Basic english grammar, book 2 (kids) • 1. Book 2BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR • Book 2Howard Sargeant • Three Watson Irvine, CA Web site: www.sdlback.comFirst published in the United States by Saddleback Educational Publishing, 3 Watson, Irvine,CA 92618 by arrangement with Learners Publishing Pte Ltd, SingaporeCopyright ©2007 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this bookmay be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of thepublisher.ISBN 1-59905-203-2Printed in the United States of America13 12 11 10 09 08 07 • Note to the Studentfrom the Publisher Grammar is a very old field of study.
Did you know that the sentence was first divided into subject and verb by Plato, the famed philosopher from ancient Greece? That was about 2,400 years ago! Ever since then, students all over the world have found it worthwhile to study the structure of words and sentences. Because skill in speaking and writing is the hallmark of all educated people. Lesson by lesson, this book provides basic instruction in the eight parts of speech—nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections—as well as the standard patterns of English sentences.