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Goodchild, Peter
Tell Me: Grammar Two
ISBN 0-9686858-2-X
Canadian Edition
Printed and bound in Canada.

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CONTENTS
Much and many
Much and many
A little and a few
How much and how many
Much, many, a lot of
A few, a little, a lot of, many, much
A few, a little, a lot of, many, much positive to negative
How often
Why and because
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency
Indefinite adjectives and pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns with by
Present perfect
Present perfect: past actions of unspecified time
Present perfect with how long: questions
Present perfect with already and yet
Present simple vs. present perfect
Present perfect with yet
Present perfect with ever
Present perfect: answering questions
Want to
Want(s) you to
Want someone to do
Be able to
Indirect objects
Indirect objects
Indirect objects
Indirect objects
Rewriting sentences without using for
Indirect objects
Have to

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Have to
Have to: negative and interrogative forms (present and past)
Have to questions (present)
Have to questions (past)
Have to and had to
Should: two meanings
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Had better
Had better
Had better to had better not
Had better
Had better . . . or
Had better not . . . or
Had better as warning
Vocabulary: same . . . as
Vocabulary: different . . . from vs. same . . . as
Vocabulary: different meanings of get
Vocabulary: different meanings of get
Vocabulary: for and in order to
Vocabulary: for, to, in order to
Vocabulary: during and while
Vocabulary: ways of answering why questions
General review
General review
General review
General review
General review
General review
General review
General review
Verb tense review

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MUCH AND MANY

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4. People in that country get sick from __________ diseases.
5. He drinks __________ cups of coffee every day.
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7. There are __________ leaves on the tree.
8. Do you put __________ sugar in your coffee?
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12. He spends __________ hours on his lessons.
13. Sook-Hee has __________ flowers in her garden.
14. How ___________ did he pay for those books?
15. Are there __________ plates in the cupboard?
16. How ____________ students are in the class?
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MUCH AND MANY

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Example:
Are there many trees near your house?
1. __________ there __________ books in the library?
2. __________ there __________ sugar in the cupboard?
3. __________ there __________ paper in the basket?
4. __________ there __________ traffic on Valley St.?
5. __________ there __________ apartments in Dallas?
6. __________ there __________ meat on his plate?
7. __________ there __________ snow in winter?
8. __________ there __________ milk in the refrigerator?
9. __________ there __________ money in the bank account?
10. __________ there __________ rivers in this country?
11. __________ there __________ spare time on Saturdays?
12. __________ there __________ ducks on the pond?
13. __________ there __________ coffee in the pot?
14. __________ there __________ people in the cafeteria?
15. __________ there __________ gas in the car?
16. __________ there __________ houses on your street?
17. __________ there __________ trouble at the office?
18. __________ there __________ peanut butter in the jar?

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A LITTLE AND A FEW

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Example:
I like a little sugar in my coffee.
1. There are only __________ cookies in the package.
2. There is only __________ honey in the jar.
3. George gave me __________ help with my work.
4. You made __________ mistakes in this exercise.
5. He knows __________ Russian.
6. There are __________ apples on the tree.
7. She put __________ salt on her potatoes.
8. There is __________ coffee in the pot.
9. There is __________ dirt on the window
10. I know __________ people who like growing vegetables.
11. Do you have __________ time to help me?
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13. Sook-Hee has been here only __________ days.
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16. They have cows, pigs, and __________ goats.
17. Did you get _____________ dirt on your suit?
18. There is _____________ mustard on your face.

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HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY

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Examples:
Les and Jocelyn have children.
How many children do they have?
He always has wine with his dinner.
How much wine does he have with his dinner?
1. Ben always has fruit after dinner
__________________________________________________ ?
2. She usually has mayonnaise on her sandwich.
__________________________________________________ ?
3. Bill has a lot of money in his pocket.
__________________________________________________ ?
4. Jimmy usually has rice for supper.
__________________________________________________ ?
5. Martin usually has cereal for breakfast.
__________________________________________________ ?
6. She always has lemon in her tea.
__________________________________________________ ?
7. Dorothy always has eggs for breakfast.
__________________________________________________ ?
8. Tom always has spaghetti on Saturdays.
__________________________________________________ ?
9. He has a lot of stamps in his desk.
__________________________________________________ ?
10. Robert has margarine with his toast.
__________________________________________________ ?
11. Frank owns restaurants.
__________________________________________________ ?
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MANY, MUCH, A LOT OF

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Examples:
There was not much wind, but there was a lot of snow.
Did you have much trouble finding an apartment?
Yes, we had a lot of trouble, unfortunately.
Do you have many friends in this country?
Yes, I do. I have many friends these days.
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1. Noriko had __________ money, but not __________ free time.
2. Did you buy __________ milk? No, not __________ .
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4. Do you have __________ summer dresses? No, not __________ .
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6. Do you have __________ sugar? Yes, I have __________ sugar.
7. She used __________ paper, __________ ink, but not __________ envelopes.
8. Do you drink __________ coffee? Yes, I always drink __________ coffee in the morning.
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10. How __________ children do you have?
11. Did Rina have __________ money? Yes, but she had __________ bills too.
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13. Can you lend me some money? Sure! How __________ do you need?

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14. How __________ paint do you want? Only one small can, please.
15. I want to make a hundred cookies. I will need __________ butter, __________ flour,
__________ sugar, and a little bit of milk.
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European ones.
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19. Did you have __________ good weather in France, or was there __________ rain?
20. The recipe requires __________ wine, __________ vinegar, __________ onions and various
spices.
21. You arrived rather late. Did you have __________ trouble getting here?
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30. Victor is quite easygoing, so he always makes __________ friends.
31. Bruce is very handsome, he always has ____________ of girlfriends.
32. Did you have ___________ luck fishing today?

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A FEW, A LITTLE, A LOT OF, MANY, MUCH

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a few streets
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a little butter
a little ink
a little chalk
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There are a lot of books in the library.
There is a lot of snow on the ground.
He put a little salt on his potatoes.
Does he have many friends in this city?
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Do you put much sugar in your coffee?
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1. In January there are __________ days of cold weather.
2. Some cooks add __________ mustard to macaroni and cheese.
3. Paul has had __________ cars, but he just keeps them for __________ years.
4. At the stationery store, I bought __________ envelopes and __________ paper.
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6. Most people in Oshawa work at General Motors, but __________ work at other companies.
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8. It takes __________ work to build a stone wall, but the result is worthwhile.
9. Martin is a man of __________ words, but he has __________ good ideas.
10. Fish produce __________ eggs, but not __________ live to become adults.
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dessert last night.
14. This is a difficult question, and I need __________ time to think about it.
15. I worry about those children because they get into __________ trouble.
16. __________ the furniture is broken, but perhaps __________ chairs can be used.
17. Christine makes __________ her own clothes, although not __________ people know how
to do that nowadays.
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them.
20. Thomas Hardy wrote __________ novels and he also wrote __________ poetry.
21. Meseret has been sick __________ times and she has missed __________ classes.
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23. Monica was driving twenty miles over the speed limit, so she was fined __________ money.
24. Nozomi used three rolls of film because she saw __________ beautiful scenery.
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POSITIVE TO NEGATIVE
Change these sentences to the negative. Substitute the words in the parentheses for the underlined
words in the sentences.
Example:
The front tires need a lot of air.
(the rear tires)
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1. There are a lot of books on the table.
(chairs)
__________________________________________________ .
2. There are a lot of tall buildings in New York.
(my hometown)
__________________________________________________ .
3. I learned a little Spanish when I was in Mexico.
(my brother)
__________________________________________________ .
4. Henry bought a few neckties.
(Kevin)
__________________________________________________ .
5. Jim knows a few people in California.
(Fred)
__________________________________________________ .
6. I saw a few good movies last year.
(my mother)
__________________________________________________ .
7. Canadians drink a lot of tea.
(Cubans)
__________________________________________________ .
8. Older people write a lot of letters.
(children)
__________________________________________________ .
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9. Theresa puts a lot of cream in her coffee.

(Ann)
__________________________________________________ .
10. Christine wears a lot of lipstick.
(Carol)
__________________________________________________ .
11. Vincent has many friends.
(Natasha)
__________________________________________________ .
12. There are a lot of leaves on your lawn.
(my)
__________________________________________________ .
13. A lot of Chinese students come from Beijing.
(Dalian)
__________________________________________________ .
14. Henrietta can speak many African languages.
(European)
__________________________________________________ .
15. I enjoy eating many kinds of fruit.
(vegetables)
__________________________________________________ .
16. This summer Sook-Hee plans to read a lot of books.
(magazines)
__________________________________________________ .
17. I like to put a little honey in my tea.
(sugar)
__________________________________________________ .
18. I gave a lot of computer diskettes to Moji.
(George)
__________________________________________________ .
19. I like a lot of cheese on my pizza.
(hot peppers)
__________________________________________________ .
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HOW OFTEN
Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb using the interrogative form in the correct tense.
Example: How often do you listen to the radio?
1. How often __________ your family __________ at a restaurant?
2. How often __________ Sook-Hee __________ late at the office?
3. How often __________ you __________ TV?
4. How often __________ your parents __________ you when you were child?
5. How often __________ your grandmother __________ stories about past?
6. How often __________ you __________ physical exercises?
7. How often __________ it __________ in the Sahara?
8. How often __________ your sister __________ you a letter?
9. How often __________ you __________ your hair?
10. How often __________ your children __________ to the supermarket?
11. How often __________ Oxana __________ her daughter to Centre Island?
12. How often __________ Moji __________ photographs?
13. How often __________ you __________ pizza?
14. How often __________ Mike __________ spaghetti for his family?
15. How often __________ you __________ on a vacation?
16. How often __________ Yoko __________ you messages by email?
17. How often __________ Maria __________ to the doctor?
18. How often __________ Olga ___________ to ESL class?
19. How often ___________ Mara __________ see the therapist?
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