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For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills. New to This Edition Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks. MyEnglishLab (access code provided in the book) Rich online practice for all skill areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Instant feedback and remediation. Grammar videos. Bonus material not included in the Student Book, including additional expanded practice of gerunds and infinitives. Robust assessments. Gradebook and diagnostic tools.

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PublisherPearson Education

ISBN-100133994597

ISBN-139780133994599

eBay Product ID (ePID)240420980

Product Key Features

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameUnderstanding and Using English Grammar

Publication Year2016

SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Grammar & Punctuation

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorStacy A. Hagen, Betty S. Azar

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight27.4 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

LCCN2020-519329

Dewey Edition23

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal428.2/4

Lc Classification NumberPe1128.A97 2017

Table of ContentPreface to the Fifth Edition Acknowledgments Chapter 1 PRESENT AND PAST; SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE 1-1 Simple Present and Present Progressive 1-2 Simple Present and Present Progressive: Affirmative, Negative, Question Forms 1-3 Verbs Not Usually Used in the Progressive (Stative Verbs) 1-4 Simple Past Tense 1-5 Simple Past vs. Past Progressive 1-6 Unfulfilled Intentions: Was/Were Going To Chapter 2 PERFECT AND PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES 2-1 Regular and Irregular Verbs 2-2 Irregular Verb List 2-3 Present Perfect: Since and For 2-4 Present Perfect: Unspecified Time and Repeated Events 2-5 Have and Has in Spoken English 2-6 Present Perfect vs. Simple Past 2-7 Present Perfect Progressive 2-8 Past Perfect 2-9 Had in Spoken English 2-10 Past Perfect Progressive Chapter 3 FUTURE TIME 3-1 Simple Future: Forms of Will and Be Going To 3-2 Will vs. Be Going To 3-3 Expressing the Future in Time Clauses 3-4 Using the Present Progressive and the Simple Present to Express Future Time 3-5 Future Progressive 3-6 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Progressive Chapter 4 REVIEW OF VERB TENSES Chapter 5 SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT 5-1 Final -s / -es: Use and Spelling 5-2 Basic Subject-Verb Agreement 5-3 Collective Nouns 5-4 Subject-Verb Agreement: Using Expressions of Quantity 5-5 Subject-Verb Agreement: Using There + Be 5-6 Subject-Verb Agreement: Some Irregularities Chapter 6 NOUNS 6-1 Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns 6-2 Nouns as Adjectives 6-3 Possessive Nouns 6-4 More About Expressing Possession 6-5 Count and Noncount Nouns 6-6 Noncount Nouns 6-7 Some Common Noncount Nouns 6-8 Expressions of Quantity Used with Count and Noncount Nouns 6-9 Using A Few and Few; A Little and Little 6-10 Singular Expressions of Quantity: One, Each, Every 6-11 Using Of in Expressions of Quantity Chapter 7 ARTICLES 7-1 Articles ( A, An, The ) with Indefinite and Definite Nouns 7-2 Articles: Generic Nouns 7-3 Descriptive Information with Definite and Indefinite Nouns 7-4 General Guidelines for Article Usage 7-5 Using The or Ø with Titles and Geographic Names Chapter 8 PRONOUNS 8-1 Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives 8-2 Agreement with Generic Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns 8-3 Personal Pronouns: Agreement with Collective Nouns 8-4 Reflexive Pronouns 8-5 Using You, One, and They as Impersonal Pronouns 8-6 Forms of Other 8-7 Common Expressions with Other Chapter 9 MODALS, PART 1 9-1 Basic Modal Introduction 9-2 Expressing Necessity: Must, Have To, Have Got To 9-3 Lack of Necessity ( Not Have To ) and Prohibition ( Must Not ) 9-4 Advisability/Suggestions: Should, Ought To, Had Better, Could 9-5 Expectation: Be Supposed To/Should 9-6 Ability: Can , Know How To, and Be Able To 9-7 Possibility: Can, May, Might 9-8 Requests and Responses with Modals 9-9 Polite Requests with Would You Mind 9-10 Making Suggestions: Let''s, Why Don''t, Shall I /We Chapter 10 MODALS, PART 2 10-1 Using Would to Express a Repeated Action in the Past 10-2 Expressing the Past: Necessity, Advice, Expectation 10-3 Expressing Past Ability 10-4 Degrees of Certainty: Present Time 10-5 Degrees of Certainty: Present Time Negative 10-6 Degrees of Certainty: Past Time 10-7 Degrees of Certainty: Future Time 10-8 Progressive Forms of Modals 10-9 Combining Modals with Phrasal Modals 10-10 Expressing Preference: Would Rather 10-11 Summary Chart of Modals and Similar Expressions Chapter 11 THE PASSIVE 11-1 Active vs. Passive 11-2 Tense Forms of the Passive 11-3 Using the Passive 11-4 The Passive Form of Modals and Phrasal Modals 11-5 Stative (Non-Progressive) Passive 11-6 Common Stative (Non-Progressive) Passive Verbs + Prepositions 11-7 The Passive with Get 11-8 -ed / -ing Adjectives Chapter 12 NOUN CLAUSES 12-1 Introduction 12-2 Noun Clauses with Question Words 12-3 Noun Clauses with Whether or If 12-4 Question Words Followed by Infinitives 12-5 Noun Clauses with That 12-6&nb