English Practice Grammar: International Edition (with answers) - Softcover

Macfarlane, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859641318 ISBN 13: 9781859641316

Publisher: Garnet Education, 1999

Synopsis

Contents Introduction Acknowledgements and dedication Basic verb forms 1. Imperatives 2. Present simple 3. Present simple: be 4. Present continuous 5. Present simple or present continuous 6. Past simple 7. Past simple: be 8. Past continuous 9. Present perfect 1 10. Present perfect 2 11. Present perfect or past simple 12. Present perfect continuous 13. Past perfect and past simple 14. Future with going to 15. Future with will 16. Future continuous 17. Future perfect 18. Future review 19. have and have got 20. Review: main verb forms 21. Review: auxiliary verb forms 22. Short form or full form Question forms and answers 23. Question forms 1 24. Question forms 2 25. Tag questions 26. Short answers 27. Indirect forms 28. So and Neither/Nor; so and not Modal auxiliary verbs 29. Modal auxiliary verbs 1 30. Modal auxiliary verbs 2 31. Modal auxiliary verbs 3 32. Modal auxiliary verbs 4 33. Modal auxiliary verbs 5 34. Modal auxiliary verbs 6 35. Modal auxiliary verbs 7: past forms 36. Review: modal auxiliary verbs Passive verb forms 37. Passive verb forms 1 38. Passive verb forms 2 Infinitives and ing forms 39. Verb + to + infinitive or verb + ing form 1 40. Verb + to + infinitive or verb + ing form 2 41. Verb + object + to + infinitive 42. Verb/adjective + preposition + ing form Conditional forms 43. Conditional forms: type 0 and type 1 44. Conditional forms: type 2 45. Conditional forms: type 3 Reported speech 46. Reported speech 1: statements 47. Reported speech 2: questions 48. Reported speech 3: orders, promises, etc. Nouns and articles 49. Singular and plural 50. Irregular noun forms 51. Countable and uncountable nouns 52. Articles 1: a, an, the and some 53. Articles 2: general and specific Other determiners and pronouns 54. Demonstratives; one and ones 55. some or any 56. There, It and They 57. Quantity 58. Partitives 59. Pronouns: subject and object 60. Pronouns: possessive 61. Pronouns: reflexive 62. Direct and indirect objects 63. something, anybody, everyone, etc. Relative clauses 64. Relative clauses 1 65. Relative clauses 2 66. Relative clauses 3 67. Relative clauses 4 Adjectives and adverbs 68. Adjectives 1 69. Adjectives 2 70. Adjectives and adverbs 71. Adverb positions 72. Adverb types 73. Comparison 1: adjective and adverb forms 74. Comparison 2: sentence patterns 75. too and enough 76. a bit, very; much, a lot; so, much Prepositions 77. Prepositions 1: place and movement 78. Prepositions 2: place 79. Prepositions 3: time 80. Prepositions 4: time 81. Preposition + noun, noun + preposition 82. Adjective + preposition 83. Prepositional verbs 84. Phrasal verbs The sentence and its parts 85. Word classes 86. Sentence: types and structure 87. Connecting clauses 88. Connecting sentences Appendices 1. Irregular verbs 2. Some spelling rules 3. Punctuation 4. Numbers 5. Days, dates and times Index Answer key English Practice Grammar: International Edition English Practice Grammar: International Edition contains the essential grammar for successful communication in English up to and including the intermediate level. It is designed as a complete reference grammar for all students of English studying at this level, whether within the secondary school system or in private language schools. This simple and easy-to-use book makes use of a straightforward layout, enabling the student to quickly find the information required. Each unit begins with and illustration to put the structural area in context. Clear explanations of each grammatical point are followed by examples in everyday language. A feature of the book is the contextualization of grammar in a wide variety of authentic texts. These include newspaper extracts, advertisements, letters, film reviews and many more.

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About the Author

Michael Macfarlane has an MA in Applied Linguistics from Essex University and began his career in teaching and educational TV in Japan. He subsequently worked on a British Council project, which involved supplying and running the new Language Centre for King Abdul Aziz University in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. This moved him in the direction of full-time writing and he became Development Manager for OUP s in-house writing unit. He also gained ELT publishing experience with OUP Japan. Since 1983, Michael has worked as a freelance writer, teacher, editor and publishing consultant. He is particularly interested in meeting specific needs, whether by market or by student subject interest, such as business studies. He has worked on several Garnet Education publications, including Link, a four-level course for Arab World absolute beginners; English Practice Grammar; and the English for Libya series. Other major projects include vocational courses for Germany (Cornelsen-OUP and Cornelsen); English for Palestine, Grades 8-12 (Macmillan); and International Express, pre-intermediate and intermediate self-study components (OUP).

Edition details

• Publisher: Garnet Education
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1859641318
• ISBN 13: 9781859641316
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 245