Exercises in Speaking English

By A. G. Schopf A.A. B.A.

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• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781493111237

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Copyright © 2013 by A. G. SCHOPF, A.A., B.A.

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CONTENTS

PART 1

Principal Parts of Verbs

Principal Parts of Verbs

Principal Parts of Verbs

Principal Parts of Verbs

Troublesome Verbs—come and go

Troublesome Verbs

Troublesome Verbs

Troublesome Verb—can and may

Troublesome Verbs—might and could

Troublesome Verbs—shall and will

Number and Person of verb

Troublesome Verbs—Don’t and doesn’t

Double Negatives

More Double Negatives

Personal Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Use of She or Her

Use of Two Nominatives and Two Objectives

Number and Gender of Pronouns

Number and Gender of Nouns

Number of Nouns

Nouns as Plurals

Possessive

Antonym

Homonyms

Adjectives and Adverbs

Verbs of the Senses

More Adverbs and Adjectives

Adjectives and Adverbs

Comparing Adjectives and Adverbs

Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

Choosing the Correct Adjective

Adjective Overuse

Conjunctions and Prepositions

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PART 2

Troublesome Verbs Flee Fly Flow

Troublesome Verbs—Rise, Lie, Sit, Raise, Lay, and Set

Troublesome Verbs—Rise and Raise

Troublesome Verbs—Sit and Set

Troublesome Verbs—Lie and Lay

More Lie/Lay

Verbs in Number

Subjunctive vs Indicative

Verbs—Singular and Plural

Verbs in Number

Subjunctive or Indicative

Personal Pronouns

Pronouns—Who and Whom

Pronouns—Who or Whom

Words Frequently Misused

Misused Words

Misused Words

Misused Words

Misused Words

Misused Words

Misused Words

Misused Words

Review Pronouns and Verbs

Review Pronouns and Verbs

Review Pronouns and Verbs

Review of Common Errors

Misused Words affect and effect

Review of Common Errors

Review

Review the Apostrophe

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PART 3

Punctuation

The Exclamation Mark

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Comma

The Semicolon

The Colon

The Dash

Quotation Marks

Quotation Marks

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Thanks to my teacher Grace Coughlin and enforcer Olga Jensen.

The arrangement of the exercises in this edition of EXERCISES IN SPEAKING ENGLISH has been carefully prepared to meet the needs of those wishing to converse in English in the way English is meant to be spoken. The contents are divided in four parts arranged as follows:

PART 1 Made up of 33 exercises introduces only the elementary principals of grammar. It is composed of drills to be practiced over and over until one is certain that the offending grammar brought to the forefront will never be repeated.

PART 2 Made up of 38 exercises with emphasis placed on principals that might present difficulties to the average student.

PART 3 Made up of 48 exercises which draw attention to our everyday language: words that are frequently confused, and review of the principals covered in the preceding exercises.

PART 4 Made up of 13 exercises covering the rules of punctuation.

Speaking English

This will be my attempt to have the English language spoken the way it was meant to be spoken. You might think there are two ways to speak English and that would be your way and my way. But, there is only one way—the right way.

We mustn’t forget to mention the lazy way—saying nuttin when we mean nothing, saying sumthin instead of something. How many words do you know that are said the lazy way?

Put your thinking cap on and make a list of 25 words said the lazy way. Then practice saying them the correct way. It will be for your benefit. The following exercises are drills.

It is important to pronounce our words correctly so that we will be understood the first time we say something. Just imagine being in public (by that I mean being outside your living space where other people have gathered) and you want to comment on something. Further imagine that you are asked to repeat everything two or three times.

EXERCISES IN SPEAKING ENGLISH—PART 1

NAME______________________CLASS_________DATE_________

VERBS

To speak correctly, a thorough knowledge of verbs is essential. In the following exercises you will learn if you have any weakness in that required knowledge.

Principal Parts of Verbs

The three principal parts of a verb are the present, the past, and the past perfect.

Most verbs form the past tense and past perfect by adding t or d to the present tense, but some verbs have a different form for the past and the past perfect. Other verbs use the same form for all three parts. Learn the correct form and practice it until it becomes automatic. Strive to speak correctly at all times.

Complete the following:

EXERCISES IN SPEAKING ENGLISH—PART 1, PAGE 2

NAME __________________DATE__________

EXERCISES IN SPEAKING ENGLISH—PART ONE, PAGE 3

NAME _____________ DATE______

Exercise 3 Use of Principal Parts of Verbs

Strike out the incorrect forms in the following sentences:

1. We have (saw, seen) you often on campus.

2. She (bid, bade) me farewell at the end of class.

3. The boy fell from the wagon and