Fundamentals of English Grammar

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FUNDAMENTALS OF
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Betty Schrampfer Azar
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FUNDAMENTALS OF
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GRAMMAR
Third Edition
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Betty Schrampfer Azar
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Preface to the Third Edition xiil
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Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 PRESENT TlME
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1-1 The simple present and the present progressive 4
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1-2 Forms of the simple present and the present progressive 4
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1-3 Frequencyadverbs 9
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1-4 Final-8 12
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1-5 Spelling of final -81-es 13
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1-6 Non-action verbs 17
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1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yestno questions 19
Chapter 2 PAST TlME
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Expressing past time: the simple past 25
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Forms of the simple past: regular verbs 26
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Forms of the simple past: be 26
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Regular verbs: pronunciation of -ed endings 28
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Spelling of -ing and -ed forms 29
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The principal parts of a verb 32
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Irregular verbs: a reference list 33
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The simple past and the past progressive 39
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Forms of the past progressive 39
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Expressing past time: using time clauses 48
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Expressing past habit: used to 52
Chapter 3 FUTURE TlME
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Expressing future time: be going to and will 56
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Formswithbsgoingto 56
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FormswithwiU 59
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Sureness about the future 60
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Bsgoingtovs.wil1 63
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Expressing the future in time clauses and $-clauses 65
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Using the present progressive to express future time 70
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Using the simple present to express future time 73
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Immediate future: using be about to 74
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Parallelverbs 76
Chapter 4 THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT .: . .+ . . I
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4-1 Past participle 84
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4-2 Forms of the present perfect 85
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4-3 Meanings of the present perfect 86
4-4 Simple past vs . present perfect .................................. 87
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4-5 U~ing~meandfor ; 95
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4-6 Present perfect progressive 98
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4-7 kesent perfect progressive vs present perfect 100
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4-8 Using already, yet, still, and anymore 102
4 9 Pastperfect .~. ... ............................................ 112
chapter 5 ASKING QUESTIONS
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Yedno questions and short answers 121
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Yedno questions and information questions 123
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Whore. why. when. and what time 124
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Questions with who. who(m). and what 125
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Spoken and written contractions with question words 128
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Usingwhat aformofdo 130
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Using what kind of 132
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Usingwhich 133
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Usingwhose 135
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Usinghow 138
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Usinghowofin 139
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Usinghowjkr 140
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Length of time: it ta&e and how long 141
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More questions with how 143
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Using how about and what about 149
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Tagquestions 152
Chapter 6 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS
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il:~ 6-1 Pronunciation of final -s/-es 157
c. ? 6-2 Plural forms of nouns ........................................ 158
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. . . . . . . 6-3 Subjects. verbs. and objects 159
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6-4 Objects of prepositions 161
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6-5 Prepositions of time 163
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6-6 Word order: place and time 164
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6-7 Subject-verb agreement 165
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6-8 Using adjectives to describe nouns 166
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6-9 Using nouns as adjectives 168
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6-10 Personal pronouns: subjects and objects 171
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6-1 1 Possessive nouns 173
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6- 12 Possessive pronouns and adjectives 176
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6-13 Reflexivepmnouns 178
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6-14 Singular forms of other: another vs the other 181
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6-15 Plural forms of other: other(s) vs the other(s) 183
6-16 Summary of forms of other ............................. . . 186
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Chapter 7 MODAL AUXILIARIES
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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
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7-4 Using could to express possibility 195
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7-5 Polite questions: may I. could I. can I 197
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7-6 Polite questions: wouldyou. couldyou. willyou. can you 199
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7-7 Expressing advice: should and ought to 202
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7-8 Expressing advice: had better 203
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7-9 Expressing necessity: have to. haw got to. must 206
7-10 Expressing lack of necessity: do not haw to
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Expressing prohibition: must not 207
. . 7-11 Making logical conclusions: must .............................. 210
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7-12 Giving instructions: imperative sentences 213
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. 7-13 Making suggestions: let's and wh.y. .d on't 215
,.I .' ~. 7-14 Stating preferences: prefer. lliko better. would rather ............ 218
Chapter 8 CONNECTING IDEAS
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8-1 Connecting ideas with and 226
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8-2 Connecting ideas with but and or 228
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8-3 Connecting ideas with so 230
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. . 8-4 Using auxiliary verbs after but and and 233
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8-5 Using and too. so. either. noifher 235
XI* . . . . 8-6 Connecting ideas with because ................................ 239
. .7 : . . . 8-7 Connecting ideas with men thoughlalthough .................... 241
Chapter 9 COMPARISONS
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9-1 Making comparisons with as as 248
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9-2 Comparative and superlative 252
.i:. .. 9-3 Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs ..........2 53
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9-4 Completing a comparative 257
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9-5 Modifying comparatives 258
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18. . 9-7 Unclear comparisons ........................................ 260
... . 9-8 Using more with nouns ...................................... 261
. , .. 9-9 Repeating a comparative ...................................... 262
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..kit 9-10 Using double comparatives 263
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[PC. . 9-1 1 Using superlatives 265
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. < 9-12 Using the same. similar. d#-t. like. alike 271
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Chapter 10 THE PASSIVE .. .!. ! I I - , . ,
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10-1 Active sentences and passive sentences 276
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10-2 Form of the passive 277
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10-3 Transitive and intransitive verbs 280
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10-4 Using the by-phrase 282
10-5 The passive forms of the present and past progressive ................ 287
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10-6 Passive modal auxiliaries 288
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10-7 Using past participles as adjectives (stative passive) 292
I>. 10-8 Participial adjectives: -ed vs . -ing ...............................2 97
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10-9 Get adjective;get past participle 300
10-10 Using be usedlaccustomedto and get usedlaccustomed to .........3 03
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10-11 Usedtovs .bousedto 305
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10-12Usingbear~edto 307
Chapter 11 COUNTINONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES
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11-1 Avs.an 312
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11-3 Noncountnouns 314
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11-4 Morenoncountnouns 315
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11-5 Using several, a lot of, manylmuch, and afowla little 318
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11-6 Nouns that can be count or noncount 322
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; 11-8 Guidelines for article usage 326
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11-9 Using the or 0 with names 338
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11-10 Capitalization 339
Chapter 12 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
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12-1 Adjective clauses: introduction 343
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12-2 Using who and whom in adjective clauses 344
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12-3 Using who. who(m). and that in adjective clauses 347
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12-4 Using which and that in adjective clauses 348
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12-5 Singular and plural verbs in adjective clauses 354
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12-6 Using prepositions in adjective clauses 355
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12-7 Using whose in adjective clauses 359
Chapter 13 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
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13-1 Verb gerund 368
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13-2 Go+-ing 372
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13-3 Verb+infinitive 373
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13-4 Verb gerund or infinitive 374
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13-5 Preposition gerund 381
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13-6 Using by and with to express how something is done 384
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13-7 Using gerunds as subjects; using it infinitive 387
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13-8 It infinitive: usingjor (someone) 388
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13-9 Expressing purpose with in order to and for . 391
13-10 Using infinj.tLvej.*& too and enough ...............A!.,. ......... 394
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Chapter 14 NOUN CLAUSES . ...; 7 4.1 1:: j... 3
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14-1 Noun clauses: introduction 403
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14-2 Noun clauses that begin with a question word 404
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14-3 Noun clauses with who. what. whose be 407
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14-4 Noun clauses that begin with ifor whether 409
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14-5 Noun clauses that begin with that 414
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14-6 Other uses of that-clauses 415
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14-7 Substituting so for a that-clause in conversational responses 418
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14-8 Quoted speech 420
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14-10 Verb forms in reported speech 423
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1411 Common reporting verbs: tell, ask. answsrlrepZy .425
APPENDIX 1 PHRASALVERBS
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Al-1 Phrasal verbs: introduction 432
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A1-2 Phrasal verbs: intransitive 443
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A1-3 Three-word phrasal verbs 446
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A1-4 Phrasal verbs: a reference list 449
APPENDIX 2 PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS
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A2-1 Preposition combiiations: introduction 453
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A2-2 Preposition combinations: a reference list 463
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ANSWERKEY 465
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INDEX INDEX 1
Preface to the
Third Edition
Fundamentals of English Grammar is a developmental skills text for lower-intermediate
and intermediate students of English as a second or foreign language. It combines clear
and understandable grammar information with a variety of exercises and activities.
FundammtaLF of English Gmmmar is the second in a series of three texts: Bmic English
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, Gmmmar (red cover), Fundamentak ofEnglish Grammar (black cover), and Understanding
and Using English Grammar (blue cover).
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The principal aims of all three texts in this series are to present clear, cogent
information about English grammar and usage, to provide extensive and varied practice
that encourages growth in all areas of language use, and to be interesting, useful, and fun
for student and teacher alike. The approach is eclectic, with the texts seeking to balance
form-focused language-learning activities with abundant opportunities for engaged and
purposeful communicative interaction.
The new editions of the texts in the Azar Grammar Series include these changes:
The communicative aspects are more fully developed and explicit in the third
editions. This edition of Fundamentals of English Grammar includes a greatly
increased number of "real communication" opportunites for the teacher to exploit.
The text often uses the students' own life experiences as context and regularly
introduces topics of interest to stimulate the free expression of ideas in structured as
well as open discussions.
The Azar Grammar Series texts support the view of many experienced teachers
that grammar-based and communicative approaches are not murually exclusive, but
rather mutually supportive, and can advantageously co-exist in the same language
program, even in the same class, even in the same lesson.
Similarly, the interactive aspects of the texts receive greater emphasis in the third
editions. Many of the exercises formerly designated ORAL or ORAL (BOOKSC LOSED)
are now reformatted to be more clearly available for pair work or group work, in
addition to still being viable as class work led by a teacher. This edition of
FundammtaLF of English Gmmmar encourages interactivity but leaves it open for the
users to decide what degree of interactivity best suits their needs.
There is now an even wider variety of exercise types. This edition has a much larger
number of free-response exercises and open-ended communicative tasks, while still
providing ample controlled-response exercises to aid initial understanding of the
form, meaning, and usage of the target structures. It also includes more writing
topics, more speaking activities, new error-analysis exercises in every chapter, and
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