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ENGLISH

GRAMMAR

ENGLISH

GRAMMAR

Second Edition

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I Betty Schrampfer Azar. -- 2nd ed.

D. cm. 1ncludes indexes. ISBN 0-13-368317-6 ISBN 0-13-368424-5 (v. 1). --ISBN 0-13-368358-3

(v. 2) 1. English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. 2. English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc. I. Title. PE1128.A96 1995 428.2'4--dc20 92-2571 1

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01996 by Betty Schrampfer Azar

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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION ........................................................................

................ ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................ ....................................... x

51 f .

Chapter 1 USING BEAND HAVE

........ : U fl - NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR ........................................................................ 2 NOUN +ARE + NOUN: PLURAL ........................................................................ .... 4 ................ PRONOUN + BE + NOUN 6 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE ........................................................................ ........... 7 NEGATIVE WITH BE ........................................................................ ......................... 8

BE + ADJECTIVE ........................... .... ........................................................................

. 10

BE + A LOCATION ........................................... .... .............................................. 16

................................................. SUMMARY: SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH BE 20

............................................. ........................... YESNO QUESTIONS WITH BE .. 21

QUESTIONS WITH BE: USING WHERE ............................................................... 24 ................. USING HAVE AND HAS 26 USING MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, OUR, THEIR ...................................................... 27 USING THIS AND THAT ........................................................................ ................ 30 USING THESE AND THOSE ........................................................................ ......... 31 ................................. ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WHATAND WHO +BE ....... 32 .I?'

Chapter 2 EXPRESSING PRESENT TIME (PART I)

'17'1 . L FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE ................ 44

USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS. USUALLY. OFTEN.

......................................................... SOMETIMES. SEL.DOM. R.4REL.Y. NEW 46 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE ........................................................... 47 PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S: /Z/ AND /S/ ....................................................... 49 .................. ............... SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ES .. 51 .................................. ADDING FINAL -S/-ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y .... 1 ........................................ IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES 52 SUMMARY: SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF -SAND -ES ................... 54 THE SIMPLE PRESENT . NEGATIVE .................................................................. 57

CONTENTS . //I

2-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YESNO QUESTIONS .................................................. 6 I

2-1 1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS

.................................. WITH WHERE 64 2-12

THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS

.... WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME 66 ........................ 2-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE AND DO 67 2-14 USING lTTO TALK ABOUT TIME ........................................................................ 72
............... 2-1 5 PREPOSITIONS OF TIME 73 ..................................................... 2-16 USING ITTO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER 74

Chapter 3 EXPRESSING PRESENT TIME (PART 2) "

........................................... BE + JNG: THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE 84

SPELLING OF -ZNG ................. .. ........................................................................

..... 87 THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE . QUESTIONS ....................................................... 89 .............................. THE SIMPLE PRESENT vs . THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 92 ............. NONACTION VERBS NOT USED IN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 95 ............................................ SEE, LOOKAT, WATCH, HEAR, AND LISTEN TO 97 NEED AND WANT + A NOUN OR AN ............................................ 98

............................ .................................................................. WOULD LIKE ............ 100

................. WOULDLIKEvs LJKE 101 THINK ABOUT AND THINK THAT .................................................................... 102 ................................... THERE + BE 106 ........................ ......................................... THERE + BE YESNO QUESTIONS i 107 ................................ THERE + BE ASKING QUESTIONS WITH HOWMANY 109

............................................ ............................ PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION .... 11

Chapter 4 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

...................................................................... NOUNS: SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS 127

...................... ADJECTIVE + NOUN 129 .......................................... SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND OBJECT PRONOUNS 131 ................................................................... NOUNS: SINGULAR AND PLURAL 134 .............................................................. NOUNS: IRREGULAR PLURAL FORMS 139 ................................................................... NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT 141

. ................................. ................................................................... USINGANvs A .. 143

.................. USING A/AN vs SOME 144 ............................................... MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS 150 ...................................... USING THE 156 ............................. USING 0 (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 160 .............. USING SOME AND ANY 161

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,

................. ANYTHING, ANYONE 163 .................................... INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: NOTHING AND NO ONE 164

Chapter 5 EXPRESSING PAST TIME ... v .

Chapter 6

USING BE: PAST TIME ....................... .... ....................................................... 171

PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE ........................................................................ ............. 172 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS ........................................................................ ............. 173 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED ................ .. ....................................... 177 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO ................................. 178 PRONUNCIATION OF -ED: It/, Id/, AND ladl ..................................................... 180

SPELLING OF -ED VERBS ................... .. .......................................................... 183

SPELLING OF -ED AND -ING: TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS ............................... 186 ................................... THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS .................... ... 190

THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE ........... ... ........................................................ 192

THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS ..................................................... 9 MORE IRREGULAR VERBS ........................................................................ ............ 198

THE SIMPLE PAST: USING WHERE, WHEN, WHAT TIME,

................................................ AND WHY .............................................................. ... 203

QUESTIONS WITH WHAT ..................... .... .................................................... 206

QUESTIONS WITH WHO ........................................................................ ........... 209 ASKING ABOUT THE MEANING OF A WORD ............................................... 212

MORE IRREGULAR VERBS ............... ... ............................................................. 213

BEFORE AND AFTER IN TIME CLAUSES ...................................................... 216

WHEN IN TIME CLAUSES ........................... .... ............................................... 219

.. -8

EXPRESSING FUTURE TlME

... ........................... FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO .................. :..... :.L L 231 ..................................... WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME 235

USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST) AND

LV (EUTURE) ........................................................................ ............................... 238

USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING,

.......................................... AFTERNOON, EVENING, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR 239 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL ........................................................................ ...... 242 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WIU ...................................................................... 243 ................................... VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE ...... 245 VERB SUMMARY: FORMS OF BE ...................................................................... 246

.................................... USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO ............................... .. 251

MAYIMIGHTvs . WILL ........................................................................ ................... 253 .................................... MAYBE (ONE WORD) vs . MAYBE (TWO WORDS) ...... 255 ................. FUTURE TIME CLAUSES WITH BEFORE, AFTER, AND WHEN 258 CLAUSES WITH IF ........................................................................ ........................ 260

EXPRESSING HABITUAL PRESENT WITH TIME CLAUSES AND

IF-CLAUSES ........................................................................ ...................................... 263 MORE IRREGULAR VERBS ........................................................................ ............ 266

MORE IRREGULAR VERBS ................... ... ....................................................... 270

CONTENTS V

Chapter 7 EXPRESSING ABILITY

USING CAN ........................................................................ ....................................... 281 USING CAN: QUESTIONS ........................................................................ ............. 282 USING KNOWHOW TO ........................................................................ ................. 284 USING COULD: PAST OF CAN ........................................................................ ..... 285 USING VERY AND TOO + ADJECTIVE ............................................................. 287 USING TOO MANY AND TOO MUCH + NOUN ............................................... 290 USING TOO + ADJECTIVE + INKNITIW ......................................................... 293 USING TOO + ADJECTIVE + FOR (SOMEONE) + INFINITIVE ..................... 294 USING ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH ........................................................................ ... 295 USING ENOUGH + NOUN AND MORE + NOUN ............................................. 297 USING ENOUGH + INFINITIVE ........................................................................ ... 299 USING BERBLB TO ........................................................................ ....................... 301 POLITE QUESTIONS: MAYI. COULD I. AND CANI ........................................ 302 ................................ POLITE QUESTIONS: COULD YOU AND WOULD YOU ,304 IMPERATIVE SENTENCES ........................................................................ ............ 307 USING TWO. TOO. AND TO ........................................................................ ......... 310 MORE ABOUT PREPOSITIONS: AT AND IN FOR LOCATIONS .................... 311 MORE IRREGULAR VERBS ........................................................................ ............ 321

Chapter 8 NOUNS . ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

. . > ., I- 1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS ......................... 325 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES .................................................................... 329 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF. MOST OF. SOME OF .............. 334 ............... EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT 336 ................................. EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTJ3Y ONE OF. NONE OF 337 ........................... USING EVERY 341 POSSESSIVE NOUNS ........................................................................ ................ 343 POSSESSIVE: IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS .............................................. 345

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: MINE, YOURS. HIS. HERS,

OURS, THEIRS ............... ....... .......................................................................

347
... QUESTIONS WITH WHOS6 351 SUMMARY: USES OF THE APOSTROPHE .................................................... 352 SUMMARY: USES OF NOUNS ........................................................................ . 355 .................................. CONNECTED NOUNS: NOUN +AND/OR + NOUN 357 SUMMARY: USES OF ADJECTIVES ............................................................... 360 SUMMARY.. PERSONAL PRONOUNS ............................................................ 363 ................. INDIRECT OBJECTS 364 ................................................................. INDIRECT OBJECTS: USING FOR 367 ........... ........................... INDIRECT OBJECTS Wm BUY, GET, MAKE .. 369 ...................... INDIRECT OBJECTS WITH EXFLAlN AND INTRODUCE 370 MORE IRREGULAR VERBS ........................................................................ ..... 375

Chapter 9 MAKING COMPARISONS

COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS). SIMILAR (TO).

AND DIFFERENT (PROM) ........................................................................ ...... 379 COMPARISONS: USING LIKE AND ALIKE ................................................. 382 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE ....................... .. ............ 383 USING AS ... AS; USING LESS ................................................................... 389 USING BUT ........................................................................ ................................ 393 ... USING VERBS AFTER BUT 395 THE SUPERLATNE: USING -ESTAND MOST .......................................... 398 USING ONE OF + SUPERLATIVE + PLURAL NOUN ................................ 405 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS ........................................................................ .. 411 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH ADVERBS .............................................. 414 USING AS ... AS WITH ADVERBS ................................................................ 416

Chapter 10 EXPRESSING IDEAS WITH VERBS

USING SHOULD ........................................................................ ........................ 420 USING LET'S ........................................................................ ............................ 423 USING HAVE + INFINITIVE (HAS TOIHAVE TO) ....................................... 424 USING MUST ........................................................................ ............................. 427 MODAL AUXILIARIES ........................................................................ ............ 430

SUMMARY CHART: MODAL AUXILIARIES AND

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ........................................................................ ......... 431 THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE AND THE PAST PROGRESSIVE ............. 434 ...................................... USING WHILE WITH THE PAST PROGRESSIVE 438 WHILE vs . WHEN IN PAST TIME CLAUSES ................................................ 438 SIMPLE PAST vs . PAST PROGRESSIVE ......................................................... 40 ....................................... USING HAVE BEEN (THE PRESENT PERFECT) 44 USING SINCE-CLAUSES ........................................................................ ......... 446 FORM OF THE PRESENT PERFECT ............................................................. 448 ....................................... USING NEVBR WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT 449 PRESENT PERFECT: QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES ............................... 450 USING EVBR WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT .......................................... 451 THE PRESENT PERFECT: QUESTIONS WITH HOW LONG .................... 453 PAST PARTICIPLES OF COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS .......................... 455 .......... Appendix 1 THE ENGUSH ALPHABET AI Appendix 2 NUMBERS ........................................................................ .................................. ~2 Appendlx 3 DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR ...................................... A3

Appendlx 4 WAYS OF SAYING ME TIME ........................................................................

... A4 Appendix 5 IRREGULAR VERBS ........................................................................ ................... AS ....................................................... INDEX INDEX 1

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1 Basic English Grammar remains a developmental skills text for students of English as a second or foreign language. Serving as both a reference and a workbook, it inaoduces students to the form, meaning, and usage of basic structures in English. It provides ample opportunities for practice through extensive and varied exercises leading to communicative activities. Although it focuses on grammar, it promotes the development of all language skills. This second edition has a greatly expanded range of contents to provide a solid core I I of basic English grammar for lower-level or beginning students. It includes numerous new exercises with, at the end of each chapter, cumulative review exercises that include additional communicative and interactive student-centered tasks.

Also available are an

Answer Key, with answers only, and a Teacher's Guide, with teaching suggestions as well as the answers to the exercises.

PREFACE . i~

Writing English grammar texts is a pleasure for me. In this pursuit, I am helped by many wonderful people: dedicated teachers who give presentations at conferences and write articles for regional newsletters or international journals; researchers who explore the hows and whys of second language acquisition; grammarians who present their observa%ions clearly and convincingly; past and present authors of other ESLW grammar materials who show creative and sound approaches to helping students gain understanding and usage ability of English; colleagues who give me valuable feedback and share their pedagogical insights; and publishing professionals who know how to mold and market educational materials. We all rely on one another. Above all, I am indebted to my students, who have taught me a great deal about the language acquisition process by openly sharing with me their learning experiences and practical needs. In sum, I am indebted to the ESL/EFL community of teachers, researchers, authors, publishers, and students. In particular, I thank Tina Carver, Janet Johnston, and Shelley Hartle for their invaluable professionalism as well as friendship.

I also wish to thank Barbara Matthies,

Irene Juzkiw, Stacy Hagen, Nancy Price, Lawrence Ciaar, Don Martinetti, Lizette Reyes, Stella Reilly, Marita Froimson, Joy Edwards, R.T. Steltz, Sue Van Etten, Ken Kortlever, Generessa Arielle, and Chelsea Azar. My gratitude goes also to the many wonderful teachers and publishers I met in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan on my trip to Asia in 1994.

X H ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER -

EXERCISE 1 : Learn the names of your classmates and teacher. Write their names in the spaces below.

USING BEAND HAVE . 1

1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

NOUN + IS + NOUN

(a) Canada is a counhy. "Smgular" means "one, not two or more." 4%

In (a): Canada = a singular noun I ,,<

is = a singular verb countly = a singular noun (b) Mexico is a counny. (c)

A cat is an animal.

A frequently comes in front of singular nouns.

In (b): a comes in front of the singular noun carntly. A is called "an article." A and an have the same meaning. They are both articles. A is used in front of words that begin with consonants: b, c, d, f; g, h, j, k, etc. Examples: a bed, a cat, a dog, afriend, a girl An is used in front of words that begin with a, e, i, and o.*

Examples: an animal, an ear, an island, an ofie

*An is also sometimes used in hnt of words that begm with u. See Chaa 4-7. The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called ''vowe18." All of the other letters in the alphabet are called "consonants." W EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences. Use an ARTICLE, a or an.

1. A horse is Qn animal.

2. English is language.

3. Chicago is ' '- 'city.

4. Korea is country.

5. Europe is continent.

6. dictionary is book.

7. hotel is building.

8. bear is animal.

9. bee is insect.

10. ant is insect.

2 . CHAPTER 1

EXERCISE 3: Complete the sentences. Use an ARTICLE (a or an) and the words in the list. animal continent insect city country language

1. Arabic is a lang~~ge 9. A bee is

2. Rome is a citv . 10. South America is

A cat is an animal . 11. A dog is

4. Asia is 12. China is

5. Tokyo is . 13. Russian is

6. Spanish is . 14. A cow is

7. Mexico is . 15.Aflyis

8. London is A, .*

EXERCISE 4-ORAL: Complete the sentences with your own words. Thii of more than one possible completion. 1. . . . is a language. + English is a language. -* Spanish is a language. -* Arabic is a language. + Etc. is a country. 3. . . . is a city.

4. . . . is a continent.

5. . . . is an animal.

6. . . . is an insect.

USING BEAND HAVE W 3

1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

1.- + ARE -. ..-LR*I

(a) Caw a animals. (b) SINGULAR: a cat, an animal.

PLURAL: u14animab

'! tnrr ( C) SINGULAR: a city, a country.

NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN

(d) Canada and. China are countrks. (e) Dops and cats are animals. "Plural" means "two, three, or more."

Cats = a plural noun

are = a plural verb animals = a plural noun

Plural nouns end in

-8.

A and an are used only with singular nouns.

Some singular nouns that end

in -y have a special plural form: They omit the -y and add -ies.*

Two nouns connected by and are followed by aro.

In (d): Canada is a singular noun. China is a

singular noun. They are connected by and.

Together they are plural, i.e., "more than one."

*See Chan 2-6 for more information about sddinr 18 to words that end in -y. EXERCISE 5: Change the singular sentences to plural sentences.

SINGULAR

1. An ant is an insect.

2. A computer is a machine.

3. A dictionary is a book.

4. A chicken is a bird.

5. A rose is a flower.

, . :; j; 6. A carrot is a vegetable.

7. A rabbit is an animal.

Ants are insects.

4 CHAPTER 1

EXERCISE 6: Complete the sentences with is or are and one of the nouns in the list. Use the correct singular form of the noun (using a or an) or the correct plural form. animal country laWage city insect machine continent

1. dog ix an ma1

2. DOES are animals

3. Spanish

7. Thailand and Viet Nam

8. Thailand

9. Butterflies , ,

t. 'A . '

10. A butterfly ,

11. An automobile

12. Automobiles

13. London

!I , . . I .',I, ,.,. . . 14. London and Baghdad f:, .. EXERCISE 7-ORAL: Complete the sentences with your own words.

Example: . . . a country.

Response: (Brazil is) a country.

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1. . . . a country. 6. . . . cities. 1 1. . . . countries in Asia.

2. . . . countries. 7. . . . animals. 12. . . . a city in Europe.

3. ... languages. 8. . . . an insect. 13. . . . a plant.

4. . . . a language. 9. . . . a peninsula. 14. . . . a vegetable.

I. ... a city. 10. . . . streets in this city. 15. . . . a season.

USING BEAND HAVE H 5

EXERCISE 8-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): What are the following things?

Example: Cows

Response: Cows are animals.

1. English

8. Russian and Arabic

2. England 9. Spring

3. Butterflies 10. Japan andVenezuela

4. Chickens 1 1. A computer

5. Europe 12. A bear

6. Roses 13. Bees

7. A carrot 14. An ant 15. Winter and summer

16. September and October

17.

A dictionary

18. Typewriters

19.

A Honda

20. (names of cars, cities, countries, continents, animals, insects)

SINGULAR PLURAL

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[PDF] Basic English Grammar: Second Edition

ENGLISH

GRAMMAR

ENGLISH

GRAMMAR

Second Edition

Librsry of Congrcecl Cataloging-ln-Public Data

I Betty Schrampfer Azar. -- 2nd ed.

Publisher: Tina B. Carver

Editorial/Production Supervision: Janet Johnston

Editorial Assistant: ShUey Hartle

Production Coordinator: Ray Keating

Cover Coordinator: Merle Krumper

Cover Production: Molly Piks Riccardi

Cover Design: Joel Mirnick Design

Interior Design: Ros Hmon F~eese

Illustrations: Don Martinetti

01996 by Betty Schrampfer Azar

A Psarson Education Company

Bducation

10 Bank Stren

White Plains, NY 10606

All rights re9e~e.d. No part of this book may be

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN 0-33-3b8337-b ISBN 0-33-3b8b29-5

ISBN 0-33-3b8358-3 (Val. 0)

Contents

51 f .

Chapter 1 USING BEAND HAVE

Chapter 2 EXPRESSING PRESENT TIME (PART I)

USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS. USUALLY. OFTEN.

CONTENTS . //I

2-1 1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS

THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS

Chapter 3 EXPRESSING PRESENT TIME (PART 2) "

Chapter 4 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,

Chapter 5 EXPRESSING PAST TIME ... v .

Chapter 6

THE SIMPLE PAST: USING WHERE, WHEN, WHAT TIME,

EXPRESSING FUTURE TlME

USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST) AND

USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING,

EXPRESSING HABITUAL PRESENT WITH TIME CLAUSES AND

CONTENTS V

Chapter 7 EXPRESSING ABILITY

Chapter 8 NOUNS . ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: MINE, YOURS. HIS. HERS,

Chapter 9 MAKING COMPARISONS

COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS). SIMILAR (TO).

Chapter 10 EXPRESSING IDEAS WITH VERBS

SUMMARY CHART: MODAL AUXILIARIES AND

CONTENTS W v//

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Also available are an

PREFACE . i~

I also wish to thank Barbara Matthies,

X H ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER -

USING BEAND HAVE . 1

1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

NOUN + IS + NOUN

In (a): Canada = a singular noun I ,,<

A cat is an animal.

A frequently comes in front of singular nouns.

Examples: an animal, an ear, an island, an ofie

1. A horse is Qn animal.

2. English is language.

3. Chicago is ' '- 'city.

4. Korea is country.

5. Europe is continent.

6. dictionary is book.

7. hotel is building.

8. bear is animal.

9. bee is insect.

10. ant is insect.

2 . CHAPTER 1

1. Arabic is a lang~~ge 9. A bee is

2. Rome is a citv . 10. South America is

A cat is an animal . 11. A dog is