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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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