 3: 可数名词的集合名词
Answer Key 答案 99–104



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Hi, are you confident of making English sentences? If your
A Note to answer is ‘NO’, this is definitely the right book for you.
Readers 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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语法术语
Grammar Terms



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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从句／子句
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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What is a sentence?
什么是句子？





What is a subject?

What is a verb?
What is an object?

















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Chapter What is a sentence?
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什么是句子？






In English, there are two main parts in a sentence: the subject (s) and the verb
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(v).
英文句子有两个主要成分：主语 (s) 和动词 (v)。

John works.
(s) (v)
They laugh.
(s) (v)

What is a subject?
什么是主语？

A subject is the person, animal or thing that does the action. The subject can be
a noun or a pronoun. Two or more nouns or pronouns can be used together to
form the subject.
主语是执行动作的人、动物或事物。主语可以是一个名词或代词。两个或
两个以上的名词或代词也可以结合在一起构成主语。



✤ Tom, teacher, pupil, maid, boss…
Person
✤ Jenny and her brother

✤ cat, dog, bull, fox, wolf…
Animal
✤ hens and chicks


✤ pen, classroom, bottle, school, flood,
Thing graduation...
✤ paper and ink


✤ I, you, we, they, he, she, it
Pronouns for subjects
✤ he and I
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What is a verb?
什么是动词？

A verb can express:
动词可以表示：
✤ An action 动作 : come, kick, like, pay, mop, call…
✤ A state of being 状态 : is, am, are, was, were

The students exercise. (‘Exercise’ is an action.)
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(s) (v)






They are happy. (‘Are’ shows a state.)
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1. When a verb describes a state, we do not use the continuous tense.
当动词描述一种状态时，我们不用进行式。
The door is big. (3)
The door is being big. (7) (continuous tense)


The road was wet. (3)
The road was being wet. (7) (continuous tense)

2. When a verb describes an action, we can use the continuous tense.
当动词描述一个动作时，我们可以用进行式。
The students cross the road. (3)
The students are crossing the road. (3) (continuous tense)

The motorcyclists wore helmets. (3)
The motorcyclists were wearing helmets. (3) (continuous tense)


Sometimes, we have to add an object after a verb when the verb requires a
recipient.
有时，当动词需要接收者时，我们必须在动词后面添加一个宾语。
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What is an object?
什么是宾语？

An object (o) is the person, animal or thing that receives the action of the verb.
Like subjects, an object can be a noun or a pronoun.
宾语是接受动作的人、动物或事物。与主语一样，宾语可以是名词或代词。




Noun Mike, lion, organiser, computer…


Pronouns for objects me, you, us, them, him, her, it




Note : Pronouns for subjects and objects are different in spelling.
注 ：主语代词和宾语代词的拼写是不同的。

The lion catches small animals.
(s) (v) (o)


John likes her.
(s) (v) (o)
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She dislikes him.
(s) (v) (o)

A sentence can also contain other information such as time or a place. Time
words usually come last in a sentence, after a place.
一个句子也可以包含其他信息，如时间或地点。时间词通常放在句子的最
后，在地点之后。

Luke watches the show at home every night.
(place) (time)



The basic sentence structure:
基本句子结构:

Subject + Verb (+ Object + Place + Time)



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Exercise 1

Identify and match the underlined words or phrases to the parts of sentences.
Fill in the blanks with subject, verb, object, place or time.
确认画线单词或短语在句子中属于什么成分。在空格里填写 subject、verb、
object、place 或 time。

e.g. Most people own a mobile phone in our country. subject
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1. Parents look after their children.


2. Bob was sleepy in the morning class.


3. The bull is chasing the man.


4. Peter plays soccer in the evening.


5. Kelly has a high-tech robot.


6. Many people go to the shopping mall in town.


7. We moved to Penang three years ago.

8. Mary and her sister love to eat durian.


9. My best friend is smart and creative.


10. The school organised a charity fair last year.


11. The rabbit took a bite of the carrot.


12. The kids built a sandcastle on the beach last Sunday.






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A TTE NTION!
A TTE NTION!
A TTE NTION!
1. We put a full stop (.) at the end of a sentence, NOT a comma (,).
我们在句子的末尾加上句号（.），而不是逗号（,）。

Kathy does a lot of housework. She is tired. (3)
Kathy does a lot of housework, she is tired. (7)


2. We always have the subject and the verb in a sentence except giving
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commands. When giving commands, the subject (You) is hidden and
understood. Use only the base form of the verb to give commands.
除了命令句，一个句子必须包含主语和动词。在表达命令时，主语
（你）会被省略。我们只能使用动词的原形来表达命令。


(You) Jump! (3)
Stand up! (3)
Put it down! (3)
(Please) pass me the salt. (3)
Don’t litter! (3)
Packs your bag! (7)
Packing your bag! (7)
Packed your bag! (7)








1. The base form of the verb is the original form of a verb without adding ‘-s’, ‘-ing’,
‘-ed’ or having changes in the spelling.
动词的原形是动词的基础形式，不加 -s、-ing、-ed，或在拼写上不作任何
变化。

2. To form a negative COMMAND sentence, just add the word ‘don’t’.
要造否定式命令句，只须在动词前面加 don’t。
Don’t be lazy.
Don’t give up.
Don’t smoke in the restaurant.





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Exercise 2

Which is a complete sentence? Tick (3) the complete sentences and put a
cross (7) if the sentence is incomplete.
哪一个是完整的句子？完整的句子画（3），不完整的句子画（7）。


e.g. Rained heavily yesterday. 7

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1. Jimmy and his family speak Mandarin at home.


2. Washed his car.


3. The picture on the wall.



4. I am preparing dinner in the kitchen.


5. Jack loudly in the classroom.


6. Maggie has a car


7. Is very delicious.


8. Joan and Betty together in Italy.


9. They from North America.



10. Queue up properly.


11. Jeff and Jim quiet little boys.


12. Use the zebra crossing.




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Revision Exercise

Provide suitable subjects and verbs to the sentences below.
为下列句子提供适当的主语和动词。

eg. Jane eats a sandwich for breakfast.
(s) (v)


1. tennis with my friends.


2. a bottle to school.


3. very excited.

4. a new dress for the gathering.


5. late today.



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hot in Malaysia.
7. the gate before leaving.


8. a cheese cake for her birthday.


9. out the parcel by courier.


10. me to the concert.


11. on the lights to read a book.

12. next to the principal.


13. the dirty floor.


14. up the clothes after washing
them.

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Appendix Irregular Verbs
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不规则动词






An English verb can be regular or irregular.
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英语动词可以是规则动词或不规则动词。
A regular verb forms its past (pt) and past participle (pp) forms by adding -ed.
规则动词通过添加 -ed 来形成过去式 (pt) 和过去分词 (pp)。


look – looked – looked
dance – danced – danced
skim – skimmed – skimmed


Irregular verbs do not add -ed. There are three types of irregular verbs:
不规则动词不加 -ed。不规则动词有三种类型：

All three forms are spelled the same: cut – cut – cut
三种形式的拼写一样：

The last two are spelled the same: make – made – made
后两种形式的拼写一样：

All three forms are spelled differently: blow – blew – blown
三种形式的拼写都不一样：

However, there are a few exceptions.
然而，也有一些例外。

become – became – become
come – came – come
run – ran – run





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Base Form (vb) Past Form (pt) Past Participle (pp)
原形 过去式 过去分词

be (is, am, are) 是 was, were been


beat 打 beat beaten

become 成为 became become
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begin 开始 began begun

bite 咬 bit bitten

blow 吹 blew blown

break 打破 broke broken

bring 携带 brought brought


build 建造 built built

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

dig 挖 dug dug

do 做 did done

draw 画 drew drawn

dream 做梦 dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt


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Appendix Measure Words for Uncountable Nouns
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不可数名词的量词






We cannot count uncountable nouns like water. We don’t say one water, two
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waters, etc. However, we can ‘measure’ uncountable nouns with words like jar,
drop, bottle, etc. The list below helps us ‘count’ uncountable nouns.
我们不能计算如“水”这样的不可数名词，我们不能说一个水、两个水
等。然而，我们可以用“罐、滴、瓶”等词来“计量”不可数名词。下表
显示如何“计算”不可数名词。

Note : These measure words are countable, so, besides ‘a (bag) of', we can also
say two (bags) of, three (bags) of, many (bags) of, and so on.
注 ： 这些量词是可数的，因此，除了“一（袋）的”，我们也可以说
“两（袋）的”、“三（袋）的”、“许多（袋）的”等等。


a bag of flour/rice 一袋面粉/米

a bale of cotton 一大捆棉花

a bar of chocolate/soap 一块巧克力/肥皂

a batch of bread 一批面包

a bottle of milk/water/wine 一瓶牛奶/水/葡萄酒


a bowl of cereal/rice/soup 一碗谷粮/饭/汤

a box of cereal 一盒谷粮

a carton of orange juice/milk 一（硬纸）盒橙汁/牛奶

a cup of hot chocolate/coffee/tea 一杯热巧克力/咖啡/茶






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a drop of blood/oil/water 一滴血/油/水

a glass of beer/juice 一（玻璃）杯啤酒/果汁

a grain of rice/sand 一粒米/沙

a heap of rubbish 一堆垃圾

an item of clothing/expenditure/ 一件衣服/一项花费/一则新闻
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news

a jar of honey/jam/peanut butter 一罐蜂蜜/果酱/花生酱

a kilogram of mutton 一公斤羊肉

a litre of mineral water 一升矿泉水

a packet of seasoning 一包调味料


a piece of advice/furniture/paper/ 一个忠告/一件家具/一张纸/
baggage 一件行李

a ream of paper 一包（约 500 张）纸


a roll of tape/toilet paper 一卷胶纸/卫生纸

a set of china 一套瓷器

a slice of bread/cheese/meat/ 一片面包/奶酪/肉/烤面包片
toast


a spoonful of sugar/syrup/ 一匙糖/糖浆/番茄酱
ketchup

a tin of cream/tuna 一罐（头）奶油/金枪鱼

a tub of ice cream 一盒冰激凌


a tube of glue/toothpaste 一管胶水/牙膏



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Appendix Collective Nouns for Countable Nouns
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可数名词的集合名词






A collective noun names a group of people or things. Words like bunch, flock
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and pack are collective nouns. Note that besides the ‘a…of’ pattern, we can also
pluralise a collective noun.
集合名词指一群人或事物，如 bunch（串）、flock（群）和 pack（包）都
是集合名词。注意除了 a…of 的形式，我们也可使集合名词变成复数。

A bouquet of flowers
Two/five/many bouquets of flowers

a band of musicians 一支乐队

a bevy of ladies 一群女士

a block of flats 一栋公寓
a bouquet of flowers 一束花
a brood of chicks 一窝小鸡

a bunch of keys/bananas 一串钥匙/香蕉
a bundle of sticks 一捆枯枝

a chest of drawers 一个抽屉柜
a choir of singers 一支合唱团

a class of pupils 一班学生
a cloud of insects 一群昆虫

a clump of trees 一丛树木
a collection of coins 一组硬币收藏
a colony of ants 一群蚂蚁

a crowd of people 一群人
a deck of cards 一副纸牌
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a dozen of eggs 一打鸡蛋

a fleet of ships/aeroplanes 一队船队/飞机
a flock of birds/sheep 一群鸟/绵羊
a gang of thieves 一伙小偷

a herd of cattle 一群牛
a library of books 一座图书馆的藏书
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a litter of puppies/kittens 一窝小狗/小猫
a pack of wolves/dogs/cards 一群狼/狗；一副纸牌

a packet of cigarettes/biscuits 一包香烟/饼干
a party of friends 一群朋友

a posse of policemen 一队警察
a pride of lions 一群狮子
a quiver of arrows 一袋箭

a range of mountains 一条山脉
a set of tools 一套工具

a shoal of fish 一群鱼
a staff of teachers/employees 一群教师/雇员

a string of pearls 一串珍珠
a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂

a team of players 一队球员
a tribe of natives 一群土著

a troop of monkeys 一群猴子
a troupe of dancers 一团舞蹈员

a wad of banknotes 一沓钞票
a zoo of wild animals 一座动物园的野生动物
an album of photographs/stamps 一本相册/集邮簿

an army of soldiers 一支军队
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Answer Key 答案





Chapter 1: What is a sentence? 14. She hangs up the clothes after washing
them.
Exercise 1 (Accept any appropriate answer.)
1. object 2. verb
3. subject 4. time Chapter 2: Must-Know English
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5. verb 6. place
7. subject 8. subject Concepts
9. verb 10. object Exercise 1
11. verb 12. place 1. F Correct
2. N Wrong (to have-has)
Exercise 2 3. F Correct
1. (✓) 4. F Correct
2. (✗) (missing subject) He washed his car. 5. F Correct
3. (✗) (missing verb) The picture is on the 6. N Wrong (finding-find)
wall. 7. F Correct
4. (✓) 8. N Wrong (worn-wears)
5. (✗) (missing verb) Jack talked loudly in 9. N Wrong (written-wrote/writes)
the classroom. 10. N Wrong (running-are running)
6. (✗) (missing full stop) Maggie has a car. 11. F Correct
7. (✗) (missing subject) It is very delicious. 12. F Correct
8. (✗) (missing verb) Joan and Betty live
together in Italy. Exercise 2
9. (✗) (missing verb) They come/are from 1. plural 2. singular
North America. 3. singular 4. plural
10. (✓) 5. plural 6. plural
11. (✗) (missing verb) Jeff and Jim are quiet 7. plural 8. singular
little boys. 9. plural 10. singular
12. (✓)
Exercise 3
Revision Exercise 1. towns 2. teachers
1. I play tennis with my friends. 3. loves 4. Parents
2. Every student brings a bottle to school. 5. was 6. He
3. They are very excited. 7. has 8. is
4. Mary buys a new dress for the gathering. 9. wives 10. comes
5. Jimmy is late today. 11. packed 12. rode
6. It is hot in Malaysia. 13. are 14. was
7. He closes the gate before leaving. 15. children 16. cupcake
8. Her mother bakes a cheese cake for her 17. were 18. knocked
birthday. Exercise 4
9. They send out the parcel by courier. 1. present 2. past
10. Michael invites me to the concert. 3. past 4. present
11. Adam turns on the lights to read a book. 5. past 6. future
12. The head prefect stands next to the 7. past 8. present
principal. 9. past 10. future
13. The maid cleans the dirty floor.


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Chapter 3: Sentence Checking Steps 9. (✗) Her boyfriend is an electrician.
10. (✗) Can I use your phone?
(Part 1)
Exercise 1 Revision Exercise
1. I read a novel. 1. He washes his bicycle every Sunday.
2. My sister has a beautiful pencil box. (Step 3)
3. He gave up smoking. 2. Peggy is shorter than her sister.
4. They want some water. (Step 1)
5. My father wrote a message to me last 3. My brothers build houses. (Step 2)
week. 4. Karen went to the laundry shop this
6. The new classmate comes/is from morning. (Step 1)
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Thailand. 5. There is an ant in the soup. (Step 3)
7. It rains every afternoon. 6. The dog barks at the cat. (Step 3)
8. Ted cleans the toilet himself. 7. Lucy cooks in the kitchen. (Step 1)
9. The dog barked loudly last night. 8. We eat dinner at seven in the evening.
10. The shopkeeper showed me a new (Step 2)
phone model. 9. Our coach scolded us yesterday.
(Step 1)
Exercise 2 10. I need a marker to do my homework.
1. goes 2. lives (Step 3)
3. get 4. walks
5. exercise 6. enjoy Chapter 4: Sentence Checking Steps
7. hate 8. collects
9. has 10. bring (Part 2)
11. stole 12. wears Exercise 1
13. went 14. opened 1. I drink milk to keep healthy.
15. were 2. The foreigner came to ask for the
direction.
Exercise 3 3. We begin studying at 8 a.m. /
1. My grandfather reads the newspaper We begin to study at 8 a.m.
every morning. (Step 2) 4. Tina finished writing her email just now.
2. She saw a beautiful rainbow yesterday. 5. They use a recycle bag to carry their
(Step 1) shopping.
3. Joel rides a motorcycle to work. 6. You can choose to buy more.
(Step 1) 7. Tom stopped his work to speak to
4. The scissors are in the drawer. (Step 2) Jeremy.
5. Eagles fly high in the sky. (Step 2) 8. We all hope to celebrate Christmas in
6. The boys are in the field. (Step 1) Paris.
7. He talks like a professor. (Step 2) 9. My father invited all our neighbours to
8. They have some good toys. (Step 2) come to his birthday party.
9. The boy spoke English to me. (Step 1) 10. There are some birds chirping on the
10. Our teacher is sick today. (Step 1) tree.
Exercise 4 Exercise 2
1. (✗) Pamela made the kite with her sister. 1. The panda is eating a bamboo now.
2. (✓) 2. They are learning English.
3. (✓) 3. She was wearing a beautiful night gown
4. (✗) A cat meows. last night.
5. (✓) 4. The students are listening to the teacher
6. (✗) Peter has a ticket for tonight’s movie. now.
7. (✗) There are photos on the wall. 5. The woman was selling a jade bracelet to
8. (✗) A hammer is a tool. my mother.
6. He was flying to Penang at 3 p.m.
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