Oxford Living Grammar (Elementary) /
Ken Paterson.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- v, 155 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4")
- Oxford Living Grammar .
"With answers"--p. [1] of cover. "Learn and practise grammar in context"--p. [1] of cover.
Includes index.
"Each unit of Oxford Living Grammar explains how the grammar works and the situations where you use it. The exercises use real-life situations to practise the grammar in context." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Present tenses 1. Be: Present simple I am; I'm not Are you hungry?; What time is it? 2. Present simple I work; he studies We don't know; he doesn't remember 3. Present continuous I am waiting; he's making It is not working; we're not coming 4. Present simple and present continuous Long-term or temporary actions Expressions of time 5. Present simple and present continuous questions Do you understand? When does the library open? Is it snowing?; What are they doing? Past and Perfect tenses 6. Past simple I played; he made We didn't go; did they see? 7. Past continuous I was sitting; we weren't watching; was he eating? Past simple and past continuous 8. Present perfect I have finished; they've left He hasn't arrived; has he gone?; ever, never 9. Past simple and present perfect I lived or I have lived Finished time or just, ever, and never Talking about the future 10. The future with "going to" Things we have decided to do Predictions 11. The future with "will" and "should" Will: predictions, decisions, and offers Shall: suggestions and offers Questions 12. Questions Yes/no questions; where, when, why, how What, which, who, whose; short answers Modals and other verbs 13. Can Ability and possibility Requests, offers, and permission 14. Could, was able to, managed to Could: requests, suggestions, and ability in the past Couldn't, was able to, managed to: ability in the past 15. Should You should eat more fruit Should I tell them? 16. Must have to I must or I have to I mustn't or I don't have to; Do I have to go? Verb forms and other structure 17. The imperative Come in!; Enjoy your holiday! Don't forget! 18 Have got and have; make, do and get Have got and have Make, do, and get 19. Verb + infinitive Learn to cook; promise to write It's easy to learn; I'm happy to help Articles, nouns, pronouns and determiners 20. Articles and nouns A, an or the Plural nouns (trees; people) 21. There is, there are; this, that, these, and those There is, there are This, that, these, and those 22. Countable and uncountable nouns Countable and uncountable: a, some, any, no Much, many, and a lot of 23. Pronouns and possessives Subject and object pronouns (I, me) Possessives (my, mine) 24. Possessives (2) 's and s' possessive Some friends of mine Adjectives and adverbs 25. Adjectives Red; small; square Order of adjectives 26. Comparative and superlative adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives 27. Adverbs of manner Quickly; easily; carefully Well; early; fast 28. Adverbs of degree Very hungry; really quietly Quite a big cake; a really good book Prepositions 29. Prepositions
Prepositions of place (at, in, on, above, behind, under) Prepositions of time (at, in, on, from, to, until) Building sentences 30. Conjunctions And; but; or Because; so Over to you Form tables Answer key Answer key (Over to you) Index
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