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Understanding and Using English Grammar, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134268828
Understanding and Using English Grammar, 5th Edition, is a comprehensive textbook designed for students and educators who want to master the intricacies of English grammar. This book has been a trusted resource for nearly forty years, making it a go-to grammar guide for both beginners and advanced learners.
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Primarily, this book is used by students and instructors in English language courses at the high school, college, and university levels. It's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in improving their understanding of English grammar, including language learners, teachers, and professionals looking to enhance their communication skills.
History and Editions
The 5th edition of Understanding and Using English Grammar has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. This edition includes a wide range of presentations, activities, and tasks designed to meet the specific needs of diverse classes. The book's comprehensive coverage ensures that it remains relevant and effective for modern language learning.
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Betty Azar and Stacy Hagen are the authors of Understanding and Using English Grammar. Betty Azar is known for her clear and concise explanations of complex grammatical concepts, making the subject accessible to learners of all levels. Stacy Hagen brings her expertise in language instruction to the text, ensuring that it remains current and practical for both students and teachers.
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Preface to the Fifth Edition
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 PRESENT AND PAST; SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE
1-1 Simple Present and Present Progressive
1-2 Simple Present and Present Progressive: Affirmative, Negative, Question Forms
1-3 Verbs Not Usually Used in the Progressive (Stative Verbs)
1-4 Simple Past Tense
1-5 Simple Past vs. Past Progressive
1-6 Unfulfilled Intentions: Was/Were Going To
Chapter 2 PERFECT AND PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES
2-1 Regular and Irregular Verbs
2-2 Irregular Verb List
2-3 Present Perfect: Since and For
2-4 Present Perfect: Unspecified Time and Repeated Events
2-5 Have and Has in Spoken English
2-6 Present Perfect vs. Simple Past
2-7 Present Perfect Progressive
2-8 Past Perfect
2-9 Hadin Spoken English
2-10 Past Perfect Progressive
Chapter 3 FUTURE TIME
3-1 Simple Future: Forms of Will and Be Going To
3-2 Will vs. Be Going To
3-3 Expressing the Future in Time Clauses
3-4 Using the Present Progressive and the Simple Present to Express Future Time
3-5 Future Progressive
3-6 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Progressive
Chapter 4 REVIEW OF VERB TENSES
Chapter 5 SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
5-1 Final -s/-es: Use and Spelling
5-2 Basic Subject-Verb Agreement
5-3 Collective Nouns
5-4 Subject-Verb Agreement: Using Expressions of Quantity
5-5 Subject-Verb Agreement: Using There + Be
5-6 Subject-Verb Agreement: Some Irregularities
Chapter 6 NOUNS
6-1 Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns
6-2 Nouns as Adjectives
6-3 Possessive Nouns
6-4 More About Expressing Possession
6-5 Count and Noncount Nouns
6-6 Noncount Nouns
6-7 Some Common Noncount Nouns
6-8 Expressions of Quantity Used with Count and Noncount Nouns
6-9 Using A Few and Few; A Little and Little
6-10 Singular Expressions of Quantity: One, Each, Every
6-11 Using Of in Expressions of Quantity
Chapter 7 ARTICLES
7-1 Articles (A, An, The) with Indefinite and Definite Nouns
7-2 Articles: Generic Nouns
7-3 Descriptive Information with Definite and Indefinite Nouns
7-4 General Guidelines for Article Usage
7-5 Using The or Ø with Titles and Geographic Names
Chapter 8 PRONOUNS
8-1 Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
8-2 Agreement with Generic Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns
8-3 Personal Pronouns: Agreement with Collective Nouns
8-4 Reflexive Pronouns
8-5 Using You, One, and They as Impersonal Pronouns
8-6 Forms of Other
8-7 Common Expressions with Other
Chapter 9 MODALS, PART 1
9-1 Basic Modal Introduction
9-2 Expressing Necessity: Must, Have To, Have Got To
9-3 Lack of Necessity (Not Have To) and Prohibition (Must Not)
9-4 Advisability/Suggestions: Should, Ought To, Had Better, Could
9-5 Expectation: Be Supposed To/Should
9-6 Ability: Can, Know How To, and Be Able To
9-7 Possibility: Can, May, Might
9-8 Requests and Responses with Modals
9-9 Polite Requests with Would You Mind
9-10 Making Suggestions: Let’s, Why Don’t, Shall I /We
Chapter 10 MODALS, PART 2
10-1 Using Would to Express a Repeated Action in the Past
10-2 Expressing the Past: Necessity, Advice, Expectation
10-3 Expressing Past Ability
10-4 Degrees of Certainty: Present Time
10-5 Degrees of Certainty: Present Time Negative
10-6 Degrees of Certainty: Past Time
10-7 Degrees of Certainty: Future Time
10-8 Progressive Forms of Modals
10-9 Combining Modals with Phrasal Modals
10-10 Expressing Preference: Would Rather
10-11 Summary Chart of Modals and Similar Expressions
Chapter 11 THE PASSIVE
11-1 Active vs. Passive
11-2 Tense Forms of the Passive
11-3 Using the Passive
11-4 The Passive Form of Modals and Phrasal Modals
11-5 Stative (Non-Progressive) Passive
11-6 Common Stative (Non-Progressive) Passive Verbs + Prepositions
11-7 The Passive with Get
11-8 -ed/-ing Adjectives
Chapter 12 NOUN CLAUSES
12-1 Introduction
12-2 Noun Clauses with Question Words
12-3 Noun Clauses with Whether or If
12-4 Question Words Followed by Infinitives
12-5 Noun Clauses with That
12-6 Quoted Speech
12-7 Reported Speech
12-8 Reported Speech: Modal Verbs in Noun Clauses
12-9 The Subjunctive in Noun Clauses
Chapter 13 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
13-1 Adjective Clause Pronouns Used as the Subject
13-2 Adjective Clause Pronouns Used as the Object of a Verb
13-3 Adjective Clause Pronouns Used as the Object of a Preposition
13-4 Using Whose
13-5 Using Wherein Adjective Clauses
13-6 Using Whenin Adjective Clauses
13-7 Using Adjective Clauses to Modify Pronouns
13-8 Punctuating Adjective Clauses
13-9 Using Expressions of Quantity in Adjective Clauses
13-10 Using Which to Modify a Whole Sentence
13-11 Reducing Adjective Clauses to Adjective Phrases
Chapter 14 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES, PART 1
14-1 Gerunds and Infinitives: Introduction
14-2 Common Verbs Followed by Gerunds
14-3 Common Verbs Followed by Infinitives
14-4 Infinitives with Objects
14-5 Common Verbs Followed by Either Infinitives or Gerunds
14-6 Using Gerunds as the Objects of Prepositions
14-7 Go + Gerund
14-8 Special Expressions Followed by -ing
14-9 It + Infinitive; Gerunds and Infinitives as Subjects
14-10 Reference List of Verbs Followed by Infinitives
14-11 Reference List of Verbs Followed by Gerunds
14-12 Reference List of Preposition Combinations Followed by Gerunds
Chapter 15 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES, PART 2
15-1 Infinitive of Purpose: In Order To
15-2 Adjectives Followed by Infinitives
15-3 Using Infinitives with Too and Enough
15-4 Passive Infinitives and Gerunds: Present
15-5 Past Forms of Infinitives and Gerunds
15-6 Using Gerunds or Passive Infinitives Following Need
15-7 Using Verbs of Perception
15-8 Using the Simple Form After Let and Help
15-9 Using Causative Verbs: Make, Have, Get
15-10 Using a Possessive to Modify a Gerund
Chapter 16 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
16-1 Parallel Structure
16-2 Parallel Structure: Using Commas
16-3 Punctuation for Independent Clauses; Connecting Them with And and But
16-4 Paired Conjunctions: Both . . . And; Not Only . . . But Also; Either . . . Or; Neither . . . Nor
Chapter 17 ADVERB CLAUSES
17-1 Introduction
17-2 Using Adverb Clauses to Show Time Relationships
17-3 Using Adverb Clauses to Show Cause and Effect
17-4 Expressing Contrast (Unexpected Result): Using Even Though
17-5 Showing Direct Contrast: While
17-6 Expressing Conditions in Adverb Clauses: If-Clauses
17-7 Shortened If-Clauses
17-8 Adverb Clauses of Condition: Using Whether or Not and Even If
17-9 Adverb Clauses of Condition: Using In Case
17-10 Adverb Clauses of Condition: Using Unless
17-11 Adverb Clauses of Condition: Using Only If
Chapter 18 REDUCTION OF ADVERB CLAUSES TO MODIFYING ADVERBIAL PHRASES
18-1 Introduction
18-2 Changing Time Clauses to Modifying Adverbial Phrases
18-3 Expressing the Idea of “During the Same Time” in Modifying Adverbial Phrases
18-4 Expressing Cause and Effect in Modifying Adverbial Phrases
18-5 Using Upon + -ing in Modifying Adverbial Phrases
Chapter 19 CONNECTIVES THAT EXPRESS CAUSE AND EFFECT, CONTRAST, AND CONDITION
19-1 Introduction
19-2 Using Because Of and Due To
19-3 Cause and Effect: Using Therefore, Consequently, and So
19-4 Summary of Patterns and Punctuation
19-5 Other Ways of Expressing Cause and Effect: Such . . . That and So . . . That
19-6 Expressing Purpose: Using So That
19-7 Showing Contrast (Unexpected Result)
19-8 Showing Direct Contrast
19-9 Expressing Conditions: Using Otherwise and Or (Else)
Chapter 20 CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND WISHES
20-1 Overview of Basic Verb Forms Used in Conditional Sentences
20-2 Expressing Real Conditions in the Present or Future
20-3 Unreal (Contrary to Fact) in the Present or Future
20-4 Unreal (Contrary to Fact) in the Past
20-5 Using Progressive Verb Forms in Conditional Sentences
20-6 Using “Mixed Time” in Conditional Sentences
20-7 Omitting If
20-8 Implied Conditions
20-9 Wishes About thePresent and Past
20-10 Wishes About the Future; Use of Wish + Would
Appendix SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR CHARTS
Unit A: Basic Grammar Terminology
A-1 Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
A-2 Adjectives
A-3 Adverbs
A-4 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
A-5 Preposition Combinations with Adjectives and Adverbs
Unit B: Questions
B-1 Forms of Yes /No and Information Questions
B-2 Question Words
B-3 Shortened Yes/No Questions
B-4 Negative Questions
B-5 Tag Questions
Unit C: Contractions
Unit D: Negatives
D-1 Using Not and Other Negative Words
D-2 Avoiding Double Negatives
D-3 Beginning a Sentence with a Negative Word
Unit E: Verbs
E-1 The Verb Be
E-2 Spelling of -ing and -ed Verb Forms
E-3 Overview of Verb Tenses
E-4 Summary of Verb Tenses
E-5 Regular Verbs: Pronunciation of -ed Endings
E-6 Pronunciation of Final -s in Verbs and Nouns
E-7 Linking Verbs
E-8 Troublesome Verbs: Raise/Rise, Set/Sit, Lay/Lie
E-9 Irregular Verbs: An Alphabetical Reference List
Listening Script
Index
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