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1. 2 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Verb: How to make a sentence Verb: How to make a question Adj.: How to make a sentence Adj.: How to make a question Tag questions Questions that arent questions Short answer to questions I am / I was / I will be I see n ving. I hear n ving. Past tense I v past. I have v PP. I had v PP I have been ving. I had been ving. I am v PP. Irregular verbs How to say hello How to say goodbye How to say thank you Thank you for ving. Thank you for being a. Thank you for the n. How to ask a favor Please v. Could you please v. Would you please v. Would you mind ving. Be sure to v. Make sure to v. How to give/ask permission Could I please v? Would you mind if I v? Is it alright to v? Is it ok to v? How to make a suggestion Lets v. Why dont I v. Why dont you v. Why dont we v. How to ask for advice/opinion Shall we v? Should we v? Do you think we should v? How to apologize Im sorry for ving. Excuse me for ving. I apologize for ving. How to say no. I am sorry but s. I am afraid that s. How to ask directions. How to ask for help Could you please help me to v? Can you please tell me where s? I enjoy ving. I like it when s. I love it when s. I hate it when s. It is worth ving. It is worthwhile ving. It is worth it to v. It is worthwhile to v. It pays to v. I plan to v. I plan on ving. I intend to v. I intend on ving. I dont have any intention of ving. I am supposed to v. I am supposed to be ving. I am to v. I am due to v. I try to v. I try ving. I attempt to v. I attempt ving. I make an attempt to v. I make an effort to v. I am thinking of ving. I am thinking about ving. I am considering ving. I considered ving. I feel like ving. I have an urge to v. I feel an urge to v. I get an urge to v. I feel the need to v. I should v. I ought to v. I had better v. I better v. I used to v. I would v. I am used to ving. I get used to ving. I am accustomed to ving. I get accustomed to ving. Im ready to v. Im set to v. Im prepared to v. Im about to v. Im on the verge of ving. I begin to v. I start to v. I am in the middle of ving. I am in the process of ving. I am in the midst of ving. I keep ving. I continue ving. I end up ving. I wind up ving. I stop ving. I quit ving. I finish ving. I know how to v. It is ok to v. It is alright to v. You can v. You may v. It is alright not to v. It is ok not to v. You dont have to v. You dont need to v. You havent got to v. It isnt ok to v. It isnt alright to v. You shouldnt v. You had better not v. I only v. I just v. I allow him to v. I permit him to v. I have him v. I get him to v. I ask him to v. I help him v. I help him to v. I help him with ving. I prevent him from ving. I keep him from ving. I stop him from ving. I am able to v. I am unable to v. I managed to v I am capable of ving. I have the ability to v. I have the opportunity to v. I get the chance to v. I get to v. I almost v past. I nearly v past. I just about v past. I may v. I might v. I may as well v. I might as well v. I tend to v. I have the tendency to v. I am apt to v. I am inclined to v. I pretend to v. I pretend like s. I cant help but v. I cant help ving. There is nothing I can do but v. I do v. I would rather v. I would prefer to v. I would prefer ving. I hope to v. I expect to v. I look forward to ving. I hope you v. I decide to v. I make up my mind to v. There is no point in ving. There is no use in ving. There is no sense in ving. 1+1 pattern + BE a

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VERBS 20. I am ving. 21. I want to v I dont care to v. 22. I can v. There is no way to v. 23. Im going to v. 24. I would like to v. I would love to v. 25. I have to v. I have got to v. I must v. I got to v. 26. I will probably v. I happen to v. 27. I need to v. It is necessary to v. There is no need to v. 28. I go to v. I come to v. 29. I like to v. I like ving.

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ADJECTIVE 55. I feel a It feels a. It looks a. It smells a. It tastes a. It sounds a. 56. It is a to v. It is a ving. I am feeling to v. I am feeling that s. 57. I get a. I become a. I make him a. I get him a. 58. more than much more than the most less than much less than the least

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All I do is v. All I v is n. 44. I make him v. I force him to v. I let him v.

61. I am more a than n. I v more than n. 62. I am as a as n. I v as much as n. NOUNS/PRONOUNS 63. Pronouns 64. All/all of

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65. I have n. I have got n. There is n. 66. Some plural noun Any plural noun 67. How is n/sp? What is n/sp like? How do you like n/op? 68. With Together with To From About For Like As if As though 70. Instead of Rather than According to From what n says From what n tells me Because of On account of Due to As a result of Thanks to Besides Except for Except Not counting Excluding Other than Aside from But Only Just Nothing but Another Any other Some other 71. Including Through Without Depending on/upon In addition to As well as Despite In spite of 72. Among Among all Of all Out of all 73. How much How many How many types of How many sorts of How many kinds of How many times q? 74. What Which What kind of What type of What sort of 80. For how long q? How long q for? How long q? For During How long do you spend ving? I spend time ving. How long does it take to v? It takes time to v. How often q? How many times a week q? How many hours a day q? times every How long has it been since you v past? It has been time since I v past. When was the first time you v past? When was the last time you v past? As s In the process of ving In the course of ving 100. Instead of ving Rather than ving As soon as s Once s 101. Even though s As long as s So long as s Although s 102. Since s Ever since s Since when s Since the time s From the time s From the time when s Until s Up until s Till s Until when s Till when s The next time s The first time s The last time s The only time s By the time s At the time s Now that s 103. I am too a to v. I v so much s. I am so a, s. 104. In case s In the event s Unless s 105. JUST / RIGHT Just when EVEN INDIRECT DISCOURSE 106. Indirect discourse 107. I say to him to v. I tell him to v. I ask him to v. I say not to v. I tell him dont v. I ask him not to v. 108. I say to him lets v. I tell him lets v. I ask him lets v. I say to him lets not v. I tell him lets dont v. I ask him lets not v. 109. I say to him s. I tell him s. 110. I say to him what s. I tell him why s. 111. I ask him if s. I ask him whether s. I ask him q. 112. I ask him where s. I ask him why q.

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WHY / BECAUSE 85. Why q? How come s? What q for? Why is it that s? 86. Because s* Since s* s* so s 87. To v In order to v in an attempt to v in an effort to v 88. For ving For n to v 89. So s So that s In order that s 90. The reason that s is that s. The reason for ving is s. The purpose of ving is s. 91. Just because s doesnt mean s. Thats why s. How q? By n With n By ving The way s is s How do you go about ving? COMPLEX SENTENCES 92. s AND s s AND THEN s s THEN s s OR s s BUT s s, s though. 93. When s When ving 94. After s After ving 95. Before s Before ving Prior to ving Prior to n/op ving Prior to n

TIME 75. Clock time 76. Dates 77. How long ago q? ago before 78. After how long q? In how long q? in after 79. How long will it be before you v? It will be time before s.

96. time before s time before ving time after s time after ving 97. Every time s Whenever s Besides ving 98. If s Should s. Otherwise s. Only if s If and only if s 99. While s While ving

MISCELLANEOUS 113. What do you mean? Do you mean n/s? What does n stand for? What do you call this? 114. Did you ever v? Have you ever v PP? Were you ever a? Have you ever been a? Do you ever v? Are you ever a? 115. Will you ever v? Would you ever be a? 116. How a is it? How much do you v? 117. What do you think about n? What do you think of ving? 118. What about n?

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How about n? How about ving? What about ving? 119. It looks like s. It looks as if s. It looks as though s. It seems like s. It seems as if s. It seems as though s. It seems s. It appears s It appears as if s It appears as though s. Apparently s Evidently s Its apparent that s. It looks like n. She appears to be n. She seems to be n. He seems like n. He seems to v. They appear to v. He looks a. She seems a. They seem to be a. They appear a. You appear to be a. 120. EXCLAMATION Do I ever v! I sure do v! I v so much! Am I ever a! Isnt he just a! I am so a! She sure is a! How a! Would that ever be a! What a n it is! It is such a n! Is it ever a n! 122. I know Im sure I can tell I have no idea I dont have any idea Its not clear Im certain Im positive 124. I think that s. I doubt it if s. I bet you that s. I suppose s. I guess s. I wonder if s. I understand. If s**, I could have v PP. 129. Had I v PP, I would have v PP. Had I v PP, I could have v PP. 130. How much does it cost to v? What does it cost to v? How much is it to v? How much do you pay to v? What do you spend to v? 132. I have something to v. I have somewhere to v. I have some time to v. I have someone to v. I have some way to v. I have a reason to v. I dont have anyone to v. I have nowhere to v. I have a lot of places to v. I have a lot to v. Someone, something Anything, anywhere What q? = q anything? Something to v. Someone a Something s What else q? q something else? Whatever s No one v. Didnt anyone v? I dont v anything. Do you v anything? Its like s. Its as if s Its as though s. Its like ving. Its similar to n/ving. Its the same as n/ving. Not only do I v, but I also v. Not only as I a, but Im also a. 147. Guess what s. Do you know what s? 148. The more s, the more s. The more s, the more a I am. The more s, the more I am a. 149. The person that v The person who v The person who s The person that s The thing that v The thing which v The thing that s The thing which s The reason that s The reason why s The place that s The place where s The way that s How to say the price Im afraid that s, so s. 153. Where is it? 152.

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Its likely that s. Im likely to v. I will likely v. Im liable to v. 140. Passive verbs I am v PP. 141. What s is v. 142. That is what s. That is when s. That is where s. That is who s. That is why s. That is how s.

I understand why s. I get why s. I see why s. I figured out why s. I found out why s. I find that s. 126. You must v. You must have v PP. You must be a. You must have been a. 127. I wish I could v. I wish I would v. I wish I v past. I wish I could have v PP. I wish I would have v PP. I wish I had v PP. 128. If s*, I would v. If s* , I could v. If s**, I would have v PP.

143. What is it that s? Why When Who Where How 144. What happens if s? What if s? What would happen if s? What will happen if s? Suppose s? It doesnt make any difference if s. It doesnt matter if s. It makes no difference why s. 145. No matter how a it is, s. Regardless of how a, it is, s. No matter how much you v, s. Regardless of how much you v,s. 146. Its not that s, but that s. Its not that s, but its just that s.