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Saxon genitive.

• Complete explanation of Saxon genitive...
• Structure of Saxon genitive (Mary's new car)...
• The object as adjective (adjectival genitive, eg. the car door)...
• Genitive with the preposition "of" (the door of the car)...
• Double genitive (a friend of my mother's)...
• Shop names with the Saxon genitive (the butcher's)...
• People's homes with the Saxon genitive (John's house)...
• The Saxon genitive with inanimate nouns (the plan's importance)...
• Common errors...
• Exercises on Saxon genitive...

There is, there are.

• Complete explanation of there is, there are...
• Structure of there is, there are...
• There is + all combinations with tenses and modes...
• There is, there are and groups of people or objects (there are six of us)...
• Exercises on there is, there are...

Numbers.

• Complete explanation and how to say the numbers 1 to 100...
• Numbers 1 to 10...
• When to say "one" and when to say "a/an"...
• Different ways to say 0 and other numbers...
• Numbers from 11 to 19...
• Numbers from 20 to 100...
• Exercises on numbers...

• Complete explanation and how to say the numbers 100 to a trillion...
• How to say the numbers from a hundred to a trillion...
• When to say "a" and when to say "one" with hundreds and thousands...
• Millions, billions and trillions...
• Dozens and scores...
• The decimal point...
• How to say the years...
• Exercises on numbers...

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large numbers...

The alphabet.

• How to say the letters of the English alphabet...
• Exercise on the alphabet 1...
• Exercise on the alphabet 2...

Make and do.

• Complete explanation of the use of "make" and "do"...
• When we do not say exactly what the action is...
• Substitution of a more correct verb...
• Activities talking about work or study...
• Creating or building something...
• Use of do and make when it is difficult to give rules...

Say and tell.

• Complete explanation of the use of "say" and "tell"...

Used to + infinitive for past.

• Complete explanation of used to...
• Structure...
• How to use used to...
• Confusion with used to + verb + "ing"...
• Used to compared with would for past habitual actions...
• Exercises on used to + infinitive...

Collocations.

• Work...
• Computer...
• Meetings...
• Business...

Word pairs.

• Fast and quick...
• Differences between say and tell..

 

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