A classic developmental skills text for lower-intermediate and intermediate English language
learners,Fundamentals of English Grammaris 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
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Present Time
1-1 Simple present and present progressive
1-2 Forms of the simple present and 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
Chapter 2 Past Time
2-1 Expressing past rime: 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 4 Present Perfect and the 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
Chapter 5 Asking Questions
5-1 Yes/no questions and short answers
5-2 Yes/no 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
Chapter 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 nouns
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
Chapter 7 Modal Auxiliaries
7-1 The form of modal auxiliaires
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 questions
7-14 Making suggestions: let�s and why don�t
7-15 Stating preferences: prefer, like � better, would rather
Chapter 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 with but
8-5 Using and + too, so, either, neither
8-6 Connecting ideas with because
8-7 Connecting ideas with even though/although
Chapter 9 Comparisons
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 a comparative
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
Chapter 10 The Passive
10-1 Active sentences and passive sentences
10-2 Forms 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
Chapter 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 � with names
11-10 Capitalization
Chapter 12 Adjective Clauses
12-1 Adjective clauses: introduction
12-2 Using who or 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
Chapter 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 too and enough
Chapter 14 Noun Clauses
14-1 Noun clauses: introduction
14-2 Noun clauses that begin with a question word
14-3 Noun clauses that begin with if or whether
14-4 Noun 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 Quote 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
Listening Script
Trivia Answers
Answer Key
Index
Audio CD Tracking List
