Includes index.

Welcome to the Grammar Form and Function, Second Edition!

To the Instructor

Unit 1 The Present
1A The Simple Present and The Present Progressive
1B Nonaction (Stative) and Action Verbs
1C The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive
Listening Puzzle: Kinds of Grain
Review
Reading Challenge: The American Bison
Writing: Write an Informal Letter
Self-Test

Unit 2 The Past
2A The Simple Past and The Past Progressive
2B The Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive
2C Used To + Based Verb and Would + Base Verb
Listening Puzzle: Canals
Review
Reading Challenge: The Eerie Canal
Writing: Write a Narrative
Self-Test

Unit 3 The Future
3A Be Going To and Will
3B Time Clauses and Conditional Sentences in the Future
3C Present with Future Meaning
3D The Future Progressive
3E Other Expressions of the Future; The Future in the Past
3F The Future Perfect and the Future Perfect Progressive
Listening Puzzle: Space Exploration
Review
Reading Challenge: Where Will the Beaches Be?
Writing: When an Essay with Supporting Examples
Self-Test

Unit 4 Nouns and Expressions of Quantity
4A Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns
4B Possessive Nouns; Possessive Phrases with Of
4C Compound Nouns
4D Count Nouns and Noncount Nouns
4E Some and Any
4F Much, Many, A Lof Of, A Few, Few, A Little, and Little
4G Each, Each (One) Of, Every, Every One Of, Both, Both Of, All, and All Of
Listening Puzzle: Deserts
Review
Reading Challenges: Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Writing: Write a Descriptive Essay
Self-Test

Unit 5 Pronouns and Articles
5A Subject and Object Pronoun; Possessive Adjectives; and Possessive Pronouns
5B Reflexive Pronouns
5C Another, Other, Others, The Other, and The Others
5D The Indefinite Articles A and An; One and Ones
5E The Definite Article The
Listening Puzzle: Used in Homes by Millions
Review
Reading Challenge: Thomas Edison
Writing: Write a Review of a Movie
Self-Test

Unit 6 Modals I 6A Introduction to Modal Verbs
6B Can, Could, and Be Able To to Express Ability
6C Must, Have To, and Have Got To to Express Obligation and Necessity
6D Not Have To and Must Not to Express Prohibition and Lack of Necessity
6E Should, Ought To, and Had Better to Give Advice
6F Should Have and Ought To Have to Express Regret or a Mistake
6G Be Supposed To to Express Expectation
Listening Puzzle: Cash, Check, or Credit Card?
Review
Reading Challenge: Oprah Winfrey
Writing: Write an Expository Essay
Self-Test

Unit 7 Modals II
7A Shall, Let's, How About, What About, Why Don't, Could, and Can to Make Suggestions
7B Prefer, Would Prefer, and Would Rather to Express Preference
7C May, Could, and Can to Ask Permission
7D Will, Can, Could, Would, and Would You Mind to Make Requests
7E May, Might, and Could to Express Possibility
7F Should and Ought To to Express Probability
7G Must, Must Not, and Can't to Make Deductions
7H The Progressive and Perfect Progressive Forms of Modals
Listening Puzzle: Reading Maps
Review
Reading Challenge: Urban Explorers
Writing: Write a Business Letter
Self-Test

Unit 8 The Passive Voice, Causatives, and Phrasal Verbs
8A The Passive Voice: Overview
8B The Passive Voice of Modals and Modal Phrases
8C The Passive Voice with Get; Get + Adjective
8D It + a Passive Voice Verb + a That Clause
8E Present and Past Participles Used as Adjectives
8F Causative Sentences with Have, Get, and Make: Active Voice
8G Causative Sentences with Have and Get: Passive Voice
8H Phrasal Verbs
8I Prepositions Following Verbs, Adjectives, and Nouns
Other Combinations with Prepositions
Listening Puzzle: Animals
Review
Reading Challenge: Near Objects
Writing: Write a Cover Letter
Self-Test

Unit 9 Gerunds and Infinitives
9A Gerunds as Subjects and Objects; Verbs Followed by Gerunds
9B Gerunds as Objects of Prepositions; Gerunds After Certain Expressions
9C Verbs Followed by Infinitives
9D Verbs Followed by a Gerund or an Infinitive
9E Infinitives After Certain Adjectives, Nouns, and Indefinite Pronouns
9F Too and Enough Followed by Infinitives
9G Showing Purpose
9H Perfect Infinitives and Perfect Gerunds; Passive Voice of Infinitives and Gerunds
9I Base Verbs + -ing with Verbs of Perception
9J Person + Gerund
Listening Puzzle: Sports
Review
Reading Challenge: The Google Guys

Writing: Write an Essay of Analysis
Self-Test

Unit 10 Agreement and Parallel Structure
10A Subject-Verb Agreement: General Rules Part 1
10B Subject-Verb Agreement: General Rules Part 2
10C Subject-Verb Agreement with Quantity Words
10D Parallel Structures
10E Coordinating Conjunctions
10F Correlative Conjunctions: Both...And; Not Only.. But Also;
Either...Or; Neither...Nor
Listening Puzzle: Fabric
Review
Reading Challenge: The Samurai
Writing: Write an Essay of Definition
Self-Test

Unit 11 Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
11A Noun Clauses Beginning with That
11B Noun Clauses Beginning with Wh-Words
11C Noun Clauses Beginning with If or Whether (Indirect Yes/No Questions)
11D Quoted Speech
11E Reported Speech: Statements
11F Reported Speech: Questions
11G Reported Commands; Requests, Offers, Advice, Invitations, and Warnings
11H The Subjunctive in Noun Clauses
Listening Puzzle: Information
Review
Reading Challenge: The Y2K Problem
Writing Write a Fable or a Legend
Self-Test

Unit 12 Adjective Clauses
12A Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns
12B Adjective Clauses with Object Relative 12C Adjectives Clauses with Whose
12D When, Where, Why, and That as Relative Pronoun
12E Defining and Nondefining Adjective Clauses
12F Using Which to Refer to an Entire Class
12G Reduced Adjective Clauses
Listening Puzzle: Waste Management
Review
Reading Challenge: The Garbage Patch
Writing: Write an Essay That Describes a Process
Self-Test

Unit 13 Adverb Clauses
13A Adverb Clauses of Time
13B Adverb Clauses of Reason and Result
13C Adverb Clauses of Purpose
13D Adverb Clauses of Contrast
13E Adverb Clauses of Condition
13F Reduced Adverb Clauses
Listening Puzzle: Natural Disasters
Review
Reading Challenge: Chili Peppers
Writing: Write an Essay of Comparison or Contrast
Self-Test

Unit 14 Conditional Sentences
14A Real Conditional Sentences in the Present and the Future
14B Unreal Conditional Sentences in the Present or Future
14C Unreal Conditional Sentences in the Past, Mixed Conditional Sentences
14D Conditional Sentences with As If and As Though
14E Conditional Sentences Without If
14F Wishes about the Present, Future, and Past; Hope
14G Conditional Sentences with If Only
Listening Puzzle: Dairy Products
Review
Reading Challenge: The Beautiful Game
Writing: Write a Persuasive Essay
Self-Test

Appendices
Appendix 1 Audio Script

Appendix 2 Index

Appendix 3 Photo Credits

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