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I. Grammatical Structures (continued)
Question forms
information questions + some variety of tenses (e.g., When can I leave? How have you been?)
negative yes/no questions (e.g., Don’t you live here?) simple tag questions (e.g., It’s hot today, isn’t it?)
Negation
negation + some variety of tenses (e.g., He hasn’t finished. She shouldn’t go.)
Prepositions
with (simple figurative) phrasal verbs (e.g., give up, look after, bring up, get along, clear up, go through, hang around, hold on, point out, put down)
Sentences
some variety of compound sentences
main clause + one subordinate clause (e.g., I saw lots of people when I got near
the school.)
direct speech + correct punctuation (e.g., Juan said,“I’m late so I have to take the
bus.” “I’m late so I have to take the bus,” said Juan.)
indirect speech + present tense (e.g., They said you go to the movies every week.)
indirect speech + say, tell, ask + some variety of tenses (e.g., They said he wanted you to call.)
II. Conventions of Print
Punctuation
colon before a list (e.g., Bring the following items: pen, pencil, and paper.) parentheses (e.g., for additional information)
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