Fundamentals of English Grammar.   Betty Azar

Third Edition; with Answer Key

3rd. ed. — Longman, 2003 — 524
с.

The Third Edition of Fundamentals
of English Grammar combines communicative methods with the direct teaching of
grammar. While retaining its characteristic clarity and simplicity in grammar
instruction, this edition is enriched by a wide variety of language-learning
activities for the classroom.

Key features of the Third Edition:

Numerous real communication opportunities using the students’ lives as context.

More interactive work in pairs and groups.

Error-analysis exercises in every chapter.

New exercises on form and meaning.

Open-ended tasks for both speaking and writing. · Additional passages using
target structures in extended contexts.

Two Appendices, one with phrasal verbs, one with preposition combinations.

Workbook devoted solely to self-study exercises.

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CONTENTS

     Preface to the Third
Edition   ………………………
,……………………………………………………………..
xiii

      Acknowledgments  
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
xv

     Chapter!      PRESENT TIME

I-l      The simple present and the present progressive  
………………………………………………………………
4

1-2      Forms of the simple present and the present
progressive………………………………………………….
4

1-3      Frequency
adverbs……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9

1-4      Final -s  
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12

1-5      Spelling of final -s/-es  
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
L3

1-6      Non-action verbs  
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
17

1-7      Present verbs: short answers to yes/no
questions………………………………………………………….
19

     Chapter 2     PAST TIME

2-1      Expressing past time: the simple past  
……………………………………………………………………………
25

2-2      Forms of the simple past: regular
verbs…………………………………………………………………………..
26

2-3      Forms of the simple past: be……………………………………………………………………………………………
26

2-4      Regular verbs: pronunciation of -ed
endings…………………………………………………………………..
28

2-5      Spelling oi-ing and -erfforms…………………………………………………………………………………………..
29

2-6      The principal parts of a
verb……………………………………………………………………………………………
32

2-7      Irregular verbs: a reference list  
……………………………………………………………………………………..
33

2-8      The simple past and the past progressive  
…………………………………………………………………….
39

2-9      Forms of the past
progressive…………………………………………………………………………………………
39

2-10   Expressing past time: using time
clauses………………………………………………………………………….
48

2-11    Expressing past habit: used to  
………………………………………………………………………………………
52

     Chapter 3     FUTURE TIME

3-1      Expressing future time: be going to and -will………………………………………………………………….
56

3-2      Forms with be going to……………………………………………………………………………………………………
56

3-3      Forms with -will………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
59

3-4      Sureness about the
future……………………………………………………………………………………………….
60

3-5      Be going to vs. will…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
63

3-6      Expressing the future in time clauses and ^/-clauses  
……………………………………………………. 65

3-7      Using the present progressive to express future
time……………………………………………………..
70

3-8      Using the simple present to express future time  
……………………………………………………………
73

3-9      Immediate future: using be about to  
……………………………………………………………………………..
74

3-10   Parallel verbs  
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
76

     Chapter 4     THE PRESENT
PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT

4-1      Past
participle………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
84

4-2      Forms of the present
perfect……………………………………………………………………………………………
85

4-3      iMeanings of the present perfect  
………………………………………………………………………………….
86

4-4      Simple past vs. present perfect  
……………………………………………………………………………………..
87

4-5      Using since
and/or…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
95

4-6      Present perfect
progressive……………………………………………………………………………………………..
98

4-7      Present perfect progressive vs. present
perfect…………………………………………………………….
100

4-8      Using already, yet, still, and anymore  
……………………………………………………………………….
102

4-9      Past
perfect…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
112

     Chapter 5     ASKING
QUESTIONS

5-1      Yes/no questions and short
answers……………………………………………………………………………
121

5-2      Yes/no questions and information questions  
…………………………………………………………….
123

5-3      Where, why, zuhen, and what time………………………………………………………………………………..
124

5-4      Questions with who, who(m), and what  
…………………………………………………………………….
125

5-5      Spoken and written contractions with question
words………………………………………………… 128

5-6      Using what + a form of do 
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
130

5-7      Using what kind of……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
132

5-8      Using which  
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
133

5-9      Using whose 
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
135

5-10   Using how……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
138

5-11    Using how often 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
139

5-12    Using how far……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
140

5-13    Length of time: it + take and how long  
……………………………………………………………………..
141

5-14    More questions with how……………………………………………………………………………………………..
143

5-15    Using how about and what about 
………………………………………………………………………………
149

5-16    Tag
questions………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
152

     Chapter 6     NOUNS AND
PRONOUNS

6-1      Pronunciation of final -sl-es………………………………………………………………………………………….
157

6-2      Plural forms of
nouns……………………………………………………………………………………………………
158

6-3      Subjects, verbs, and
objects…………………………………………………………………………………………
159

6-4      Objects of
prepositions………………………………………………………………………………………………..
161

6-5      Prepositions of time  
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
163

6-6      Word order: place and
time…………………………………………………………………………………………..
164

6-7      Subject-verb agreement 
………………………………………………………………………………………………
165

6-8     Using adjectives to describe nouns 
…………………………………………………………………………….
166

6-9      Using nouns as
adjectives……………………………………………………………………………………………
168

6-10   Personal pronouns: subjects and
objects………………………………………………………………………
171

6-11    Possessive
nouns…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
173

6-12    Possessive pronouns and
adjectives……………………………………………………………………………
176

6-13    Reflexive
pronouns……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
178

6-14    Singular forms of other: another vs. the other……………………………………………………………..
181

6-15    Plural forms of other: other(s) vs. the other(s)  

………………………………………………………….
183

6-16    Summary of forms of other……………………………………………………………………………………………
186

     Chapter 7     MODAL
AUXILIARIES

7-1     

The form of
modal
auxiliaries……………………………………………………………………………………….
190

7-2     

Expressing
ability: can and could………………………………………………………………………………..
191

7-3     

Expressing
possibility: may and might

Expressing permission: may and can…………………………………………………………………………..
193

7-4     

Using
could
to express
possibility………………………………………………………………………………
195

7-5     

Polite
questions: may 1, could I, can I  
………………………………………………………………………
197

7-6     

Polite
questions: would you, could you, will you, can you  
……………………………………… 199

7-7     

Expressing advice: should
and ought to  
……………………………………………………………………
202

7-8     

Expressing advice: had
better  

…………………………………………………………………………………..
203

7-9     

Expressing necessity:
have to, have got to,
must  
…………………………………………………….. 206

7-10   

Expressing
lack of necessity: do not have to

Expressing prohibition: must not…………………………………………………………………………………
207

7-11   

Making logical conclusions:
must  
……………………………………………………………………………..
210

7-12   

Giving instructions:
imperative sentences  
…………………………………………………………………
213

7-13   

Making suggestions: let’s
and why don’t…………………………………………………………………….
215

7-14   

Stating preferences:
prefer, like … better, -would rather
…………………………………………….
218

     Chapter 8     CONNECTING
IDEAS

8-1     

Connecting ideas with and………………………………………………………………………………………….
226

8-2     

Connecting ideas with but
and or  
……………………………………………………………………………..
228

8-3     

Connecting ideas with so…………………………………………………………………………………………….
230

8-4     

Using auxiliary verbs after
but and and……………………………………………………………………….
233

8-5     

Using and + too, so,
either, neither
…………………………………………………………………………….
235

8-6     

Connecting ideas with
because  

…………………………………………………………………………………
239

8-7     

Connecting ideas with
even though!although  

………………………………………………………….
241

     Chapter 9     COMPARISONS

9-1     

Making comparisons with
as
as  
…………………………………………………………………………….
248

9-2     

Comparative and
superlative……………………………………………………………………………………….
252

9-3     

Comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives and adverbs  
…………………………………. 253

9-4     

Completing a comparative  
…………………………………………………………………………………………
257

9-5     

Modifying
comparatives……………………………………………………………………………………………..
258

9-6     

Comparisons with less …
than
and not as as……………………………………………………………
259

9-7     

Unclear comparisons  
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
260

9-8     

Using more with
nouns……………………………………………………………………………………………….
261

9-9     

Repeating a
comparative……………………………………………………………………………………………..
262

9-10   

Using double
comparatives…………………………………………………………………………………………
263

9-11   

Using
superlatives……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
265

9-12   

Using the
same, similar, different, like, alike
………………………………………………………………
271

     Chapter 10   THE PASSIVE

10-1   

Active sentences and passive
sentences…………………………………………………………………….
276

10-2   

Form of the passive  
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
277

10-3   

Transitive and intransitive
verbs  
………………………………………………………………………………
280

10-4   

Using the
6y-phrase…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
282

10-5   

The passive forms of the
present and past
progressive………………………………………………
287

10-6   Passive modal
auxiliaries……………………………………………………………………………………………….
288

10-7    Using past participles as adjectives (stative
passive)…………………………………………………..
292

10-8    Participial adjectives: -ed vs. -ing…………………………………………………………………………………
297

10-9    Get + adjective; get + past
participle…………………………………………………………………………..
300

10-10 Using be used/accustomed to and get used/accustomed
to
…………………………………………. 303

10-11 Used to vs. be used to……………………………………………………………………………………………………
305

10-12 Using be supposed to……………………………………………………………………………………………………
307

     Chapter 11    COUNT/NONCOUNT
NOUNS AND ARTICLES

11-1   

A

vs. an……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
312

11-2   

Count and noncount
nouns…………………………………………………………………………………………
313

11-3   

Noncount
nouns  
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
314

11-4   

More noncount nouns  
………………………………………………………………………………………………
315

11-5   

Using several, a lot of,
many/much,
and a few/a little…………………………………………………
318

11-6   

Nouns that can be count or
noncount…………………………………………………………………………
322

11-7   

Using units of measure with
noncount nouns 
……………………………………………………………
324

11-8   

Guidelines for article
usage………………………………………………………………………………………….
326

11-9   

Using the or 0 with
names……………………………………………………………………………………………
338

11-10 

Capitalization……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
339

     Chapter 12   ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES

12-1   

Adjective clauses:
introduction  
………………………………………………………………………………..
343

12-2   

Using who and whom
in adjective
clauses…………………………………………………………………..
344

12-3   

Using -who, u}ho(m),
and that in adjective clauses  
…………………………………………………. 347

12-4   

Using -which and
that
in adjective clauses  
……………………………………………………………….
348

12-5   

Singular and plural verbs in
adjective clauses  
…………………………………………………………..
354

12-6   

Using prepositions in
adjective clauses  
……………………………………………………………………
355

12-7   

Using whose in
adjective clauses  
……………………………………………………………………………..
359

     Chapter 13   GERUNDS AND
INFINITIVES

13-1    Verb +
gerund………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
368

13-2    Go + -ing………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
372

13-3   Verb +
infinitive…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
373

13-4   Verb + gerund or
infinitive…………………………………………………………………………………………….
374

13-5    Preposition +
gerund……………………………………………………………………………………………………
381

13-6   Using by and with to express how something is
done………………………………………………….. 384

13-7    Using gerunds as subjects; using it +
infinitive…………………………………………………………..
387

13-8    It + infinitive: using/or (someone)……………………………………………………………………………….
388

13-9    Expressing purpose with in order to and for………………………………………………………………..
391

13-J0 Using infinitives with too and enough………………………………………………………………………….
394

     Chapter 14   NOUN CLAUSES

14-1   

Noun clauses:
introduction………………………………………………………………………………………….
403

14-2   

Noun clauses that begin with
a question
word……………………………………………………………
404

14-3   

Noun clauses with -who,
what, -whose + be  

…………………………………………………………….
407

14-4   

Noun clauses that begin with
if or whether…………………………………………………………………
409

14-5   Noun clauses that begin with that  
……………………………………………………. 414

14-6   Other uses of
г/шС-clauses  
……………………………………………………………
415

14-7    Substituting so for a (Aaf-clause in conversational responses  
………………… 418

14-8    Quoted speech………………………. ;……………………………………………………
420

14-9   Quoted speech vs. reported
speech……………………………………………………. 422

14-10 Verb forms in reported speech  
……………………………………………………….. 423

14-11 Common reporting verbs: tell, ask, answer/reply…………………………………..
425

     APPENDIX 1   PHRASAL VERBS

Al-1   Phrasal verbs:
introduction…………………………………………………………………
432

Al-2   Phrasal verbs:
intransitive………………………………………………………………….
443

Al-3   Three-word phrasal
verbs………………………………………………………………….
446

Al-4   Phrasal verbs: a reference list  
…………………………………………………………. 449

     APPENDIX 2  PREPOSITION
COMBINATIONS

A2-1   Preposition combinations: introduction  
……………………………………………… 453

A2-2   Preposition combinations: a reference
list……………………………………………. 463

     ANSWER KEY 

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
465

     INDEX 

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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