| Introduction |
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| How to use this Grammar |
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| Glossary of grammatical terms |
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Chapter 1 Referring to people and things |
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Nouns that are rarely used alone |
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Nouns referring to males or females |
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Definite determiners: the |
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Definite determiners: this, that, these and those |
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Possessive determiners: my, your, their, etc. |
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The possessive form: apostrophes ('s) |
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Indefinite determiners: all, some, many etc. |
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Indefinite determiners: a and an |
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Other indefinite determiners |
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Chapter 2 Giving information about people and things |
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Adjectives that are only used in front of a noun |
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Adjectives that always follow a linking verb |
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Position of adjectives in noun phrases |
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94 | (2) |
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Saying things are similar |
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99 | (3) |
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Talking about different amounts of a quality |
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102 | (5) |
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Saying things are different |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (2) |
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Talking about amounts of things |
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112 | (10) |
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122 | (13) |
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Age Approximate amounts and measurements |
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135 | (2) |
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Expanding the noun phrase |
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with prepositional phrases |
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Nouns followed by to-infinitive, -ed participle, or -ing participle |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (4) |
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154 | (2) |
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Delexical verbs: verbs with little meaning |
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156 | (5) |
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Verbs that can be used both with and without an object |
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161 | (3) |
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Verbs that can take an object or a prepositional phrase |
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164 | (1) |
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Changing your focus by changing the subject |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (2) |
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Verbs that can have two objects |
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169 | (3) |
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172 | (10) |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (8) |
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Adjectives after linking verbs |
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Nouns after linking verbs |
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Other verbs with following adjectives |
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Describing the object of a verb |
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192 | (2) |
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Using a prepositional phrase after a linking verb |
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194 | (3) |
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Using two main verbs together |
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197 | (9) |
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Chapter 4 Expressing time: tenses and time adverbials |
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206 | (37) |
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207 | (4) |
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Time adverbials with reference to the present |
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211 | (5) |
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Time adverbials with reference to the past |
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Indicating the future using will |
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Other ways of talking about the future |
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Time adverbials with reference to the future |
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219 | (1) |
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Using time adverbials to indicate past, present, or future |
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220 | (2) |
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Yet, still, already, etc. |
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222 | (3) |
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Time adverbials and prepositional phrases |
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225 | (4) |
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229 | (3) |
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Expressing frequency and duration |
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232 | (11) |
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Chapter 5 Modals, negatives, and ways of forming sentences |
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Making statements: the declarative form |
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244 | (1) |
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Asking questions: the interrogative form |
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245 | (8) |
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253 | (2) |
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Other uses of the declarative, the interrogative, and the imperative |
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255 | (3) |
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Forming negative statements |
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258 | (7) |
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265 | (3) |
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268 | (30) |
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Special features of modals |
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Expressions used instead of modals |
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Chapter 6 Expressing manner and place |
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298 | (35) |
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303 | (16) |
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Comparative and superlative adverbs |
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Destinations and directions |
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Position of prepositional phrases |
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After verbs indicating movement |
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Other uses of prepositional phrases |
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Prepositions used with verbs |
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Prepositional phrases after nouns and adjectives |
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Extended meanings of prepositions |
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Other ways of giving information about place |
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331 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Reporting what people say or think |
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333 | (27) |
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333 | (4) |
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Reporting someone's actual words: direct speech |
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337 | (3) |
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Reporting in your own words: reported speech |
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340 | (11) |
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Reporting statements and thoughts |
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Reporting orders, requests, advice, and intentions |
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Reporting uncertain things |
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Time reference in reported speech |
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Using reporting verbs to perform an action |
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351 | (1) |
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Avoiding mention of the person speaking or thinking |
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352 | (1) |
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Referring to the speaker and hearer |
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353 | (3) |
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Other ways of indicating what is said |
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356 | (2) |
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Other ways of using reported clauses |
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358 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Combining messages |
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360 | (44) |
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360 | (26) |
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386 | (3) |
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389 | (10) |
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Linking words, phrases, and clauses together |
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399 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Changing the focus in a sentence |
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404 | (31) |
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405 | (7) |
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412 | (2) |
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Taking the focus off the subject: using impersonal it |
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414 | (5) |
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Introducing something new: there as subject |
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419 | (2) |
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Focusing using adverbials |
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421 | (2) |
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423 | (3) |
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426 | (1) |
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Introducing your statement |
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427 | (1) |
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Focusing on the speaker's attitude |
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428 | (3) |
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431 | (2) |
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433 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Making a text hold together |
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435 | (21) |
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435 | (10) |
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445 | (1) |
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Showing connections between sentences: sentence connectors |
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446 | (3) |
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Linking parts of a conversation together |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (6) |
| Reference Section |
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456 | (33) |
| The grammar of business English |
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489 | (10) |
| The grammar of academic English |
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499 | (12) |
| Index |
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