English Grammar Course Notes

OLD ENGLISH COURSE : GRAMMAR NOTES 1-If the indirect object follows the direct object, we use the prepositions to or for. If the indirect object precedes the direct object, we do not use à preposition. He gave the money to me. He gave me the money. I sent a letter to her. I sent her à letter. 2-If a noun ends in y preceded by a consonant, we change the y to i and add es. city lady cities ladies If a noun ends in y preceded by a vowel, we only add s. Key monkey keys monkeys Ifn noun ends in for fe, we change the f to v and add s or es. wife leav wifes leaves With a few nouns ending in o, like potato, tomato and hero, we add es. potato potatoes 2- my your our your his her its their Your friend took my beak. our books are on her desk. 3-We use there is with singular nouns ; we use there are with plural nouns. There is a book on the table. There is one man in the room. There are books on the table. There are several men in the room. 4-Webt‘orm negatives with there is and there are by placing not after the verb. There is a man in the room. There is not a man in the room. There are two students absent today. There are not two students absent today. The contractor! forms isn't and aren't are generally used. We form questions with there is and there are by placing the verb before there. There is a window in the room. Is there a window in the room? There are some magazines on the table. Are there magazines on the table? 5-This indicates that something is near us ; that indicates that it is at a distance. This book is in my hand. That book is over there on the table. The plural of this is these ; the plural of that is those. These books are in my hand. Those books are over there on the table.