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Answer Key to Grammar Self-checks

Unit 1, page 4
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1. am
2. are
3. is

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1.Youre
2. Its

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1. singular
2. singular
3. consonants
4. vowels

Unit 1, page 6
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1. are
2. are

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1. is
2. am
3. are

Unit 1, page 7
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1. a. the subject
2. b. Yes, I am.
3. No

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Unit 1, page 9
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A.
1. capital
2. lowercase
B.
school
Ms. Marissa Santos
John F. Kennedy College
classmate

Unit 2, page 12
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Possessive adjectives
my
your
his
her
our
their

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s

Unit 2, page 16
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1. What is
2. a. the verb
3. true

Unit 3, page 21 (Be questions with Where / subject pronoun it)

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1. Where is
2. It is
3. Yes, it is. / Yes, it is down the street.
4. No, its not. / No, its not next to the bank.

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Unit 3, page 21 (There is)

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A.
a. Yes, there is.
B.
Is there a bookstore across the street?

Unit 3, page 24
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1. dont / do not
2. do not

Unit 4, page 29
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1. c. people
2. Cross out b. Who are Whore

Unit 4, page 30
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1. have
2. has
3. has
4. have
5. have
6. have

Unit 4, page 31
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1. verb be (is or are)

2. Cross out b. Shes seventeen years.

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Unit 4, page 32
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noun or pronoun

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1. stronger
2. before

Unit 5, page 38
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1. What time is
2. Whens

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Affirmative answer: Yes, it is.

Negative answer: No, its not. / No, it isnt.

Unit 5, page 41
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on
in
at
on

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at
on
in or at

Unit 6, page 44
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1. this
2. these
3. those
4. that

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Unit 6, page 45
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1. T
2. T
3. T

Unit 6, page 46
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1. have
2. have
3. has
4. plural
5. singular

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1. before
2. subject
3. Yes, I do.

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1. do not
2. does not

Unit 6, page 48
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before (nouns), after (the verb be)

Unit 6, page 49
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1. What and which
2. Who
3. When

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Unit 7, page 52
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in
at
on
on

Unit 7, page 54
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1. there is
2. there are

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plural

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count

Unit 8, page 68
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A.
1. b. s
2. a. es
3. a. es
B.
does
goes
has

Unit 8, page 70
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1. habitual
2. -s
3. base

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Unit 8, page 72
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c. frequency

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1. after
2. before

Unit 9, page 76
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1. -ing
2. b. be + present participle
3. right now

Unit 9, page 77
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1. are reading
2. is washing
3. is raining
4. are eating
5. between be and the main verb
6. arent
7. isnt

Unit 9, page 78
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correct form of be

Unit 9, page 79
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1. -ing
2. e, -ing
3. double

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Unit 9, page 80
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1. Sentences 3 and 4
2. Sentences 1 and 2
3. the present continuous

Unit 10, page 84

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1. a. How many
2. b. Are there any
3. a. different

Unit 10, page 86

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A.
1. Count nouns
2. Non-count nouns
B.
T

Unit 10, page 87

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1. How much, Is there any
2. How many, Are there any

Unit 10, page 88

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1. the present continuous
2. the simple present tense
3. the simple present tense

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Unit 11, page 92

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1. was
2. were

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1. b. Be + subject
2. b. Question word + be + subject

Unit 11, page 94

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1. -ed
2. -d
3. i, -ed

FIGURE IT OUT
A.
1. base form
2. did not
B.
They didnt invite me to dinner last Friday.

Unit 11, page 96

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1. Did
2. question word
3. the subject
4. the base form

Unit 12, page 101

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1. a. subject of the sentence
2. b. after
3. b. object of the verb
4. a. the noun

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Unit 12, page 105

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1. should, shouldnt
2. should not

Unit 13, page 108

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1. base form
2. cannot

Unit 13, page 110

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1. negative
2. before

Unit 13, page 113

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1. could, can
2. please
3. permission

Unit 14, page 118

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1. would like
2. to + the base form of a verb
3. would not
4. Id like

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Unit 14, page 119

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1. am, are, is
2. the base form of a verb
3. the verb be

Unit 14, page 120

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A.
Condition: If the weather is nice,
If the weather isnt nice,
If she has enough time,
If she stays home,
Future result: Im going to go to the beach.
Im going to sleep late.
shes going to see the movie again.
shes going to relax.
B.
1. F
2. T
3. T

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