Betty Azar - Basic English Grammar (2nd Ed)

language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.

I. Title.

PE1128.A96

1995

428.2'4--dc20

92-25711

CIP

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YESNO QUESTIONS..................................................

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2-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS

WITH WHERE..........................................................................................................

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2-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS

WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME

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2-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE AND DO ........................

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2-14 USING l T T O TALK ABOUT TIME........................................................................

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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME.......................................................................................

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2-16 USING I T T O TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER .....................................................

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Chapter 3

EXPRESSING PRESENTTIME (PART 2)

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BE + J N G : THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE ...........................................

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SPELLING OF -ZNG ...................

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THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.QUESTIONS.......................................................

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT vs.THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

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NONACTION VERBS NOT USED IN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

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SEE, LOOKAT, WATCH, HEAR, AND LISTEN TO............................................

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NEED AND WANT+ A NOUN OR AN

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WOULD LIKE ............................

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WOULDLIKEvs.LJKE .........................................................................................

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THINKABOUT AND THINK THAT....................................................................

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THERE +BE ...........................................................................................................

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THERE +B E YESNO QUESTIONS .........................................

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THERE +B E ASKING QUESTIONS WITH HOWMANY ................................

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PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION............................

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Chapter 4

NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

NOUNS: SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS......................................................................

127

ADJECTIVE +NOUN ..............................................................................................

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND OBJECT PRONOUNS..........................................

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NOUNS: SINGULAR AND PLURAL ...................................................................

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NOUNS: IRREGULAR PLURAL FORMS ..............................................................

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NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT ...................................................................

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USINGANvs.A .................................

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USING A/AN vs.SOME ..........................................................................................

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MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS ...............................................

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USING THE..............................................................................................................

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USING 0 (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS .............................

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USING SOME AND ANY ......................................................................................

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,

ANYTHING, ANYONE .........................................................................................

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: NOTHING AND NO ONE....................................

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USING CAN...............................................................................................................

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USING CAN: QUESTIONS .....................................................................................

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USING KNOWHOW TO .........................................................................................

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USING COULD: PAST OF CAN.............................................................................

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USING VERY AND TOO + ADJECTIVE.............................................................

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USING TOO M A N YAND TOO MUCH +NOUN...............................................

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USING TOO +ADJECTIVE + INKNITIW .........................................................

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USING TOO +ADJECTIVE + FOR (SOMEONE)+ INFINITIVE .....................

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USING ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH ...........................................................................

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USING ENOUGH + NOUN AND MORE +NOUN .............................................

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USING ENOUGH + INFINITIVE ...........................................................................

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USING BERBLB TO ...............................................................................................

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POLITE QUESTIONS: MAYI. COULD I. AND CANI........................................

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POLITE QUESTIONS: COULD YOU AND WOULD YOU ................................

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IMPERATIVE SENTENCES....................................................................................

307

USING TWO. TOO. AND TO .................................................................................

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MORE ABOUT PREPOSITIONS: AT AND IN FOR LOCATIONS ....................

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MORE IRREGULAR VERBS....................................................................................

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Chapter 8 NOUNS.ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

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MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS .........................

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WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES ....................................................................

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY:ALL OF. MOST OF. SOME OF ..............

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTJ3Y ONE OF. NONE OF .................................

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USING EVERY ...................................................................................................

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POSSESSIVE NOUNS ........................................................................................

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POSSESSIVE: IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS ..............................................

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: MINE, YOURS. HIS. HERS,

OURS, THEIRS...............

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QUESTIONS WITH WHOS6 ...........................................................................

351

SUMMARY: USES OF THE APOSTROPHE ....................................................

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SUMMARY: USES OF NOUNS .........................................................................

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CONNECTED NOUNS: NOUN +AND/OR+NOUN ..................................

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SUMMARY:USES OF ADJECTIVES ...............................................................

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SUMMARY.. PERSONAL PRONOUNS............................................................

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INDIRECT OBJECTS.........................................................................................

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INDIRECT OBJECTS: USING FOR.................................................................

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INDIRECT OBJECTS W

m BUY,GET, MAKE

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INDIRECT OBJECTS WITH EXFLAlN AND INTRODUCE

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MORE IRREGULAR VERBS .............................................................................

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