TY  - BOOK
AU  - Foley,Mark
AU  - Hall,Diane
TI  - Advanced Learners' Grammar: A Self-Study Reference & Practice Book with Answers 
SN  - 0582403839 (Student Book)
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Harlow, UK
PB  - Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - B2-C1 (CEFR)
KW  - High intermediate to advanced
N1  - Includes index; The comprehensive grammar reference and practice book that targets the language Advances students need to refine their English
; Diagnostic tests identity students' weaknesses to enable more focused learning
; Comprehensive explanations with lots of natural examples help students acquire authentic language
; A variety of real contexts and exercises motivate students
; CAE/CPE task types familiarise students with the format of the exams
; CONTENTS
; Introduction
; Diagnostic tests 1-36
; 1 Present tenses (Diagnostic test 1, page 10)
; 1.1 Present Simple
; I make
; 1.2 Present continuous
; I am making
; 1.3 Verbs rarely used in the continuous
; believe; have; like; etc
; 2 Past tenses (Diagnostic test 2, page 11)
; 2.1 Past Simple
; I made
; 2.2 Past continuous
; I was making
; 2.3 Past perfect

; I had made
; 2.4 Past perfect continuous
; I had been making
; 2.5 Used to/would
; I used to make; I would make
; 3 Past to present tenses (Diagnostic test 3, page 12)
; 3.1 Present perfect simple
; I have made
; 3.2 Present perfect and past simple - differences
; 3.3 Present perfect continuous
; I have been making
; 3.4 Present perfect simple and continuous - differences
; Round up (Unit 1-3): Present and past tenses
; 4 The future (1) (Diagnostic test 4, page 13)
; 4.1 Prediction
; he will make; he is going to make; he will be making; etc
; 4.2 Decisions and intentions
; I will make; I am going to make
; 4.3 Arrangements
; I'm meeting; I will be meeting
; 4.4 Other future meanings
; timetables; qualifying future forms; etc; 5 The future (2) (Diagnostic test 5, page 14)
; 5.1 Expressions with future meaning
; be to + infinitive; be due to + infinitive; etc
; 5.2 Verbs with future meaning
; main verbs; modal verbs
; 5.3 Future in the past
; I was going to make; other forms
; Round up (Unit 4 and 5): The future
; 6 Negation (Diagnostic test 6, page 15)
; 6.1 Negative statements 

; not; no; neither; etc
; 6.2 Negative questions
; Haven't you seen...?
; 6.3 Words which carry negative meaning
; adverbs; quantifiers; verbs; prefixes
; 7 Questions (Diagnostic test 7, page 16)
; 7.1 Closed and open questions
; Are you busy? Why did she leave?
; 7.2 Tag questions
; He knows, doesn't he? He doesn't know, does he? etc
; 7.3 Indirect questions
; Can you tell me how long ...? I wonder whether
; 7.4 Echo questions
; Are you? Has he really?
; 8 Passives, causatives and get (Diagnostic test 8, page 17)
; 8.1 Passive forms
; it is made; he was said to be ...; it got broken
; 8.2 Passive -ing forms and infinitives
; being made; to have been made; etc
; 8.3 have/get + object + past participle
; I had/got it made; I had my bag stolen
; 8.4 Used of the passive
; information order; the 'unimportant' agent; etc
; 9 Reported speech (Diagnostic test 9, page 18)
; 9.1 Direct and indirect speech
; 'There's a problem.'; He said there was a problem
; 9.2 Indirect statements
; reporting verbs; changes of pronoun, adverb, tense
; 9.3 Indirect (reported) questions
; reporting verbs; she asked when it started
; 9.4 Indirect commands and requests
; reporting verbs; he asked them to wait
; 9.5 Reporting verbs and their patterns
; advise; offer; threaten; etc
; 10 Conditionals (Diagnostic test 10, page 19)
; 10.1 General points on conditionals
; sentence structures and patterns
; 10.2 Zero conditional
; If I work late, he makes the dinner
; 10.3 First conditional
; If I work late tomorrow, he'll make the dinner
; 10.4 Second conditional
; If I worked late, he would make the dinner
; 10.5 Third conditional
; If I'd worked late, he would have made the dinner
; 10.6 Mixed conditionals
; mixed second/third and the third/second conditionals
; 10.7 Alternatives to if
; unless; provided that; suppose; in case; etc
; 11 The subjunctive and 'unreal' uses of past forms (Diagnostic test 11, page 20)

; 11.1 The subjunctive
; form and use; informal alternatives; fixed expressions
; 11.2 The 'unreal' past
; imaginary past, present and future; was or were; what if; etc
; 11.3 wish/if only
; + past simple; + past perfect; + would/could
; Round up (Units 10 and 11): Conditionals, subjunctive and 'unreal' past
; 12 -ing forms and infinitives (Diagnostic test 12, page 21)
; 12.1 -ing forms
; subjects and objects; patterns of use
; 12.2 Infinitives
; forms and uses
; 12.3 Verbs followed by -ing forms and infinitives
; patterns; differences in meaning; 13 Participle and infinitive phrases
; 13.1 Participle phrases - form and use
; active and passive; participle subjects
; 13.2 Types of participle phrase

; defining phrases; phrases of reason, result; etc
; 13.3 Infinitive phrases - form and use
; active and passive; as subject/complement
; 13.4 Types of infinitive phrase

; defining phrases; phrases of purpose and result
; 13.5 Uses in discourse
; to tell the truth; generally speaking; 14 Multi-word verbs (Diagnostic test 14, page 23)
; 14.1 Form and use
; the four types; formal/informal use; particles
; 14.2 Phrasal verbs
; I get by. I made it up
; 14.3 Prepositional verbs
; I looked for it. I didn't fall for it
; 14.4 Phrasal-prepositional verbs
; I look forward to hearing from you
; 14.5 Word list: common multi-word verbs
; break down; catch on; etc
; 15 Dependent prepositions (Diagnostic test 15, page 23)
; 15.1 General rules
; 15.2 Verb + preposition patterns
; 15.3 Noun + preposition
; demand for; success in; fear of; 15.4 Adjective/participle + preposition
; grateful for; worried about; scared by; 15.5 Word list: dependent preposition patterns

; belief in; good at; etc
; 16 Modal verbs (1): can, could, may, might, be able to (Diagnostic test 16, page 25)
; 16.1 Ability
; She can speak French. I wasn't able to fix it
; 16.2 Possibility, deduction and speculation
; There may be life on Mars; 16.3 Arrangements, suggestions, offers, etc
; He can see you at six; 16.4 Asking for and giving/refusing permission
; May I interrupt?; 17 Modal verbs (2): must, should, ought to, have to, need to (Diagnostic test 17, page 26)
; 17.1 Obligation and necessity
; We must leave early. You need to eat something; 17.2 Prohibition and criticism
; You mustn't touch it; 17.3 Absence of obligation or necessity
; You don't have/need to pay; 17.4 Recommendation and advice
; You'd better not wait; 17.5 Logical deduction and probability
; He must have left; 18 Modal verbs (3): will, would, shall (Diagnostic test 18, page 27)
; 18.1 Prediction and clarity
; He'll be in London now. He'll have arrived
; 18.2 Characteristics, habits and routines
; It will hold two litres
; 18.3 Willingness and refusal
; I'll sign it. They wouldn't change it; 18.4 Other uses of will/shall/would
; offers; promises; suggestions; requests; etc; 18.5 Hypothetical would
; it would be nice; it would have been a good idea; 19 Auxiliaries, have (got), do (Diagnostic test 19, page 28)
; 19.1 Auxiliary verbs
; uses; contracted forms
; 19.2 Emphasis
; It has been a long time! Did you or didn't you take it?; 19.3 Have and do
; meanings and uses
; 19.4 Have got
; for possession; meaning 'has become/obtained'; etc
; 20 Confusing verbs (Diagnostic test 20, page 29)
; 20.1 False synonyms
; make/do; have/take; been/gone; speak/talk; etc; 20.2 Opposite pairs
; borrow/lend; bring/take; 21 Adjectives (Diagnostic test 21, page 30)
; 21.1 Adjective patterns
; responsible parents; the person responsible; 21.2 Particle (-ing or -ed) adjectives
; I feel frightened; a frightening film; 21.3 Groups of adjectives
; pair of adjectives; etc; 22 Comparison (Diagnostic test 22, page 31)
; 22.1 Comparative and superlative adjectives
; form and use; irregular adjectives; 22.2 Adjectives with as, so, too, enough and such
; not as bad as I'd experienced; 22.3 Other types of comparison
; faster and faster; like and as; 23 Gradable and ungradable adjectives (Diagnostic test 23, page 32)
; 23.1 Modifying gradable adjectives
; very expensive; slightly dizzy; quite nice; 23.2 Modifying ungradable adjectives
; absolutely fabulous; practically freezing; 23.3 Modifying adjectives in informal English
; really sorry; dead scary; 23.4 Common adverb + adjective collocations
; bitterly cold; deeply moving; 24 Adverbs (Diagnostic test 24, page 33)
; 24.1 Form
; formation and types; adverbs with two forms; 24.2 Use
; modifying and adding information; use in comparisons; 24.3 Position of adverbs in sentences
; front, mid and final position; 24.4 Sentence adverbs
; 25 Nouns and noun phrases (Diagnostic test 25, page 34)
; 25.1 Basic points
; form and meaning; gender; 25.2 Singular and plural nouns
; regular/irregular plurals; plural form nouns; 25.3 Countable and uncountable nouns
; use; different meanings; a piece/bit of; 25.4 Agreement
; plural subjects; plural form and group nouns; 25.5 Nominalisation
; making verbs/verb phrases into nouns/noun phrases; 26 Possessives and compound nouns (Diagnostic test 26, page 35)
; 26.1 Form and meaning
; possessive forms; rules; 26.2 The genitive ('s) or of structure
; which form to use; 26.3 Specifying or classifying possessives and compound nouns
; sports shop; 27 Pronouns (Diagnostic test 27, page 36)
; 27.1 Personal pronouns
; omission of pronouns; subject or object forms; one; etc; 27.2 Reflexive and reciprocal
; -self/-selves; each other/one another; 27.3 'Impersonal' pronouns
; use of you/we/they/one; 27.4 Indefinite pronouns and adverbs
; somebody; anything; no one; etc; 28 Determiners (Diagnostic test 28, page 37)
; 28.1 Articles
; a/the/no article for naming, describing and classifying; etc; 28.2 Demonstratives
; this/that/these/those as adjectives and pronouns; 28.3 Quantifiers
; no; none; half; both; some; all; etc; 29 Prepositions (Diagnostic test 29, page 38)
; 29.1 Introduction
; basic information; preposition or adverb?; 29.2 Meaning and use
; prepositions of position, movement, time, reason; etc; 29.3 Prepositional phrases
; formation; stranded prepositions
; 30 Word order and verb patterns (Diagnostic test 30, page 39)
; 30.1 Word order in English
; subject-verb-object word order and variations; 30.2 Verb patterns
; verb + complement; verb + prepositional phrase; etc
; 30.3 Linking clauses
; coordination; subordination
; 31 Relatives clauses (Diagnostic test 31, page 40)
; 31.1 Relative clauses
; subject/object relatives; defining/non-defining relatives; etc.; 31.2 Relative pronouns and adverbs
; who, etc; modifying pronouns; whichever, etc; 32 Contrast (Diagnostic test 32, page 41)
; 32.1 Conjunctions of contrast
; but; while; although; yet; etc; 32.2 Prepositions of contrasts
; Despite; in spite of; 32.3 Adverbs of contrast
; however; nevertheless; even so, still; etc; 33 Introductory there and it (Diagnostic test 33, page 42)
; 33.1 Introductory there; as 'empty' subject; there + be; 33.2 Introductory/impersonal it
; .as 'empty' subject; introducing certain topics; describing impersonal/general feelings; using it in discourse; 34 Emphatic Structures and inversion (Diagnostic test 34, page 43)

; 34.1 Cleft sentences
; Zack was the guy who told us
; 34.2 Fronting
; that I disagree with; attracted to the roof was an aerial; 34.3 Inversion
; little did we realise; never have I seen; so are we; 35 Aspects of cohesion (Diagnostic test 35, page 44)

; 35.1 Types of text reference
; substitution; ellipsis; anaphoric and cataphoric reference
; 35.2 Substitution
; substituting nouns, verbs, clauses
; 35.3 Ellipsis
; omitting nouns, pronouns, verbs, infinitives and wh- clauses
; 36 Features of discourse (Diagnostic test 36, page 45)
; 36.1 Ordering information
; the information principle; the end-weight principle; etc; 36.2 Discourse devices
; types of linking; reference; parallelism
; Key to discourse tests
; Key to practice exercises
; Index

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