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 PRESENT

Unit 1 Simple Present: Are You Often Online? Simple Present Time Clauses and Factual Conditionals Grammar for Writing: Using Simple Present with Time Clauses

Unit 2 Present Progressive and Simple Present: Brainpower Present Progressive Simple Present and Present Progressive Compared Grammar for Writing: Using Simple Present and Present Progressive Together

Unit 3 Imperatives: What's Appropriate?
Imperatives
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Grammar for Writing: Using Imperatives with Time Clauses, If, Always, and Never

PART 2 THE PAST

Unit 4 Simple Past: Entrepreneurs Simple Past Simple Past of Be and There Was/There Were Grammar for Writing: Using Simple Past

Unit 5 Simple Past, Time Clauses, Used to, and Would: Science and Society Time Clauses and the Order of Past Events Past with Used To and Would Grammar for Writing: Using Past with Used To and Would

Unit 6 Past Progressive: Memorable Events Past Progressive Using When and While with Past Progressive Grammar for Writing: Using Past Progressive and Simple Past Together

Part 3 Nouns, Determiners, and Pronouns

Unit 7 Count and Noncount Nouns: Privacy Matters Count Nouns and Noncount Nouns Noncount Nouns: Determiners and Measurement Words Grammar for Writing: Using Count and Noncount Nouns with Determiners and Measurement Words

Unit 8 Articles: The Media Articles Generalizing: More About Articles Grammar for Writing: Using Articles with Nouns

Unit 9 Pronouns; Direct and Indirect Objects: Challenging Ourselves Pronouns Direct and Indirect Objects Grammar for Writing: Using Pronouns and Objects

Part 4: The Present Perfect

Unit 10 Present Perfect: Discoveries Present Perfect Present Perfect or Simple Past? Grammar for Writing: Using Present Perfect and Simple Past Together

Unit 11 Adverbs with Present Perfect; For and Since: Unsolved Mysteries Adverbs with Present Perfect Present Perfect with For and Since Grammar for Writing: Using Present Perfect with Adverbs and For and Since

Unit 12 Present Perfect Progressive: Cities Present Perfect Progressive Present Perfect Progressive or Present Perfect? Grammar for Writing: Using Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect Together

Part 5: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions

Unit 13 Adjectives: A Good Workplace Adjectives More About Adjectives Grammar for Writing: Using Adjectives to Describe People, Places, Things and Ideas

Unit 14 Adverbs of Manner and Degree: Learn Quickly Adverbs of Manner Adverbs of Degree Grammar for Writing: Using Adverbs of Manner

Unit 15 Prepositions: Food on the Table Prepositions of Place and Time Prepositions of Direction and Manner Phrasal Prepositions and Prepositions After Adjectives Grammar for Writing: Using Prepositions and Phrasal Prepositions

Part 6: The Future

Unit 16 Future (1): Life Lists Be Going To, Present Progressive, and Simple Present for Future Events Grammar for Writing: Using Be Going To and Present Progressive Together

Unit 17 Future (2): Getting Older Future with Will Future with Will, Be Going To, and Present Progressive Grammar for Writing: Using Will and Be Going To for Predictions

Unit 18 Future Time and Future Conditionals: Learning to Communicate Future Time Clauses Future Conditionals; Questions with Time Clauses and Conditional Clauses Grammar for Writing: Using Future Time Clauses and Conditional Clauses

Part 7: Modal Verbs and Modal-like Expressions

Unit 19 Ability: Amazing Science Ability with Can and Could Be Able To Grammar for Writing: Using Can, Cannot, and Be Able To in the Present and Future

Unit 20 Requests and Offers: Good Causes Permission Requests and Offers Grammar for Writing: Permission, Requests, and Offers in Writing

Unit 21 Advice and Suggestions: The Right Job Advice Suggestions Grammar for Writing: Giving Advice and Suggestions

Unit 22 Necessity, Prohibition, and Preference: How to Sell It Necessity and Prohibition Preference Grammar for Writing: Writing About Necessities and Expressing Preferences

Unit 23 Present and Future Probability: Life Today, Life Tomorrow Present Probability Modals of Future Probability Grammar for Writing: Writing About Probability in the Present and Future

Part 8 Verbs + Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs

Unit 24 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs; Verbs and Prepositions: Getting Along at Work Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Verb + Object + Preposition Combinations Verb + Preposition Combinations Grammar for Writing: Using Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Unit 25 Phrasal Verbs: Money, Money, Money Intransitive Phrasal Verbs Transitive Phrasal Verbs Grammar for Writing: Using Transitive and Intransitive Phrasal Verbs

Part 9 Comparatives and Superlatives

Unit 26 Comparatives: We Are All Different Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs Comparisons with As . . . . As Grammar for Writing: Using Comparatives with Adjectives and Adverbs

Unit 27 Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs: The Best and the Worst Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Grammar for Writing: Using Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

Part 10 Gerunds and Infinitives

Unit 28 Gerunds and Infinitives (1): Managing Time Verbs Followed by Gerunds or Infinitives Verbs Followed by Gerunds and Infinitives Grammar for Writing: Using Gerunds and Infinitives

Unit 29 Gerunds and Infinitives (2): Civil Rights More About Gerunds More About Infinitives Grammar for Writing: Using Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 11 Clauses and Conjunctions

Unit 30 Subject Relative Clauses (Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns): Sleep Subject Relative Clauses More About Subject Relative Clauses Grammar for Writing: Using Subject Relative Clauses

Unit 31 Object Relative Clauses (Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns): Viruses Object Relative Clauses More About Object Relative Clauses Grammar for Writing: Using Object Relative Clauses

Unit 32 Conjunctions and Adverb Clauses: Special Days Conjunctions Adverb Clauses Grammar for Writing: Using Conjunctions and Adverbs Clauses

APPENDICES: 1. Capitalization and Punctuation Rules 2. Stative (Non-Action) Nouns 3. Irregular Verbs 4. Spelling Rules for Verbs Ending in -ing 5. Spelling Rules for Regular Verbs in the Simple Past 6. Verbs + Gerunds and Infinitives 7. Verb and Preposition Combinations 8. Adjective and Preposition Combinations 9. Modal Verbs and Modal-Like Expressions 10. Adjectives: Order Before Nouns 11. Conditionals 12. Phrasal Verbs: Transitive and Intransitive 13. Adjectives and Adverbs: Comparative and Superlative Forms 14. Academic Word List (AWL) Words and Definitions 15. Pronunciation Table International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Glossary of Grammar Terms

Index

Art Credits

Level: Low Intermediate to Intermediate