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Rh Here is a three-step outline for conducting routine manipulations:

1. Decide what grammatical points are to be made the subjects of routine manipulation. In English, for speakers of most other languages, one might list the following:

a. Tense changes:, , , etc.

b. Relative constructions: we listened to most carefully, etc.

c. Negation:, , etc.

d. Tag questions: ? ? ?, etc.

e. Prepositions:, , {{u|at {an address)}}, etc.

f. Direct and indirect questions: ?,, etc.

g. Articles, mass/count nouns:. ..

2. Prepare a sample drill for each point in the above list. Some will require more than one drill, but the total number should not be more than 20. Three samples for English are: