Fundamentals of English Grammar /
Betty S. Azar and Stacy A. Hagen ; Ruth Voetmann (Teacher's Guide) and Kelly Roberts Weibel (Test Bank).
- 5th ed.
- White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2020.
- xiii, 463 p. : ill. (col.) ; 26 cm.
- Azar-Hagen Grammar .
"International ed.--not for sale in the U.S.A"-- Front Cover.
Includes Listening Script, Index and Audio CD Tracking List.
"A classic developmental skills text for lower-intermediate and intermediate English language learners, Fundamentals of English Grammar is 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." (Book Jacket) CONTENTS Ch. 1: PRESENT TIME 1-1 Simple present and present progressive 1-2 Forms of the simple present and the present progressive 1-3 Singular/plural 1-4 Spelling of simple present verbs: Final –s/-es 1-5 Frequency adverbs 1-6 Verbs not usually used in the progressive 1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yes/no questions Ch. 2: PAST TIME 2-1 The Simple Past: Regular Verbs 2-2 Expressing Past Time: The Simple Past, Irregular Verbs
2-3 Common Irregular Verbs: A Reference List 2-4 Recognizing Verb Endings and Questions with Did 2-5 Spelling of -ing and -ed Forms 2-6 The Past Progressive 2-7 Simple past vs. past progressive 2-8 Expressing past time: using time clauses 2-9 Expressing past habit: used to Ch. 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 Be going to and will in Spoken English 3-5 Be Going to vs. Will 3-6 Certainty about the future 3-7 Expressing the future in time clauses and if-clauses 3-8 Using the present progressive to express future time 3-9 Using the simple present to express future time 3-10 Immediate future: using be about to 3-11 Parallel verbs Ch. 4: PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT 4-1 Past participle 4-2 Introduction to the Present Perfect: Unspecified Time with Ever and Never 4-3 The Present perfect with unspecified time: Already, Yet, Just, Recently 4-4 Present perfect with since and for
4-5 Simple past vs. present perfect 4-6 Present perfect progressive 4-7 Present perfect progressive vs. present perfect 4-8 Past perfect Ch. 5: ASKING QUESTIONS 5-1 Yes/no questions and short answers 5-2 Where, why, when, what time, how come, what…for 5-3 Questions with who, who(m), and what 5-4 Using what + a form of do 5.5 Which vs. What and What Kind Of 5-6 Using how 5-7 Using how often / How Many Times 5-8 Talking about Distance 5-9 Length of time: it + take and how long; How Many 5-10 Spoken and written contractions with question words 5-11 More questions with how 5-12 Using how about and what about 5-13 Tag questions Ch. 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 Using Whose 6-13 Possessive pronouns and adjectives 6-14 Reflexive pronouns 6-15 Singular forms of other: another vs. the other 6-16 Plural forms of other: other(s) vs. the other(s) 6-17 Summary: Forms of Other Ch. 7: MODAL AUXILIARIES 7-1 Introduction to Modal Auxiliaries 7-2 Expressing Ability: Can, Could, Be Able To 7-3 Expressing Possibility: May, Might, and Maybe; Expressing Permission: May and Can 7-4 Using Could to Express Possibility 7-5 Polite Requests with I: May, Could, Can 7-6 Polite Requests with You: Would, Could, Will, Can 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 Imperative Sentences: Giving Instructions 7-14 Making Suggestions: Let’s and Why Don’t 7-15 Stating Preferences: Prefer, Like… Better, Would Rather 7-16 Summary: Modal Auxiliaries Taught in Chapter 7 Ch. 8: CONNECTING IDEAS: PUNCTUATION AND MEANING 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 after But 8-5 Using And + Too, So, Either, Neither 8-6 Connecting Ideas with Because 8-7 Connecting Ideas With even Though/Although Ch. 9: COMPARISONS 9-1 Introduction to Comparative Forms of Adjectives 9-2 Introduction to Superlative Forms of Adjectives 9-3 Completing Comparatives and Superlatives 9-4 Making Comparatives with Adverbs 9-5 Repeating a Comparative; Using Double Comparatives 9-6 Modifying Comparatives with Adjectives and Adverbs 9-7 Negative Comparisons 9-8 Using As... As to Make Comparisons 9-9 Using Less… Than and Not As… As
9-10 Using More with Nouns 9-11 Using the Same, Similar, Different, Like, Alike Ch. 10: THE PASSIVE 10-1 Active and Passive Sentences 10-2 Forming the Passive 10-3 Progressive Forms of the Passive 10-4 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 10-5 Using the by-Phrase 10-6 Passive Modal Auxiliaries 10-7 Past Participles as Adjectives (Stative or Non-Progressive Passive) 10-8 Participial Adjectives: -ed vs. –ing
10-9 Get + Adjective; Get + Past Participle 10-10 Using Be Used/Accustomed To and Get Used/Accustomed To 10-11 Used To vs. Be Used To 10-12 Using Be Supposed To Ch. 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 A Lot Of, Some, Several, 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 Articles with Count and Noncount Nouns: A/An, The, Ø 11-9 More About Articles 11-10 Using the or Ø with People and Places 11-11 Capitalization Ch. 12: ADJECTIVE CLAUSES 12-1 Adjective Clauses: Introduction 12-2 Using Who and 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 Ch. 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 Ch. 14: NOUN CLAUSES 14-1 Nouns Clauses: Introduction 14-2 Noun Clauses That Begin with a Question Word 14-3 Noun Clauses That Begin with If or Whether 14-4 Nouns 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 Quoted 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 Principal Parts of a Verb A-2 Common Irregular Verbs: A Reference List A-3 The Present Perfect vs. The Past Perfect A-4 The Past Progressive vs. The Past Perfect A-5 Regular Verbs: Pronunciation of -ed Endings A-6 Pronunciation of Final -s/-es for Verbs and Nouns A-7 Review: Subject and Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns, and Possessive Adjectives A-8 Comparison of Yes/No and Information Question Forms 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 Index
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