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an imprint ofScan this QR codewith your smartphonefor more Englishlearning resources.www.learners.com.sgAnne Seaton Y H MewThis series, highly regarded by teachers, parentsand learners, has been revised to be even morecomprehensive and user-friendly with the inclusion ofmore grammar items and a new layout and features.A systematic introduction to grammarfor beginning learners Anne Seaton Y H Mewon modular organisation of topics that makes it easy for teachers and learners toalign it to topics in the English course and to refer to it as and when required; short exercises on every topic to check understanding and developgrammatical accuracy and fluency.itiGRAMMARThe books feature: concise and age-appropriate definitions and carefully annotated examplesthat make understanding grammar and usage easy;EnglishEdThis 3-book series offers a systematic and comprehensive study ofEnglish grammar. The series is specially designed to introduce, explainand reinforce essential grammar topics and to lay a strong foundation forgood English. The well-organised content structure in this series makesit a handy reference resource suitable for self-study.ewPrimary 5 & 6New EditionPrimary 3 & 4NBasic English GRAMMARPrimary 1 & 2Basic
Contents1The Capital Letter2Nouns2.12.22.32.42.52.62.72.82.92.10345TOC BEG.indd 2712Common NounsProper NounsConcrete NounsCountable NounsUncountable NounsSingular NounsPlural NounsCollective NounsMasculine and Feminine NounsNoun Phrases162224252628394245Pronouns3.1Personal Pronouns3.2Reflexive Pronouns3.3Possessive Pronouns3.4Interrogative Pronouns3.5Demonstrative Pronouns3.6Indefinite Pronouns47Adjectives4.1 Kinds of Adjectives: Quality,Opinion, Age, Temperature, Origin,Colour, Size, Shape, Material4.2Nouns Used as Adjectives4.3Comparison of Adjectives57Determiners5.1The Articles5.2Demonstrative Determiners71475051525455586566717321/03/14 2:45 PM
5.35.45.55.65.76Interrogative DeterminersPossessive DeterminersCardinal NumbersOrdinal NumbersQuantifiers82Verbs and Tenses6.1The Simple Present Tense6.2am, is and are6.3The Present Continuous Tense6.4have and has6.5The Simple Past Tense6.6was and were6.7Regular and Irregular Verbs6.8 The Past Continuous Tense6.9The Future Tense6.10 do, does and did6.11 can and could6.12 may6.13 would and should6.14 must6.15 Infinitives6.16 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs6.17 Phrasal ubject-Verb Agreement1208Adverbs123Adverbs of Manner8.2 Adverbs of Time8.3Adverbs of Frequency8.4Adverbs of Place8.5Comparison of Adverbs8.1TOC BEG.indd 3747577787912412512612812921/03/14 2:45 PM
9101112TOC BEG.indd 4Prepositions9.1Prepositions of Position9.2 Prepositions of Direction9.3Prepositions of Time9.4Prepositions with Special Uses9.5Complex Prepositions131Connectors10.1 Connectors of Sequence10.2 Connectors of Contrast10.3 Connectors of Reason10.4 Connectors of Purpose10.5 Connectors of Addition137Sentences11.1 Kinds of Sentences11.2 The Subject and the Object11.3 Positive and Negative Sentences11.4 Questions11.5 Linking Sentences11.6 Direct Speech142Punctuation12.1 Full Stop12.2 Comma12.3 Exclamation Mark12.4 Question Mark12.5 Apostrophe12.6 14614715115315615715815815916321/03/14 2:45 PM
1The Capital LetterThe capital letter is also called a big letter or upper-case letter, orsometimes just a capital.A B C D E F G H IJ K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZIn these examples, you can see how capital letters appear in a sentence.Sam went to Paris in November.capital letterI made my mother a card for Mother’s Day.capital letterWhen do you use a capital letter?You use a capital letter for the first letter in a sentence:The dog is barking.Come here!Quick Check 1Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. we don’t want to go to school.2. our teacher didn’t give us any homework.3. there isn’t any monster under your bed.7BEG Chapter 01.indd 719/03/14 4:35 PM
You always use a capital letter for the word I:I am eight years old.GRAMMARHELPYou may sometimes need twocapital letters when you arewriting about what someone says:Tom and I are good friends.The policeman said, “You willhave to come with me.”Quick Check 2Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. you and i have many hobbies in common.2. helen and i are good friends.3. i missed school because i was not well.You use a capital letter for the names of people:AliceTomKimJamesSnow WhiteDoes this book belong to you, Alice?SPELL IT RIGHTYou use capital letters for namesof people you are related to:I call my mother Mum but my littlesister calls her Mummy.Once upon a time, there lived a lovely princess named Snow White.Quick Check 3Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. gordon lives with his grandparents.2. they have named their baby jasmine.3. robert is sally’s elder brother.8The Capital LetterBEG Chapter 01.indd 819/03/14 4:35 PM
You use a capital letter for initials in people’s names:E.B. WhiteJames P. SmithM.H. ChaoJ.K. RowlingE.B. White wrote a book called ‘Stuart Little’ about a talking mouse.J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter books.Quick Check 4Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. my brother likes to read the books of j.m. barrie.2. the stories of winnie the pooh were written by a.a. milne.3. wile e. coyote is a well-known cartoon character.You also use a capital letter for titles used with people’s names:Mr and Mrs BrownMiss LeeKing RichardCaptain WellsQueen ElizabethPrincess DaisyMiss Lee took us to the Singapore Botanic Gardens.Yesterday, we visited our new neighbour, Mr Brown.Quick Check 5Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. my teacher’s name is mrs smith.2. general rogers is leading the army parade.3. have you met miss jones?The Capital LetterBEG Chapter 01.indd 9919/03/14 4:35 PM
You use a capital letter for the names of places:National MuseumQueen’s RoadLondonSingaporeWe took our guests to the National Museum yesterday.My uncle is staying at the Prince Hotel in Singapore.WATCHOUT!If the name of something such as a boat has little words in it like ‘the’, ‘of ’,‘in’, they do not have capitals:The name of his boat was ‘Pride of the Islands’.Quick Check 6Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. gary lives on thomson road.2. we are going to visit japan during the holidays.3. sally goes to the national library to study.You use a capital letter for the names of languages:EnglishFrenchJapaneseMalayThaiSpanishThe people in France speak French.John can speak English, French and Mandarin.Quick Check 7Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. he is learning russian in school.2. mr mew teaches french, spanish and german.3. the official language of india is hindi.10The Capital LetterBEG Chapter 01.indd 1019/03/14 4:35 PM
You use a capital letter for festivals, holidays, days of the week andmonths of the year:New Year’s DayChristmasMother’s DaySundayMondayFridayJanuaryMayOctoberWe have a test on Friday.In Australia, Christmas falls in the summertime.Quick Check 8Underline the letters that should be CAPITALS and write thecorrect letter in the space above them.1. december is the last month of the year.2. there is an exciting football match on sunday.3. molly went to the doctor last thursday.The Capital LetterBEG Chapter 01.indd 111119/03/14 4:35 PM
A systematic introduction to grammar for beginning learners Basic English GRAMMAR New Edition Anne Seaton Y H Mew www.learners.com.sg Scan this QR code with your smartphone for more English learning resources. Anne Seaton Y H Mew This 3-book series offers a systematic and
