Grammar Collection Box Set: Theory and Exercises

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Grammar Collection Box Set includes three bestselling books from the well known Theory and Exercises series:

Book #1
English Grammar - Theory and Exercises
"English Grammar - Theory and Exercises" presents the most important elements of English Grammar in a clear and simple manner. The book addresses all those who want to learn English, regardless of age, offering, through clear explanations and algorithms, a better and faster understanding of English grammar. Each lesson is accompanied by examples and exercises. The book contains 900 exercises.

Book #2
French Grammar - Theory and Exercises
"French Grammar - Theory and Exercises" provides all the major chapters of a modern French grammar.The book uses accessible language and the grammar rules are illustrated with specific examples.The book contains an abundance of exercises.

Book #3
Spanish Grammar - Theory and Exercises
„Spanish Grammar - Theory and Exercises” is an indispensable guide for all the people who want to learn spanish. The book explains each area of grammar clearly and concisely. Each lesson is accompanied by examples and exercises. The book contains 1300 exercises.

• Language: English
• Publisher: My Ebook Publishing House
• Release date: Sep 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311225177

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Grammar Collection Box Set

Theory and Exercises

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Includes three bestselling books from the Theory and Exercises series

English Grammar - Theory and Exercises

French Grammar - Theory and Exercises

Spanish Grammar - Theory and Exercises

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Table of Contents

Book #1

English Grammar - Theory and Exercises

English Grammar - Theory and Exercises presents the most important elements of English Grammar in a clear and simple manner. The book addresses all those who want to learn English, regardless of age, offering, through clear explanations and algorithms, a better and faster understanding of English grammar. Each lesson is accompanied by examples and exercises. The book contains 900 exercises.

Book #2

French Grammar - Theory and Exercises

French Grammar - Theory and Exercises provides all the major chapters of a modern French grammar.The book uses accessible language and the grammar rules are illustrated with specific examples.The book contains an abundance of exercises.

Book #3

Spanish Grammar - Theory and Exercises

„Spanish Grammar - Theory and Exercises" is an indispensable guide for all the people who want to learn spanish. The book explains each area of grammar clearly and concisely. Each lesson is accompanied by examples and exercises. The book contains 1300 exercises.

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English Grammar

Theory and Exercises

Adjectives and Adverbs

Comparatives and Superlatives

Articles

Pronouns

Present Simple

Present Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Past Simple Tense

Past Tense Irregular Verbs

Future

Modal Form Basics

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs are used to describe nouns and verbs. Adjectives such as blue or pretty describe nouns. Adverbs such as slowly or beautifully describe verbs.

The adjectives which indicate religion or nationality begin with a capital letter, whether they refer to people or objects:

Greg goes to a Catholic church.

Tom is an English pupil.

In most cases, the adjective is put in front of the noun. When two adjectives precede a noun, they can be connected by a comma (,) or by the conjunction and. A batch of adjectives, is usually connected by a comma (,) or at the last one by the conjunction and.

– Examples:

Timmy is a good, nice and obedient dog.

Timmy likes long and quiet walks with his master.

In order to get perfect, we have to practice learning English for many long, hard hours.

Adjectives that are placed directly before a noun:

– Examples:

Tom is an excellent baseball player.

I bought a comfortable sofa.

Timmy is thinking about playing with a new toy.

– If an adjective is used in a sentence with the verb 'to be', then the adjective describes the subject of the sentence:

– Examples:

Timmy is sad.

John was very angry.

Adverbs are, in most cases, made from adjectives, by adding ly, but for a few exceptions.

– Examples:

Soft – softly

Sad – sadly

Cold – coldly

– Exceptions:

Good – well

Late – late

Early – early

Fast – fast

Hard - hard

– Placement of the adverbs

An adverb which modifies a verb is generally put at the end of the sentence.

Timmy plays nicely.

Jane learned her lessons well.

Joseph worked diligently.

They worked hard before coming home.

An adverb of time and space is generally put at the end of the sentence.

Timmy played with her today.

Jane and Dan are going to school tomorrow.

Timmy got up very early.

An adverb which modifies adjectives or another adverb is placed before the adjective or the adverb that they modify:

Jane was very sad to see Timmy leave.

– Exercises

1.1. Complete each of the sentences. Choose the correct adverb or adjective to fill in the gap:

1. I read the lesson but I didn't remember it very ________.

a. good

b. well

2. Emma is a ______ mother.

a. carefully

b. careful

3. The chicken tastes ________.

a. good

b. well

4. I got on my bicycle and rode _____ to the park.

a. quickly

b. quick

5. Mathew is ________ill.

a. critical

b. critically

6. Congratulations Dan! You cleaned up your room very ________.

a. well

b. good

7. I am interested in English and at the same time I find History it very________ too.

a. fascinated

b. fascinating

8. The new English book is full of________ new things.

a. fascinated

b. fascinating

9. I enjoy having a ________ prepared meal.

a. careful

b. carefully

10. His driving is improving. He doesn’t drive fast any more. He drives very ________ now.

a. slowly

b. slow

11. Bankers work very _____.

a. hardly

b. hard

12. The teachers work ________.

a. hardly

b. hard

13. Mathew is a ________ singer.

a. terrible

b. terribly

14. Although we live in the suburbs, our district is very ________.

a. quietly

b. quiet

1.2. Complete each of the sentences. Choose the correct adverb or adjective to fill in the gap:

1. I'm ________ to see that my friend is very happy.

a. pleased

b. pleasing

2. Mark thinks that it’s very ________not to have his friends around.

a. depressed

b. depressing

3. I can't catch up with you. You walk too ________.

a. quick

b. quickly

4. Mark is an ______ boy.

a. intelligent

b. intelligently

5. Dan speaks English ________.

a. fluent

b. fluently

6. I am familiar with this board game. I know it quite ________.

a. well

b. good

7. The music is far too ________.

a. loudly

b. loud

8. Jane opened the door very ________ and I didn’t hear her come in.

a. quietly

b. quiet

9. I think the dog is sad for some reason. He didn't get to go to the park today and I think that he is really ________.

a. disappointing

b. disappointed

10. He rides the bicycle very ________.

a. good

b. well

11. Mary and Dan want to buy a _____ plane ticket to London.

a. cheap

b. cheaply

12. David learned to play football ________.

a. quick

b. quickly

13. My friend is very bright. He's a ________learner.

a. quick

b. quickly

14. Diana is playing the piano. She plays ________.

a. beautiful

b. beautifully

1.3. Complete each of the sentences. Choose the correct adverb or adjective to fill in the gap:

1. Emma can memorize poems very ________ .

a. quick

b. quickly

2. The day when our favorite TV series was cancelled was a ________ day for us all.

a. sad

b. sadly

3. Jane tries very ________ to keep up with Dan when they jog, but he always gets ahead of her.

a. hard

b. hardly

4. Cats see ________ during the night.

a. good

b. well

5. Dan understands English ________.

a. well

b. good

6. Our dog was ________ shocked to find five new toys in the yard.

a. complete

b. completely

7. Mary has to try and learn more ________. She is behind!

a. quick

b. quickly

8. Sometimes John feels________, but he always tries to be brave.

a. frightening

b. frightened

9. They say on TV that this summer will be very hot. This weather predictions are quite ________.

a. terrifying

b. terrified

10. He's a very ________ businessman.

a. successful

b. success

11.The athlete ran ________.

a. fast

b. fastly

12. When his mother isn’t home, David usually sobs ________.

a. sad

b. sadly

13. Although I understand your point of view, but I can't say that I ________ agree with you.

a. fully

b. full

14. In order not to get hurt, you have to be more ________.

a. careful

b. carefully

1.4. Complete each of the sentences. Choose the correct adverb or adjective to fill in the gap:

1. My mother is upset on me because I behaved ________

a. badly

b. bad

2. The English teacher caught me red-handed with no homework. It was so ________.

a. embarrassing

b. embarrassed

3. David got up ________today.

a. earliestly

b. early

4. I ran ______ so that I wouldn’t arrive early.

a. slow

b. slowly

5. I like to use a ________ towel.

a. cleanly

b. clean

6. John has been having a lot of stomach aches ________.

a. lately

b. late

7. Mother was ________ to help me with my English homework.

a. willing

b. willingly

8. We are having a test paper. Please be ________ .

a. quiet

b. quietly

9. John was really ________ to find the front door open. Then he realized that Mary got home before he did.

a. surprising

b. surprised

10. Jane walks ________.

a. heavy

b. heavily

11. Dan is an _____ singer.

a. excellently

b. excellent

12. The new song sounds ________.

a. badly

b. bad

13. Although I asked you to clean your room , everything is a ________ mess.

a. complete

b. completely

14. My dog is very ________.

a. clever

b. cleverly

1.5. Complete each of the sentences. Choose the correct adverb or adjective to fill in the gap:

1. Mark ________ started running.

a. sudden

b. suddenly

2. John learns hard and his teacher is very ________ with his progress.

a. satisfying

b. satisfied

3. My father is a very ________ man.

a. jolliest

b. jolly

4. My mother spoke _____ to me.

a. soft

b. softly

5. Craig likes to sing ________ songs.

a. cheerful

b. cheer

6. He always stays at home and ________ goes anywhere.

a. hardly

b. hard

7. John speaks very ________. He doesn’t want to make any noise.

a. quiet

b. quietly

8. My job is very ________.

a. exhausting

b. exhausted

9. They didn’t understand adjectives or adverbs and they messed things up ____.

a. completely

b. complete

10. I learned a new game yesterday. It’s very ________.

a. nicely

b. nice

11. Jimmy plays the saxophone very _____.

a. well

b. good

12. Dona is ________.

a. beautiful

b. beautifully

13. Please step ________, the floor is wet.

a. carefully

b. careful

14. Mary and Dan speak English very ________.

a. good

b. well

1.6. Complete each of the sentences. Choose the correct adverb or adjective to fill in the gap:

1. Although it rained earlier, the sky is ________ .

a. clear

b. clearly

2. My homework is ________ , but doing it with mom makes it fun.

a. boring

b. bored

3. Why do you watch TV so ________?

a. frequent

b. frequently

4. My dog was very _____ today. He broke a vase.

a. bad

b. badly

5. Jane dresses ________.

a. beautifully

b. beautiful

6. Timmy should find his way home ________.

a. easily

b. easy

7. Mark didn’t force me to go home. I did it ________.

a. willing

b. willingly

8. John is very ________in meeting and playing with my kitten.

a. interesting

b. interested

9. David got an A on his project. He must be ________.

a. thrilling

b. thrilled

10. John left ________.

a. late

b. lately

11. I just listened to the new album. What a ________ album!

a. great

b. greatly

12. Mary always talks so very ________.

a. quickly

b. quick

13. John buys his toys very ________ .

a. careful

b. carefully

14. When my dog looks at me, I understand ________ what he wants.

a. clear

b. clearly

1.7. Complete each of the sentences. Choose between few or little to fill in the gap:

1. I rode the bike a ____ times, but I am not an expert on the subject.

a. few

b. little

2. Just a _____ newspapers mentioned the incident.

a. few

b. little

3. I am always on the run, I have ____ time to spare.

a. few

b. little

4. David has ____ toys.

a. little

b. few

5. I only speak a _____ English so far, but I want to get better.

a. few

b. little

6. Could you give me a ____ salt, please?

a. little

b. few

7. I met a ____ friends for a drink.

a. little

b. few

8. I'd like you to give me a ____ more credit for my effort.

a. few

b. little

9. I only drink a _____coke in the evening, because then I can’t sleep.

a. little

b. few

10. Timmy has very ____ patience when he wants to go for a walk.

a. few

b. little

1.8. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective:

1. A new pupil joined ________ class.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

2. David eats ________ food very quickly.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

h. their

3. I believe in ________ skill to learn English.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

f. their

4. Mothers always believe in ________ children.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

5. Jane plays with ________ cat every day.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

6. Parents always like to save money on ________ shopping.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

7. I often forget ________ watch.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

8. Tim likes ________ home.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

9. We’ll bring ________ tent so that we can go to the mountains.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

10. Michael will bring________ game so that we can play.

a. my

b. your

c. his

d. her

e. its

f. our

g. their

Comparatives and Superlatives

When we want to compare two or more things we can use Comparatives and Superlatives. Comparative are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est.

– Mark is taller than Jane.

– Mark is the tallest of all the students in his class.

– My father is older than me.

– Between me and my father, he is the oldest.

– Exceptions:

– Irregular adjectives

My mother’s cooking is better than my fathers.

Timmy is the best dog in the world.

– Exercises

2.1. Complete each of the sentences. Choose the correct comparative to fill in the gap:

1. Working all day is ____ than it seems.

a. bader

b. badder

c. worse

2. The pizza got here ____ than I thought it would.

a. quicker

b. more quick

3. Your TV is ____ than my TV.

a. more big

b. biger

c. bigger

4. I'd like some ____ information about this new ebook.

a. farther

b. further

5. Mark learns ____ than I do.

a. quicker

b. more quickly

6. I know that this tradition might seem odd to you, but It's ____ than you think.

a. commoner

b. more common

7. Your composition is ____ than mine.

a. more small

b. smaller

8. By getting an A in math, Dan proved he is ____ than he looks.

a. cleverer

b. more clever

9. This kind of tea is ____ than the other one.

a. better

b. beter

c. gooder

10. Getting a new car costs ____ than I thought.

a. fewer

b. less

2.2. Choose the correct comparative or superlative in order to complete the sentences:

1. Jane knew a shortcut and that is why she got there ____ than the others.

a. faster

b. more fast

2. Which is the ____ ? English or Mathematics?

a. more difficult

b. most difficult

3. August is ____ month for me because I go on vacation.

a. more expensive than

b. the most expensive

c. more expensive

d. most expensive

4. The