Grammar rules of EmSAT Exam in the UAE.

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2. 1. Subject verb agreement
2. Articles and determiners
3. Quantifiers
4. Intensifiers
5. Pronouns
6. Relative Pronouns
7. Prepositions
8. Verb Forms (Tense/ aspect/ voice)
9. Verb Forms (Infinitives/ gerunds, etc.)
10. Questions
11. Modals
12. Conditionals
13. Coordinating Conjunctions
14. Subordinating Conjunctions
15. Comparatives and Superlatives
16. Word Order
17. Parts Of Speech
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3. 1. Elementary A1 Table of grammar contents – A1 – Test-English
2. Pre-intermediate A2 Table of grammar contents – A2 – Test-English
3. Intermediate B1 Table of grammar contents – B1 – Test-English
4. Upper-intermediate B1+ Table of grammar contents – B1+ – Test-English
5. Pre-advances B2 Table of grammar contents – B2 – Test-English
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1.
Statement
Subject
He
We
Our aim
The
idea
An eye
2.
Verb
is
play
has
gone
did
(3.)
(object/
complement)
him
the fan
for it
4
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Main

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1.
time
Subject
He
We
Our aim
The
idea
An eye
2.
Verb
is
play
has
gone
did
(3.)
(object/
complement)
him
the fan
for it
Main

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1.
time
Subject
He
We
Our aim
The
idea
An eye
2.
Verb
is
play
has
gone
did
(3.)
(object/
complement)
him
the fan
for it
place
Main

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10. Word Order in Sentences

11. • The subject is one of the main two parts of a sentence. According to
traditional grammar, a sentence consists of two parts:
• a subject,
• a predicate which modifies the subject.
• Who: a person or a thing
Example: Carol called.
The bus returned.
Subject

12. Verb
• The verb describes the action performed by the subject. It goes after
the subject.
Example: Carol called.
The bus returned.

13. Direct Object
• The direct object receives the action of the verb and answers the
questions What? or Whom?
• The direct object should always stay with the verb.
Example: Carol ate breakfast.
The bus hit the tree.

14. Indirect Object
• The indirect object answers the question "To whom?" or "For
whom?".
• The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object.
• The indirect object is an object that often comes after a preposition.
• The indirect object should always stay with the verb or direct object.
Example: Carol gave the timetable to Julie .

15. Subject Complement
• The subject complement is something that completes
the idea of the subject of a sentence by giving more
information about it. Usually, the subject complement
is a noun, a pronoun or an adjective.
• The subject complement should always stay with the
linking verb (forms of verb to be, become, seem).
Example: Jan is an excellent doctor.

16. Basic sentences
1. Subject + verb
Carol laughed.
The dog sits and eats.
The flowers bloom.

17. Basic sentences
2. Subject + verb + direct object
President Obama gave a speech.
Jason told his mother.
She wrote a letter.

18. Basic sentences
3. Subject + verb + complement
Our house is old.
Jason was tired.
This song seem familiar.

19. Basic sentences
4. Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object
I gave her my book.
We offered them a drink.

20. Word Order
Who What Where When How Why

21. Word order
• Not every sentence will have all these elements, there will be a
selection of them in each sentence.

22. Examples
Who What Where When Why
Carol ate breakfast on the train this morning because he was late.
Who What Where Why
The bus returned to the station to drop off the passengers
Who What How
The bus hit the tree with great force

23. From small to large
• WHEN – time, day, week
• The conference started at 10 am on Tuesday last week.
• WHERE – place, city, country
• They live in a flat in a big city in Jordan.

24. Exception
• Sometimes a sentence starts with something else than the subject.
The reason is emphasis. We want to stress this element by putting it
at the front of the sentence. Your voice should emphasize it as well.
• This morning, Carol ate breakfast on the train.
• We use it only if it sounds natural!

25. Common mistakes
Separating Subject from the Verb.
We two years ago bought this car.
We bought this car two years ago.

26. Common mistakes
Separating the Verb from the Object.
Sam ate slowly his meal.
Sam ate his meal slowly.

27. Common mistakes
Mixing the order of WHERE and WHEN.
We drove at weekends to the seaside.
We drove to the seaside at weekends.

28. Common mistakes
Mixing the order of WHERE and HOW.
He goes by train to work.
He goes to work by train.

29. Common mistakes
Mixing the order of HOW and WHY.
They contact everyone because it’s easier by phone.
They contact everyone by phone because it’s easier.

30. Common mistakes
Mixing the order of WHEN and WHY.
She went to town to post her letters this morning.
She went to town this morning to post her letters.