Full Description
A classic developmental skills text for lower-intermediate to intermediate students of English, Fundamentals of English Grammar, by Betty Schrampfer Azar, is a reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text. While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the Third Edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 PRESENT TIME 1-1 The Simple Present and the Present Progressive 1-2 Forms of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive 1-3 Frequency Adverbs 1-4 Final -s 1-5 Spelling of final -s /-es 1-6 Non-Action Verbs 1-7 Present Verbs: Short Answers to Yes/No Questions CHAPTER 2 PAST TIME 2-1 Expressing Past Time: The Simple Past 2-2 Forms of the Simple Past: Regular Verbs 2-3 Forms of the Simple: be 2-4 Regular Verbs: Pronunciation of -ed Endings 2-5 Spelling of -ing and -ed Forms 2-6 The Principle Parts of a Verb 2-7 Irregular Verbs: A Reference List 2-8 The Simple Past and the Past Progressive 2-9 Forms of the Past Progressive 2-10 Expressing Past Time: Using Time Clauses 2-11 Expressing Past Habit: used to CHAPTER 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 Sureness about the Future 3-5 be going to vs. will 3-6 Expressing Future Time in Time Clauses and if-Clauses 3-7 Using the Present Progressive to Express Future Time 3-8 Using the Simple Present 3-9 Immediate Future: Using be about to 3-10 Parallel Verbs CHAPTER 4 THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT 4-1 Past Participle 4-2 Forms of the Present Perfect 4-3 Meanings of the Present Perfect 4-4 Simple Past vs. Present Perfect 4-5 Using since and for 4-6 Present Perfect Progressive 4-7 Present Perfect Progressive vs. Present Perfect 4-8 Using already, yet, still, and anymore 4-9 Past Perfect CHAPTER 5 ASKING QUESTIONS 5-1 Yes/No Questions and Short Answers 5-2 Yes/No Questions and Information Questions 5-3 Questions with who, who(m), and what 5-4 Using could to Express Possibility 5-5 Spoken and Written Contractions with Question Words 5-6 Using what + a Form of do 5-7 Using what kind of 5-8 Using which 5-9 Using whose 5-10 Using how 5-11 Using how often 5-12 Using how far 5-13 Length of Time: it + take and how long 5-14 More Questions with how 5-15 Using how about and what about 5-16 Tag Questions CHAPTER 6 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS 6-1 Pronunciation of Final -s /-es 6-2 Plural Forms and Nouns 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 be Nouns 6-9 Using Nouns as Adjectives 6-10 Personal Pronouns: Subjects and Objects 6-11 Possessive Nouns 6-12 Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives 6-13 Reflexive Pronouns 6-14 Singular Forms of other: another vs. the other 6-15 Plural Forms of other: other(s) vs. the other(s) 6-16 Summary of Forms of other CHAPTER 7 MODAL AUXILIARIES 7-1 The Form of Modal Auxiliaries 7-2 Expressing Ability: can and could 7-3 Expressing Possibility: may and might Expressing Permission: may and can 7-4 Using could to Express Possibility 7-5 Polite Questions: may I, could I, can I 7-6 Polite Questions: would you, could you, will you, can you 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 Giving Instructions: Imperative Sentences 7-13 Making Suggestions: let's and why don't 7-14 Stating Preferences: prefer. like ... better, would rather
