Focus
on Grammar
An
Advanced Course
for Reference and Practice
CONTENTS
|
INTRODUCTION
|
| PART
I: |
TENSE
AND TIME |
| Unit
1 |
PRESENT
AND FUTURE TIME
Magazine
article about
bargaining while traveling:
It's a Bargain |
| Unit
2 |
PAST
TIME
Newspaper
article about
an unusual marriage:
A Marriage Made on the Internet |
| Unit
3 |
PAST,
PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Newspaper
article about
new technology and robots:
My Friend the Robot |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
THE SENTENCE
|
| PART
II: |
MODALS |
| Unit
4 |
MODALS:
NECESSITY
Magazine
article about
cross-cultural differences:
What We Should and
Shouldn't Have Done |
| Unit
5 |
MODALS:
CERTAINTY
Essay
about everyday mysteries:
The Really Important
Questions in Life |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
TOPIC SENTENCES
|
| PART
III: |
NOUNS |
| Unit
6 |
COUNT
AND NON-COUNT NOUNS
Magazine
article
about fusion cooking:
Time for Fusion |
| Unit
7 |
DEFINITE
AND
INDEFINITE ARTICLES
Story
about environmental issues:
Once upon a Time |
| Unit
8 |
MODIFICATION
OF NOUNS
Magazine
article about expectations:
I Hope for It, but I Don't Expect It |
| Unit
9 |
QUANTIFIERS
Magazine
article about money
and the debut of the Euro:
What's Happening to Cash |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
AGREEMENT
|
| PART
IV: |
ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES |
| Unit
10 |
ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES:
REVIEW AND EXPANSION
Magazine
article about
personality types:
What Type Are You? |
| Unit
11 |
ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES WITH
QUANTIFIERS; ADJECTIVE PHRASES
Movie
Review: Titanic
|
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
PUNCTUATION OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
|
| PART
V: |
PASSIVE
VOICE |
| Unit
12 |
THE
PASSIVE: REVIEW
AND EXPANSION
Newspaper
article about an
unsolved mystery:
Did He Get Away with It? |
| Unit
13 |
REPORTING
IDEAS AND
FACTS WITH PASSIVES
Essay
about an unusual
tribe of people:
The Strangest of Peoples |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
PARALLELISM
|
| PART
VI: |
AUXILIARIES
AND PHRASAL VERBS |
| Unit
14 |
AUXILIARIES:
CONTRAST AND EMPHASIS
Magazine
article about birth order:
Does It Matter When You Were Born? |
| Unit
15 |
PHRASAL
VERBS
Essay
about gift giving cross culturally:
Time to Brush up on Gift Giving |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
UNITY, SUPPORT, AND COHERENCE
|
| PART
VII: |
GERUNDS
AND INFINITIVES |
| Unit
16 |
GERUNDS
Magazine
article about
unusual hobbies and pastimes:
Do You Really Enjoy
Being a Couch Potato? |
| Unit
17 |
INFINITIVES
Story
about procrastination:
I Meant to Call... |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
PARALLELISM OF GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
|
| PART
VIII: |
ADVERBS |
| Unit
18 |
ADVERB
CLAUSES
Magazine
article
about extreme sports:
Going to Extremes? |
| Unit
19 |
ADVERBS:
VIEWPOINT,
FOCUS, NEGATIVE, SEQUENCE
Transcript
of a radio talk
show discussion about cloning:
Time to Sound Off |
| Unit
20 |
DISCOURSE
CONNECTORS
Magazine
article about memory:
Try to Remember |
| Unit
21 |
ADVERB
PHRASES
Magazine
article about
organ donation:
Compassion |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
SENTENCES AND FRAGMENTS
|
| PART
IX: |
NOUN
CLAUSES |
| Unit
22 |
NOUN
CLAUSES:
SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS
Extended
joke:
Have You Heard This One? |
| Unit
23 |
NOUN
CLAUSES AND
PHRASES: COMPLEMENTS
Magazine
article about happiness:
Happiness Is... |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
WRITING DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
|
| PART
X: |
UNREAL
CONDITIONS |
| Unit
24 |
UNREAL
CONDITIONALS AND OTHER
WAYS TO EXPRESS UNREALITY
Story
about intuition:
Intuition |
| Unit
25 |
THE
SUBJUNCTIVE; INVERTED
AND IMPLIED CONDITIONALS
Advice
column about assertiveness:
Dear Pamela, |
Review
or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
AVOIDING RUN-ON SENTENCES AND COMA SPLICES |
APPENDICES |
| 1 |
Irregular
Verbs |
| 2 |
Common
Verbs Usually Used Statively |
| 3 |
Common
Uses of Modals and
Modal-like Expressions |
| 4 |
Irregular
Noun Plurals |
| 5 |
Common
Non-Count Nouns |
| 6 |
Some
Common Ways of Making
Non-Count Nouns Countable |
| 7 |
Countries
Whose Names
Contain the Definite Article |
| 8 |
Selected
Geographical Features Whose
Names Contain the Definite Article |
| 9 |
Common
Verbs Followed by the
Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing) |
| 10 |
Common
Verbs Followed by the
Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb) |
| 11 |
Verbs
Followed by the Gerund or the
Infinitive without a Change in Meaning |
| 12 |
Verbs
Followed by the Gerund or
the Infinitive with a Change in Meaning |
| 13 |
Verbs
Followed by Object + Infinitive |
| 14 |
Common
Adjectives
Followed by the Infinitive |
| 15 |
Common
Adjective +
Preposition Expressions |
| 16 |
Common
Inseparable Phrasal Verbs |
| 17 |
Common
Separable Phrasal Verbs |
| 18 |
Coordinating
Conjunctions |
| 19 |
Common
Subordinating Conjunctions:
Single Words and Phrases |
| 20 |
Transitions:
Single Words and Phrases |
| 21 |
Verbs
and Expressions Followed
by the Subjunctive (Base Form) |
| 22 |
Expressions
That Can Be Followed
by Unreal Conditional Forms |
INDEX |