ENGLISH COURSE 4

1.    The Sentence Structure

Every English sentence must begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop.

Every English sentence must be compound of a subject and a verb in case the verb is intransitive, and it must be compound of a subject, a verb and a complement in case the verb is transitive.

The verbs to be and to have are two auxiliary verbs; they are combined with other verbs in most of the cases.

2.    The Punctuation Marks

. This is a full stop. It is used to declare the end of a sentence

; This is a colon. It is used in long and compound sentences to declare the end of an idea and the transition to another idea in that same long and compound sentence.

: This is a semi colon. It is used when we explain a vague idea in a certain sentence.

? This is a question mark. It is used to ask a question.

! This is an exclamation mark. It is used either to give a strict or violent order to someone, or to express a shock or a strong emotion into a certain sentence.

3.    Types Of English Sentences

The declarative sentence: a declarative sentence is a sentence for narration, and it could be either affirmative, or negative.

Examples:

Professor Nasir built a very successful and very ambitious project. (an affirmative declarative sentence)

Fedai did not attend the graduation party of her intimate friend last year. (a negative declarative sentence)

The question sentence: it is used when we ask a question.

Example : Did you buy a memory card for your smartphone?

The exclamation sentence: it is used to express a strong emotion.

Example: What a big car!

The order sentence: it is used to give an order that may be either a strict order, or a cool order.

Examples: Give me my money immediately! (a strict order)

Prepare yourself for next year surprises. (a cool order)

The request sentence: it is used to ask someone to do something not into an order way, but into a polite and respectful way.

Examples: Please help me find a car to rent next week.

Can you transfer this letter to MRS Sarah?

4.    The English Numbers

1 One  2 Two  3 Three  4 Four  5 Five  6 Six  7 Seven  8 Eight  9 Nine  10 Ten  11 Eleven  12 Twelve  13 Thirteen  14 Fourteen  15 Fifteen  16 Sixteen  17 Seventeen  18 Eighteen  19 Nineteen  20 Twenty  30 Thirty  40 Forty  50 Fifty  60 Sixty  70 Seventy  80 Eighty  90 Ninety  100 One Hundred  1000 One Thousand  1000000 One Million  1000000000 One Billion  1000000000000 One Trillion