Fundamentals of English Grammar /
Betty S. Azar and Stacy A. Hagen.
- 4th ed.
- White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2011.
- xiii, 434 p. : ill. (col.) ; 26 cm + 2 CDs.
- Azar-Hagen Grammar .
"International ed.--not for sale in the U.S.A"-- Front Cover.
Includes Listening Script, Index and Audio CD Tracking List.
"A classic developmental skills text for lower-intermediate and intermediate English language learners, Fundamentals of 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 fourth edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities. Some of the new features are: Innovative Warm-Up exercises that precede the grammar charts and introduce points to be taught Structure-based listening exercises ranging from casual speech to more academic content A wide selection of readings that highlight the target grammar structures Greatly expanded speaking practice with extensive pair, group, and class work Writing activities with models for students to follow Corpus-informed syllabus that reflects the discourse patterns of spoken and written English Audio CDs and Listening Script in the back of the Student Book." (Book Jacket) CONTENTS Ch. 1: PRESENT TIME 1-1 Simple present and present progressive 1-2 Forms of the simple present and the present progressive 1-3 Frequency adverbs 1-4 Singular/plural 1-5 Spelling of final –s/-es 1-6 Non-action verbs 1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yes/no questions Ch. 2: PAST TIME 2-1 Expressing past time: the simple past 2-2 Spelling of –ing and –ed forms 2-3 The principal parts of a verb 2-4 Common irregular verbs: a reference list 2-5 Regular verbs: pronunciation of –ed endings 2-6 Simple past and past progressive 2-7 Expressing past time: using time clauses 2-8 Expressing past habit: used to Ch. 3: FUTURE TIME 3-1 Expressing future time: be going to and will 3-2 Forms with be going to 3-3 Forms with will 3-4 Certainty about the future 3-5 Be going to vs. will 3-6 Expressing the future in time clauses and if-clauses 3-7 Using the present progressive to express future time 3-8 Using the simple present to express future time 3-9 Immediate future: using be about to 3-10 Parallel verbs Ch. 4: PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT 4-1 Past participle 4-2 Present perfect with since and for 4-3 Negative, question, and short-answer forms 4-4 Present perfect with unspecified time 4-5 Simple past vs. present perfect 4-6 Present perfect progressive 4-7 Present perfect progressive vs. present perfect 4-8 Past perfect Ch. 5: ASKING QUESTIONS 5-1 Yes/no questions and short answers 5-2 Yes/no questions and information questions 5-3 Where, why, when, what time, how come, what…for 5-4 Questions with who, who(m), and what 5-5 Using what + a form of do 5-6 Using which and what kind of 5-7 Using whose 5-8 Using how 5-9 Using how often 5-10 Using how far 5-11 Length of time: it + take and how long 5-12 Spoken and written contractions with question words 5-13 More questions with how 5-14 Using how about and what about 5-15 Tag questions Ch. 6: NOUNS AND PRONOUNS 6-1 Plural forms of nouns 6-2 Pronunciation of final –s/-es 6-3 Subjects, verbs, and objects 6-4 Objects of prepositions 6-5 Prepositions of time 6-6 Word order: place and time 6-7 Subject-verb agreement 6-8 Using adjectives to describe nouns 6-9 Using nouns as adjectives 6-10 Personal pronouns: subjects and objects 6-11 Possessive nouns 6-12 Possessive pronouns and adjectives 6-13 Reflexive pronouns 6-14 Singular forms of other: another vs. the other 6-15 Plural forms of other: other(s) vs. the other(s) 6-16 Summary of forms of other Ch. 7: MODAL AUXILIARIES 7-1 The form of modal auxiliaries 7-2 Expressing ability: can and could 7-3 Expressing possibility: may, might, and maybe; Expressing permission: may and can 7-4 Using could to express possibility 7-5 Polite questions: may I, could I, can I 7-6 Polite questions: would you, could you, will you, can you 7-7 Expressing advice: should and ought to 7-8 Expressing advice: had better 7-9 Expressing necessity: have to, have got to, must 7-10 Expressing lack of necessity: do not have to; Expressing prohibition: must not 7-11 Making logical conclusions: must 7-12 Tag questions with modal auxiliaries 7-13 Giving instructions: imperative sentences 7-14 Making suggestions: let’s and why don’t 7-15 Stating preferences: prefer, like… better, would rather Ch. 8: CONNECTING IDEAS 8-1 Connecting ideas with and 8-2 Connecting ideas with but and or 8-3 Connecting ideas with so 8-4 Using auxiliary verbs after but 8-5 Using and + too, so, either, neither 8-6 Connecting ideas with because 8-7 Connecting ideas with even though/although Ch. 9: COMPARISON 9-1 Making comparisons with as… as 9-2 Comparative and superlative 9-3 Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs 9-4 Completing a comparative 9-5 Modifying comparatives 9-6 Comparisons with less… than and not as… as 9-7 Using more with nouns 9-8 Repeating a comparative 9-9 Using double comparatives 9-10 Using superlatives 9-11 Using the same, similar, different, like, alike Ch. 10: THE PASSIVE 10-1 Active sentences and passive sentences 10-2 Form of the passive 10-3 Transitive and intransitive verbs 10-4 Using the by-phrase 10-5 Passive modal auxiliaries 10-6 Using past participles as adjectives (non-progressive passive) 10-7 Participial adjectives: -ed vs. –ing 10-8 Get + adjective; get + past participle 10-9 Using be used/accustomed to and get used/accustomed to 10-10 Used to vs. be used to 10-11 Using be supposed to Ch. 11: COUNT/NONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES 11-1 A vs. an 11-2 Count and noncount nouns 11-3 Noncount nouns 11-4 More noncount nouns 11-5 using several, a lot of, many/much, and a few/a little 11-6 Nouns that can be count or noncount 11-7 Using units of measure with noncount nouns 11-8 Guidelines for article usage 11-9 Using the or Ø with names 11-10 Capitalization Ch. 12: ADJECTIVE CLAUSES 12-1 Adjective clauses: introduction 12-2 Using who and that in adjective clauses to describe people 12-3 using object pronouns in adjective clauses to describe people 12-4 Using pronouns in adjective clauses to describe things 12-5 Singular and plural verbs in adjective clauses 12-6 Using prepositions in adjective clauses 12-7 Using whose in adjective clauses Ch. 13: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 13-1 Verb + gerund 13-2 Go + -ing 13-3 Verb + infinitive 13-4 Verb + gerund or infinitive 13-5 Preposition + gerund 13-6 Using by and with to express how something is done 13-7 Using gerunds as subjects; using it + infinitive 13-8 It + infinitive: using for (someone) 13-9 Expressing purpose with in order to and for 13-10 Using infinitives with to and enough Ch. 14: NOUN CLAUSES 14-1 Nouns clauses: introduction 14-2 Noun clauses that begin with a question word 14-3 Noun clauses that begin with if or whether 14-4 Nouns clauses that begin with that 14-5 Other uses of that-clauses 14-6 Substituting so for a that-clause in conversational responses 14-7 Quoted speech 14-8 Quoted speech vs. reported speech 14-9 Verb forms in reported speech 14-10 Common reporting verbs: tell, ask, answer/reply Appendix: SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR CHARTS Unit A A-1 The present perfect vs. the past perfect A-2 The past progressive vs. the past perfect A-3 Still vs. anymore A-4 Additional verbs followed by that-clauses A-5 Additional expressions with be + that-clauses Unit B B-1 Phrasal verbs B-2 Phrasal verbs: a reference list Unit C C-1 Preposition combinations: introduction C-2 Preposition combinations: a reference list
Lower-intermediate to intermediate language learners.
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