Singular forms and plural forms with s
Common irregular plural forms
Possessive form ('s)
Transparent compounds
Pronouns
Personal, subject and direct object
Demonstrative: this, that
(also as determiners)
Interrogative: Who? What?
It (+ be) in impersonal expressions
Determiners
Articles: a, an, the or zero + noun (phrase)
Cardinal numbers (also as pronouns): 1-100
Ordinal numbers (for dates): 1st-31st
Possessives
Quantifiers: some, any
Distributives: every, all + noun
Adjectives
Simple adjectives (attributive
and predicative) Verbs
Parts of be, have, have got; There is/are
Positive imperative forms
Positive, negative and question forms
Short answers
Present simple (except negative questions)
Present continuous with present meaning
(except negative questions)
can for ability and permission; Let's
Adverbs
Some adverbs of frequency, place and time
Adjective +ly
Interrogatives: Where? When? Why?;
How (much/many)?
Intensifier: very
Additive: too
Conjunctions
and, but, or to join words, phrases, clauses
Sentences
Simple one-clause sentences
Two clauses joined with and, but or or
Direct speech + noun/pronoun + say/as