An edition of Grammar in context
(2010)
Grammar in context
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by Sandra N. Elbaum
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Table of Contents
Book -- -- lesson 1
Grammar : The present perfect ; the present perfect continuous --
Context : Jobs --
Reading : Cover letter and job résumé -- -- 1.1. The
present perfect tense -- forms -- -- 1.2. The
past participle -- -- 1.3. The
present perfect -- contradictions -- -- 1.4. The
present perfect- question formation -- -- 1.5.
Uses of the present perfect tense -- an overview -- -- 1.6. The
present perfect with continuation from past to present -- -- 1.7.
Negative statements with since, for, and in -- -- 1.8. The
present perfect vs. the simple present --
Reading : Where have all the jobs gone? -- -- 1.9. The
present perfect continuous -- -- 1.10. The
present perfect tense vs. the simple past tense -- -- 1.11. The
present perfect with repetition from past to present -- -- 1.12. The
present perfect tense vs. the simple past tense with repetition --
Reading : The Occupational Outlook Handbook -- -- 1.13. The
present perfect tense with indefinite past time -- an overview -- -- 1.14.
Questions with ever -- -- 1.15.
Yet, already -- -- 1.16.
Questions with lately and recently -- -- 1.17. The
present perfect continuous tense with ongoing activities -- -- 1.18. The
present perfect tense with no time mentioned -- -- 1.19. The
present perfect tense vs. the present perfect continuous tense with no time mentioned
Lesson 2
Grammar : The passive voice ; participles used as adjectives ; get + participles and adjectives --
Context : Hollywood -- -- 2.1. The
passive voice -- an overview --
Reading : The Oscars -- -- 2.2. The
passive voice -- form -- -- 2.3.
Passive voice and active voice -- uses -- -- 2.4. The
passive voice without an agent -- -- 2.5. The
passive voice with an agent -- -- 2.6.
Verbs with two objects --
Reading : The history of animation -- -- 2.7.
Transitive and intransitive verbs -- -- 2.8. The
passive voice with get -- -- 2.9.
Participles used as adjectives --
Reading : Charlie Chaplin -- -- 2.10.
Participles used as adjectives to show feelings -- -- 2.11.
Other past participles used as adjectives --
Reading : Being famous -- -- 2.12.
Past participles and other adjectives with get
Lesson 3
Grammar : The past continuous ; the past perfect ; the past perfect continuous ; comparison of past tenses --
Context : Disasters and tragedies -- -- 3.1.
Overview of past tenses --
Reading : The Columbia tragedy -- -- 3.2. The
past continuous tense -- forms -- -- 3.3. The
past continuous tense -- uses -- -- 3.4. The
past continuous or the simple past --
Reading : The Titanic -- -- 3.5. The
past perfect tense -- forms -- -- 3.6. The
past perfect tense -- use -- -- 3.7.
When with the simple past or the past perfect --
Reading : Wildfires in southern California -- -- 3.8. The
past perfect continuous tense -- forms -- -- 3.9. The
past perfect continuous tense -- uses -- -- 3.10. The
past perfect (continuous) tense for the present perfect (continuous) tense --
Reading : Hurricane Katrina -- -- 3.11.
Comparison of past tenses
Lesson 4
Grammar : Modals -- present and future ; related expressions --
Context : Consumer warnings -- -- 4.1.
Overview of modals and related expressions --
Reading : Sweepstakes or scam? -- -- 4.2.
Possibilities -- may, might, could -- -- 4.3.
Necessity and urgency with must, have to, have got to -- -- 4.4.
Obligation with must or be supposed to -- -- 4.5.
Advice with should, ought to, and had better --
Reading : Telemarketing -- -- 4.6.
Permission and prohibition --
Reading : Identity theft -- -- 4.7.
Comparing negative modals -- -- 4.8.
Making suggestions --
Reading : Infomercials -- -- 4.9.
Expectations with be supposed to --
Reading : My elderly neighbor -- -- 4.10.
Logical conclusions -- -- 4.11.
Possibility vs. probability in the present -- -- 4.12.
Modals with continuous verbs -- -- lesson 5
Grammar : Modals in the past --
Context : American presidents --
Reading : Slavery, Lincoln, and the Civil War -- -- 5.1.
Modals in the past -- -- 5.2.
Past possibility and probability --
Reading : The Cuban missile crisis -- -- 5.3.
Past direction not taken --
Reading Election 2000 : Bush vs. Gore -- -- 5.4.
Past mistakes -- -- 5.5.
Be supposed to in the past --
Reading : The media and presidential elections -- -- 5.6.
Must have vs. had to -- -- 5.7.
Could + base form vs. could have + past participle -- -- 5.8.
More on couldn't have -- -- 5.9.
Continuous forms of past modals
Lesson 6
Grammar : Adjective clauses ; descriptive phrases --
Context : The Internet -- -- 6.1.
Adjective clauses -- an overview --
Reading : Spam -- -- 6.2.
Relative pronoun as subject -- -- 6.3.
Relative pronoun as object -- -- 6.4.
Comparing pronoun as subject and object -- -- 6.5.
Relative pronoun as object of preposition --
Reading : eBay -- -- 6.6.
Where and when in adjective clauses -- -- 6.7.
Where, when, that, or which in adjective clauses --
Reading : Freecycle -- -- 6.8.
Whose + noun in an adjective clause -- -- 6.9.
Adjective clauses after indefinite pronouns --
Reading : Creating the World Wide Web -- -- 6.10.
Nonessential adjective clauses -- -- 6.11.
Essential vs. nonessential adjective clauses -- -- 6.12.
Descriptive phrases
Lesson 7
Grammar : Infinites ; gerunds --
Context : Helping others -- -- 7.1.
Infinitives -- an overview --
Reading : Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist -- -- 7.2.
Verbs followed by an infinitive -- -- 7.3.
Object before infinitive --
Reading : Charity and volunteering -- -- 7.4.
Causative verbs -- -- 7.5.
Adjective plus infinitive --
Reading : One step at a time -- -- 7.6.
Using the infinitive to show purpose -- -- 7.7.
Infinitive as subject -- -- 7.8.
Infinitive with too and enough -- -- 7.9.
Gerunds -- an overview --
Reading : Helping others get an education -- -- 7.10.
Gerund as subject -- -- 7.11.
Gerund after prepositions and nouns -- -- 7.12.
Using the correct preposition -- -- 7.13.
Verbs followed by gerunds -- -- 7.14.
Verbs followed by gerund or infinitive -- -- 7.15.
Infinitive and gerund as subject -- -- 7.16.
Gerund or infinitive after a verb : differences in meaning --
Reading : Mimi's bike ride -- -- 7.17.
Used to/be used to/get used to --
Reading : Global volunteers -- -- 7.18.
Sense-perception verbs
Lesson 8
Grammar : Adverbial clauses and phrases ; sentence connectors ; so /such ... that --
Context : Coming to America -- -- 8.1.
Adverbial clauses -- an overview --
Reading : A nation of immigrants -- -- 8.2.
Reason and purpose --
Reading : The lost boys of Sudan -- -- 8.3.
Time expressions -- -- 8.4.
Using the -ing form after time words --
Reading : Slavery -- an American paradox -- -- 8.5.
Contrast --
Reading : The changing face of America -- -- 8.6.
Condition --
Reading : Adopting a baby from abroad -- -- 8.7.
Sentence connectors -- -- 8.8.
So... that/such... that -- -- lesson 9
Grammar : Noun clauses --
Context : Caring for children -- -- 9.1.
Noun clauses -- an overview --
Reading : Bringing up baby -- -- 9.2.
Noun clauses after verbs and adjectives --
Reading : Pediatricians' recommendations -- -- 9.3.
Noun clauses after expressions of importance --
Reading : Day care -- -- 9.4.
Noun clauses as included questions -- -- 9.5.
Question words followed by an infinitive --
Reading : Dr. Benjamin Spock -- -- 9.6.
Noun clauses as exact quotes of notable words --
Reading : A folk tale -- -- 9.7.
Exact quotes in telling a story -- -- 9.8.
Noun clauses as reported speech -- -- 9.9. The
rule of sequence of tenses -- -- 9.10.
Say vs. tell -- -- 9.11.
Exceptions to the rule of sequence of tenses -- -- 9.12.
Reporting an imperative --
Reading : Being an au pair -- -- 9.13.
Noun clauses as reported questions -- -- 9.14.
Noun clauses after other past tense verbs
Lesson 10
Grammar : Unreal conditions -- present ; real conditions vs. unreal conditions ; unreal conditions -past ; wishes --
Context : Science or science fiction? --
Reading : Time travel -- -- 10.1.
Unreal conditions -- present -- -- 10.2.
Implied conditions --
Reading : Traveling to Mars -- -- 10.3.
Real conditions vs. unreal conditions --
Reading : Life 100 years ago -- -- 10.4.
Unreal conditions -- past --
Reading : Science or wishful thinking? -- -- 10.5.
Wishes -- -- 10.6.
Wishing for a desired change --
Appendices -- -- A.
Noncount nouns -- -- B.
Uses of articles -- -- C. The
verb get -- -- D.
Gerund and infinitive patterns -- -- E.
Verbs and adjectives followed by a preposition -- -- F.
Direct and indirect objects -- -- G.
Spelling and pronunciation of verbs -- -- H.
Capitalization rules -- -- I.
Plural forms of nouns -- -- J.
Metric conversion chart -- -- K.
Comparative and superlative forms -- -- L.
Glossary of grammatical terms -- -- M.
Alphabetical list of irregular verb forms -- -- N.
Map of the United States of America --
Index.
Edition Notes
"Level 3, student book, split edition : 3A" -- p. [4] of cover.
Includes index.
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