"A complete Answer key is available online at www.englishforacademicstudy.com in the Student Resources section."

Includes index.

b. Book map

i. Introduction

g. Glossary of grammatical terms

1. Starting out
A. Formal style ~ Subject-verb agreement ~ Present simple ~ Plural nouns for situations in general ~ There is/are
B. Quantity expressions ~ Countable/uncountable nouns ~ Present continuous
C. Simple clauses: S/V/O/C ~ Unit review

2. Information flow within a text
A. Using simple noun phrases
B. Using complex noun phrases
C. Using present simple passive ~ Unit review

3. Looking back
A. Past simple active ~ Present perfect active
B. Uses of present perfect
C. Using the present perfect in introductions ~ Present perfect or past simple? ~ Unit review

4. Showing logical links (1)
A. Short linking words ~ Sentence-connecting words ~ Simple and compound sentences
B. Paired linking words within a sentence
C. Liking words in paragraphs ~ Unit review

5. Showing logical links (2)
A. Using subordinators to make complex sentences
B. Using further subordinators to make complex sentences
C. Using linking words with noun phrases ~ Review of Units 4 and 5

6. Expressing shades of meaning
A. Modal verbs ~ Expressing certainty/uncertainty ~ Using modals in passive voice
B. Semi-modal verbs ~ Giving advice and making recommendations
C. Modal and semi-modal verbs ~ Conveying stance and building an argument ~ Intensifying words ~ Unit review

7. Expressing condition
A. Likely events (first conditionals) ~ Laws of nature ('zero' conditionals) ~ Using unless to give warnings ~ Modal and semi-modal verbs from Unit 6 are also reviewed
B. Unlikely events (second conditionals) ~ Modal and semi-modal verbs in conditionals
C. Impossible events (third conditionals) ~ Unit review

8. Avoiding person-based writing


A. Abstract and concrete noun phrases ~ Summary nouns
B. Impersonal sentence structure to discuss opinions and refer to data
C. Applying impersonal style to academic writing ~ Unit review

9. Using relative clauses
A. Defining relative clauses: expanding a subject noun phrase ~ Reducing relative clauses
B. Expanding an object noun phrase ~ Whose ~ Where, when and why
C. Non-defining relative clauses ~ Using which to refer back to a previous idea ~ Unit review

"English for Academic Study: Grammar for Writing is a graded self-study course that will help students improve their academic writing. It will build their confidence in understanding and using grammar for written assignments, so they can write accurate English and communicate more effectively in academic contexts. EAS: Grammar for Writing starts at a relatively low level, recognizing that many students require continuing practice of common grammatical problems in academic writing (such as subject-verb agreement, or the use of present simple and present continuous). It gradually increases the level of challenge so that by the end of the book students can use appropriate grammatical structures to express more complex academic ideas. The nine units are based on the following topics: Starting out Information flow within a text Looking back (past simple and present perfect) Showing logical links (1) Showing logical links (2) Expressing shades of meaning Expressing condition Avoiding person-based writing Using relative clauses. Each unit is divided into three stages, moving from basic structures to more complex ones. Full explanations and examples are followed by extensive practice exercises. Many exercises use examples from student essays, so students can identify typical problems and work out how to put them right. Each unit also includes an end-of-unit self-check test to give students a quick overview of what they have covered. There are four useful appendices on: articles, describing data, referring to academic sources, and a sample student essay. A full answer key is available on the publisher's website. The dedicated EAS website also provides additional resources across the range of titles in the series. This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for Academic Studies (EAS) series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS: Reading, EAS: Writing, EAS: Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS: Listening, EAS: Speaking , EAS: Vocabulary and EAS: Pronunciation." (Book Cover)