Fundamentals of English grammar
Print Book, English, 2011
Fourth edition View all formats and editions
Pearson Education, White Plains, NY, 2011
Textbooks for foreign speakers
434 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 2 CD-ROMs (4 3/4 in.)
9780132469326, 0132469324
1016077274
Chapter 1 Present Time1-1 Simple present and present progressive1-2 Forms of the simple present and present progressive1-3 Frequency adverbs1-4 Singular/plural1-5 Spelling of final —s/-es1-6 Non-action verbs1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yes/no questions Chapter 2 Past Time2-1 Expressing past rime: the simple past2-2 Spelling of —ing and —ed forms2-3 The principal parts of a verb2-4 Common irregular verbs: a reference list2-5 Regular verbs: pronunciation of —ed endings2-6 Simple past and past progressive2-7 Expressing past time: using time clauses2-8 Expressing past habit: used to Chapter 3 Future Time3-1 Expressing future time: be going to and will3-2 Forms with be going to3-3 Forms with will3-4 Certainty about the future3-5 Be going to vs. will3-6 Expressing the future in time clauses and if-clauses3-7 Using the present progressive to express future time3-8 Using the simple present to express future time3-9 Immediate future: using be about to3-10 Parallel verbs Chapter 4 Present Perfect and the Past Perfect4-1 Past participle4-2 Present perfect with since and for4-3 Negative, question, and short-answer forms4-4 Present perfect with unspecified time4-5 Simple past vs. present perfect4-6 Present perfect progressive4-7 Present perfect progressive vs. present perfect4-8 Past perfect Chapter 5 Asking Questions5-1 Yes/no questions and short answers5-2 Yes/no and information questions5-3 Where, why, when, what time, how come, what…for5-4 Questions with who, who(m), and what5-5 Using what + a form of do5-6 Using which and what kind of5-7 Using whose5-8 Using how5-9 Using how often5-10 Using how far5-11 Length of time: it + take and how long5-12 Spoken and written contractions with question words5-13 More questions with how5-14 Using how about and what about5-15 Tag questions Chapter 6 Nouns and Pronouns6-1 Plural forms of nouns6-2 Pronunciation of final —s/-es6-3 Subjects, verbs, and objects6-4 Objects of prepositions6-5 Prepositions of time6-6 Word order: place and time6-7 Subject-verb agreement6-8 Using adjectives to describe nouns6-9 Using nouns as adjectives6-10 Personal pronouns: subjects and objects6-11 Possessive nouns6-12 Possessive pronouns and adjectives6-13 Reflexive nouns6-14 Singular forms of other: another vs. the other6-15 Plural forms of other: other(s) vs. the other(s)6-16 Summary of forms of other Chapter 7 Modal Auxiliaries7-1 The form of modal auxiliaires7-2 Expressing ability: can and could7-3 Expressing possibility: may, might, and maybe; Expressing permission: may and can7-4 Using could to express possibility7-5 Polite questions: may I, could I, can I7-6 Polite questions: would you, could you, will you, can you7-7 Expressing advice: should and ought to7-8 Expressing advice: had better7-9 Expressing necessity: have to, have got to, must7-10 Expressing lack of necessity: do not have to; Expressing prohibition: must not7-11 Making logical conclusions: must7-12 Tag questions with modal auxiliaries7-13 Giving instructions: imperative questions7-14 Making suggestions: let’s and why don’t7-15 Stating preferences: prefer, like … better, would rather Chapter 8 Connecting Ideas8-1 Connecting ideas with and8-2 Connecting ideas with but and or8-3 Connecting ideas with so8-4 Using auxiliary verbs with but8-5 Using and + too, so, either, neither8-6 Connecting ideas with because8-7 Connecting ideas with even though/although Chapter 9 Comparisons9-1 Making comparisons with as … as9-2 Comparative and superlative9-3 Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs9-4 Completing a comparative9-5 Modifying a comparative9-6 Comparisons with less … than and not as … as9-7 Using more with nouns9-8 Repeating a comparative9-9 Using double comparatives9-10 Using superlatives9-11 Using the same, similar, different, like, alike Chapter 10 The Passive10-1 Active sentences and passive sentences10-2 Forms of the passive10-3 Transitive and intransitive verbs10-4 Using the by-phrase10-5 Passive modal auxiliaries10-6 Using past participles as adjectives (non-progressive passive)10-7 Participial adjectives: -ed vs. -ing10-8 Get + adjective; get + past participle10-9 Usingbe used/accustomed to and get used/accustomed to10-10 Used to vs. be used to10-11 Using be supposed to Chapter 11 Count/Noncount Nouns and Articles11-1 A vs. an11-2 Count and noncount nouns11-3 Noncount nouns11-4 More noncount nouns11-5 Using several, a lot of, many/much, and a few/a little11-6 Nouns that can be count or noncount11-7 Using units of measure with noncount nouns11-8 Guidelines for article usage11-9 Using the or Ø with names 11-10 Capitalization Chapter 12 Adjective Clauses12-1 Adjective clauses: introduction12-2 Using who or that in adjective clauses to describe people12-3 Using object pronouns in adjective clauses to describe people12-4 Using pronouns in adjective clauses to describe things12-5 Singular and plural verbs in adjective clauses12-6 Using prepositions in adjective clauses12-7 Using whose in adjective clauses Chapter 13 Gerunds and Infinitives13-1 Verb + gerund13-2 Go + -ing13-3 Verb + infinitive13-4 Verb + gerund or infinitive13-5 Preposition + gerund13-6 Using by and with to express how something is done13-7 Using gerunds as subjects; using it + infinitive13-8 It + infinitive: using for (someone)13-9 Expressing purpose with in order to and for13-10 Using infinitives with too and enough Chapter 14 Noun Clauses14-1 Noun clauses: introduction14-2 Noun clauses that begin with a question word14-3 Noun clauses that begin with if or whether14-4 Noun clauses that begin with that14-5 Other uses of that-clauses14-6 Substituting so for a that-clause in conversational responses14-7 Quoted speech14-8 Quote speech vs. reported speech14-9 Verb forms in reported speech14-10 Common reporting verbs: tell, ask, answer/reply Appendix Supplementary Grammar Charts Unit A: A-1 The present perfect vs. the past perfect A-2 The past progressive vs. the past perfect A-3 Still vs. anymore A-4 Additional verbs followed by that-clauses A-5 Additional expressions with be + that-clauses Unit B: B-1 Phrasal verbs B-2 Phrasal verbs: a reference list Unit C: C-1 Preposition combinations: introduction C-2 Preposition combinations: a reference list Listening ScriptTrivia AnswersIndexAudio CD Tracking List
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