“Basic English”
1. Word form (Adjective, Nouns, Adverbs)
(1.1 Adjectives)
Where do we use nouns?
1. A, an, the + noun
2. N (in a subject position/ object position)
3. Preposition + noun
4. Quantifiers (some, any, much, many, a lot of) + noun
5. Adjective + noun
(1.2 Adverbs)
Where do we use adverbs of manners?
1. Subject + verb + adverbs
2. Subject + verb + object + Adverbs
3. Sometimes, we use adverbs between the subject and verb to emphasize and describe the sentence
deeply. (Subject + adverb + Verb+ Object.)
(1.3 Adjectives)
Where do we use adjectives?
1. Adjective + Noun
2. Sometimes, we use adjectives directly after verbs like look, feel, taste, smell, become, get, sound, and
seem. (Notes – We only use adjectives after these verbs when the sentence needs it. Thus, READ THE
SENTENCE CAREFULLY.)
{ E.g. The children seemed happy (Happy is an adjective)}
{ E.g. The children looked carefully} (Looked is the verb that can be used with an adjective, but we still
need to use adverbs based on the sentence's meaning. )
3. Verb to be + Adjective ( Am, is, are , was, were be, being + adjective)
1. Word form (Adjective, Nouns, Adverbs)
(1.1 Adjectives)
Where do we use nouns?
1. A, an, the + noun
2. N (in a subject position/ object position)
3. Preposition + noun
4. Quantifiers (some, any, much, many, a lot of) + noun
5. Adjective + noun
(1.2 Adverbs)
Where do we use adverbs of manners?
1. Subject + verb + adverbs
2. Subject + verb + object + Adverbs
3. Sometimes, we use adverbs between the subject and verb to emphasize and describe the sentence
deeply. (Subject + adverb + Verb+ Object.)
(1.3 Adjectives)
Where do we use adjectives?
1. Adjective + Noun
2. Sometimes, we use adjectives directly after verbs like look, feel, taste, smell, become, get, sound, and
seem. (Notes – We only use adjectives after these verbs when the sentence needs it. Thus, READ THE
SENTENCE CAREFULLY.)
{ E.g. The children seemed happy (Happy is an adjective)}
{ E.g. The children looked carefully} (Looked is the verb that can be used with an adjective, but we still
need to use adverbs based on the sentence's meaning. )
3. Verb to be + Adjective ( Am, is, are , was, were be, being + adjective)
