Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners

by Swick, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780071441322
• ISBN10: 0071441328
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-07
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Continuing the success of the bestselling Practice Makes Perfect series,Practice Makes Perfect English Grammar for ESL Learnersfeatures well-organized presentations, skill-building exercises, and a focus on practical conversational skills. Here you will find clear explanations accompanied by highlighted examples and boxed summaries of key points. You also get numerous exercises in a variety of formats, including fill-inthe-blank sentences and passages, translations, multiple-choice questions, sentence rewriting, and creative writing exercises. Answers to all questions are provided in the back of the book.

Author Biography

Ed Swick has taught ESL for more than thirty years and has written numerous books on the subject.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTIONS..................... vii
UNIT 1 NOUNS-1
UNIT 2 DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES-6
UNIT 3 ADJECTIVES-9
UNIT 4 PERSONAL PRONOUNS-12
UNIT 5 VERBS-17
UNIT 6 ANXIILIARY VERBS-44
UNIT 7 PASSIVE VOICE-49
UNIT 8 SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD-53
UNIT 9 ADVERBS-59
UNIT 10 CONTRACTIONS-62
UNIT 11 PLURALS-65
UNIT 12 PUNCTUATION-68
UNIT 13 INFINITIES AND GERUNDS-75
UNIT 14 RELATIVE PRONOUNS-77
UNIT 15 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS-83
UNIT 16 POSSESSION-86
UNIT 17 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS-88
UNIT 18 PREPOSITION-92
UNIT 19 CAPITALZATION-95
UNIT 20 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS-95
UNIT 21 CONJUNCTIONS-99
UNIT 22 INTERROGATIVES-106
UNIT 23 NEGATION-110
UNIT 24 NUMBERS-115
UNIT 25 SOME IMPORTANT CONTRASTS-120
APPENDIS COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS-125
ANSWER KEY-135