Includes index.

"Grammar and Beyond is a research-based and content-rich grammar series for beginning- to advanced -level students of North American English. The series focuses on the grammar structures most commonly used in North American English, with an emphasis on the application of these grammar structures to academic writing. The series practices all four skills in a variety of authentic and communicative contexts. It is designed for use both in the classroom and as a self-study learning tool." (p. ix)

CONTENTS

Introduction to Grammar and Beyond

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

Tour of a Unit

PART 1 THE VERB BE

Unit 1 Statements with Present of Be (Tell Me About Yourself) Present of Be: Affirmative Statements Present of Be: Negative Statements Grammar for Writing: Writing About a Person

Unit 2 Yes/No Questions and Information Questions with Be (Schedules and School) Yes/No Questions and Short Answers with Be Information Questions with Be Grammar for Writing: Using Questions to Get Information About a Topic

PART 2 NOUNS, DETERMINERS, AND PRONOUNS

Unit 3 Count Nouns; A/An; Have and Be (Gadgets) Nouns; A/An Be with A/An + Noun Have Grammar for Writing: Writing About a Favorite Place

Unit 4 Demonstrative and Possessives (The Workplace) Demonstratives (This, That, These, Those) Possessives and Whose Grammar for Writing: Writing About Things and People's Possessions

PART 3 PREPOSITIONS AND ADJECTIVES

Unit 5 Descriptive Adjectives (Skills and Qualities for Success) Adjectives Questions with What... like? and How + Adjective Grammar for Writing: Writing About Skills and Qualities

Unit 6 Prepositions (Around the House) Prepositions of Place: Things at Home and in the Neighborhood Prepositions of Place: Locations and Other Uses Prepositions of Time Grammar for Writing: Using Prepositions

Unit 7 There Is and There Are (Local Attractions) There Is/There Are Yes/No Questions with There Is/There Are Grammar for Writing: Writing About Places

PART 4 SIMPLE PRESENT

Unit 8 Simple Present (Lifestyles) Simple Present: Affirmative and Negative Statements Statements with Adverbs of Frequency Grammar for Writing: Writing About Daily Life

Unit 9 Simple Present Yes/No Questions and Short Answers (Daily Habits) Simple Present Yes/No Questions and Short Answers Grammar for Writing: Writing Survey Questions About Habits and Routines

Unit 10 Simple Present Information Questions (Cultural Holidays) Simple Present Information Questions Questions with How Often Grammar for Writing: Using Questions to Write About Special Days

PART 5 CONJUNCTIONS

Unit 11 Conjunctions: And, But, Or; Because (Time Management) And, But, Or Because Grammar for Writing: Describing the Way You Do Something

PART 6 SIMPLE PAST

Unit 12 Simple Past Statements (Success Stories) Simple Past Statements: Regular Verbs Simple Past Statements: Irregular Verbs Grammar for Writing: Writing About People in the Past

Unit 13 Simple Past Questions (Business Ideas) Simple Past Yes/No Questions Simple Past Information Questions Grammar for Writing: Writing Questions About People's Activities in the Past

Unit 14 Simple Past of Be (Life Stories) Simple Past of Be: Affirmative and Negative Statements Simple Past of Be: Questions and Answers Grammar for Writing: Writing About Childhood Memories

Unit 15 Past Time Clauses with When, Before, and After (Luck and Loss) Past Time Clauses with When, Before, and After Grammar for Writing: Telling Stories

PART 7 MORE ABOUT NOUNS, DETERMINERS, AND PRONOUNS

Unit 16 Count and Noncount Nouns (Eating Habits) Count and Noncount Nouns Units of Measure; How Many...? and How Much...? Grammar for Writing: Writing About Meals

Unit 17 Quantifiers: Some, Any, A Lot Of, A Little, A Few, Much, Many (Languages) Quantifiers: Some and Any Quantifiers: A Lot Of, A Little, A Few, Much, Many Grammar for Writing: Writing About Indefinite Quantities of Things

Unit 18 Articles: A/An and The (Changes and Risks) Articles: A/An and The Article or No Article? Grammar for Writing: Writing About Risks and Challenges

Unit 19 Possessive Pronouns and Indefinite Pronouns (Meals Around the World) Possessive Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns Grammar for Writing: Writing About an Event

PART 8 IMPERATIVES AND MODALS

Unit 20 Imperatives (Social Customs) Imperatives Grammar for Writing: Writing Travel Tips

Unit 21 Ability and Possibility (Making Connections) Can and Could for Ability and Possibility Be Able To and Know How To for Ability Grammar for Writing: Writing about Abilities

Unit 22 Requests and Permission (College Life) Can, Could, and Would for Requests Can, Could, and May for Permission Grammar for Writing: Writing to Ask for Permission and to Make Requests

PART 9 PRESENT AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

Unit 23 Present Progressive (Body Language) Present Progressive Statements Present Progressive Questions Present Progressive and Simple Present Grammar for Writing: Writing About What You See

Unit 24 Past Progressive and Simple Past (Inventions and Discoveries) Past Progressive Time Clauses with Past Progressive and Simple Past Grammar for Writing: Writing About a Past Event

PART 10 SUBJECTS, OBJECTS, AND COMPLEMENTS

Unit 25 Subject and Object Pronouns; Questions About Subjects and Objects (Fast Food or Slow Food) Subject and Object Pronouns Questions About the Subject and the Object Grammar for Writing: Writing About Healthy Living

Unit 26 Infinitives and Gerunds (Do What You Enjoy Doing) Infinitives Gerunds Grammar for Writing: Writing About Things People Like to Do

PART 11 THE FUTURE

Unit 27 Future with Be Going To, Present Progressive, and Will (The Years Ahead) Future with Be Going To or Present Progressive Future with Will Grammar for Writing: Writing About Future Plans

Unit 28 Will, May, and Might for Future Possibility; Will for Offers and Promises (Will We Need Teachers?) May and Might; Adverbs with Will Offers and Promises Grammar for Writing: Writing About Future Predictions and Possibilities

PART 12 MORE MODALS

Unit 29 Suggestions and Advice (Study Habits) Suggestions and Advice Asking for and Responding to Suggestions and Advice Grammar for Writing: Making Suggestions and Giving Advice

Unit 30 Necessity and Conclusions (Getting What You Want) Necessity and Conclusions with Have To, Need To, Must Grammar for Writing: Writing About Necessity and Obligation

PART 13 ADJECTIVE AND ADVERBS

Unit 31 Adjectives and Adverbs (Making a Good Impression) Adjectives and Adverbs of Manner Adjectives with Linking Verbs; Adjectives and Adverbs with Very and Too Grammar for Writing: Writing About People's Behavior in Different Situations

Unit 32 Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs (Progress) Comparative Adjectives Comparative Adverbs Grammar for Writing: Making Comparisons

Unit 33 Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs (Facts and Opinions) Superlative Adjectives Superlative Adverbs Grammar for Writing: Writing About the Most, Least, Best, and Worst of Things

Appendices Capitalization and Punctuation Rules Spelling Rules for Noun Plurals Verb Forms Common Regular and Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs Spelling Rules for Possessive Nouns Noncount Nouns and Containers Metric Conversion Subject and Object Pronouns Indefinite and Definite Articles Spelling Rules for Verbs Ending in -ing Spelling and Pronunciation Rules for Simple Present Spelling and Pronunciation Rules for Regular Verbs in Simple Past Adjectives and Adverbs: Comparative and Superlative Forms Adverbs with -ly Modal Verbs and Modal-like Expressions Stative (Non-Action) Verbs Verbs + Gerunds and Infinitives Academic Word List (AWL) Words and Definitions Pronunciation Table International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Glossary of Grammar Terms

Index

Art Credits

Level: Beginner