Understanding and Using English Grammar (Blue) (Without Answer Key), High-Intermediate-Advanced

by Azar, Betty Schrampfer

Edition:

3rd

ISBN13:

9780139586613

ISBN10:

013958661X

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/1999

Publisher(s):

Pearson ESL

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A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced students of English, Understanding and Using English Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text. While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the Third Edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities. Some of the new features are: Numerous "real communication" opportunities More options for interactive work in pairs and groups Additional open-ended communicative tasks for both speaking and writing Expanded error analysis exercises Interesting and lively new exercise material Shorter units for easy class use The program components include the Student Book, Workbook, Chartbook, Teacher's Guide, and Companion Website. Also available: Understanding and Using English Grammar Interactive (a multimedia CD-ROM).

Preface to the third Edition

Acknowledgments

xiii

Overview of Verb Tenses

The Simple Tenses

(1)

The Progressive Tenses

(1)

The Perfect Tenses

(1)

The Perfect Progressive Tenses

(1)

Summary Chart of Verb Tenses

(4)

Spelling of -ING and -ED Forms

(3)

Present and Past, Simple and Progressive

Simple Present

(1)

Present Progressive

(2)

Stative Verbs

(2)

AM/IS/ARE BEING + Adjective

(2)

Regular and Irregular Verbs

(1)

Regular and Verbs: Pronunciation of -ED Endings

(2)

Irregular Verbs: An Alphabetical List

(4)

Troublesome Verbs: RAISE/RISE, SET/SIT, LAY/LIE

(2)

Simple Past

(1)

Past Progressive

(2)

Using Progressive Verbs with ALWAYS to Complain

(1)

Using Expressions of Place with Progressive Verbs

(5)

Perfect and Perfect Progressive Tenses

Present Perfect

(6)

Present Perfect Progressive

(3)

Past Perfect

(2)

Past Perfect Progressive

(4)

Future Time

Simple Future: WILL and BE GOING TO

(1)

WILL vs. BE GOING TO

(3)

Expressing the Future in Time Clauses

(2)

Using the Present Progressive and the Simple Present to Express Future time

(3)

Future Progressive

(2)

Future Perfect

(1)

Future Perfect Progressive

(8)

Adverb Clauses of Time and Review of Verb Tenses

Adverb Clauses of Time: Form

(2)

Using Adverb Clauses to Show Time Relationships

(12)

Subject-Verb Agreement

Final -S/-ES: Use, Pronunciation, and Spelling

(4)

Basic Subject--Verb Agreement

(1)

Subject--Verb Agreement: Using Expressions of Quantity

(1)

Subject--Verb Agreement: Using THREE + BE

(2)

Subject--Verb Agreement: Some Irregularities

(8)

Nouns

Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

100

(3)

Possessive Nouns

103

(2)

Using Nouns as Modifiers

105

(2)

Count and Noncount Nouns

107

(1)

Noncount Nouns

108

(1)

Some Common Noncount Nouns

108

(4)

Basic Article Usage

112

(3)

General Guidelines for Article Usage

115

(4)

Expressions of Quantity

119

(4)

Using A FEW and FEW: A LITTLE and LITTLE

123

(2)

Using OF in Expressions of Quantity

125

(1)

ALL (OF) and BOTH (OF)

126

(2)

Singular Expressions of Quantity: ONE, EACH, EVERY

128

(4)

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

132

(2)

Personal Pronouns: Agreement with Generic Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns

134

(4)

Personal Pronouns: Agreement with Collective Nouns

138

(2)

Reflexive Pronouns

140

(2)

Using YOU, ONE, and THEY as Impersonal Pronouns

142

(1)

Forms of OTHER

142

(3)

Common Expressions with OTHER

145

(6)

Modals, Part 1

Introduction

151

(1)

Polite Questions with I as the Subject

152

(1)

Polite Questions with YOU as the Subject

152

(1)

Polite Requests with WOULD YOU MIND

153

(4)

Expressing Necessity: MUST, HAVE TO, HAVE GOT TO

157

(1)

Lack of Necessity and Prohibition: HAVE TO and MUST in the Negative

158

(2)

Advisability: SHOULD, OUGHT TO, HAD BETTER

160

(3)

The Past Form of SHOULD

163

(3)

Expectations: BE SUPPOSED TO

166

(3)

Making Suggestions: LET'S, WHY DON'T, SHALL I/WE

169

(2)

Making Suggestions: COULD vs. SHOULD

171

(5)

Modals, Part 2

Degress of Certainty: Present time

176

(2)

Degress of Certainty: Present time Negative

178

(3)

Degress of Certainty: Past Time

181

(3)

Degress of Certainty: Future Time

184

(4)

Progressive Forms of Modals

188

(5)

Ability: CAN and COULD

193

(2)

Using WOULD to Express a Repeated Action in the Past

195

(2)

Expressing Preference: WOULD RATHER

197

(1)

Combining Modals with Phrasal Modals

198

(1)

Summary Chart of Modals and Similar Expressions

199

(9)

The Passive

Forming the Passive

208

(3)

Using the Passive

211

(2)

Indirect Objects Used as Passive Subjects

213

(5)

The Passive form of Modals and Phrasal Modals

218

(7)

Stativew Passive

225

(3)

Common Stative Passive Verbs + Prepositions

228

(4)

The Passive with GET

232

(3)

Participial Adjectives

235

Appendix SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR UNITS

Unit A: Basic Grammar Terminology

A-1 Subjects, Verbs, and Objects

A-2 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

A-3 Adjectives

A-4 Adverbs

A-5 The Verb BE

A-6 Linking Verbs

Unit B: Questions

B-1 Forms of Yes/No and Information Questions

B-2 Question Words

B-3 Shortened Yes/No Questions

A12

B-4 Negative Questions

A13

B-5 Tag Questions

A15

Unit C: Contractions

A17

Unit D: Negatives

D-1 Using NOT and other Negative Words

A18

D-2 Avoiding Double Negatives

A20

D-3 Beginning a Sentence with a Negative Word

A20

Unit E: Preposition Combinations

E Preposition Combinations with Adjectives and Verb

A21

Unit F: Connectives to give Examples and to Continue and Idea

F-1 Connectives to Give Examples

A24

F-2 Connectives to Continue the Same Idea

A26

Unit G: Verb form Review Exercises

A26

Index

Index 1