Fundamentals of English Grammar A (without Answer Key)

A classic developmental skills text for lower-intermediate to intermediate students of English, Fundamentals of English Grammar, by Betty Schrampfer Azar, is a reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text. While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the Third Edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities.

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1   PRESENT TIME   1-1        The Simple Present and the Present Progressive 1-2        Forms of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive 1-3        Frequency Adverbs 1-4        Final -s 1-5        Spelling of final -s /-es 1-6        Non-Action Verbs 1-7        Present Verbs: Short Answers to Yes/No Questions             CHAPTER 2   PAST TIME   2-1        Expressing Past Time: The Simple Past 2-2        Forms of the Simple Past: Regular Verbs 2-3        Forms of the Simple: be 2-4        Regular Verbs: Pronunciation of -ed Endings 2-5        Spelling of -ing and -ed Forms 2-6        The Principle Parts of a Verb 2-7        Irregular Verbs: A Reference List 2-8        The Simple Past and the Past Progressive 2-9        Forms of the Past Progressive 2-10      Expressing Past Time: Using Time Clauses 2-11      Expressing Past Habit: used to   CHAPTER 3   FUTURE TIME   3-1        Expressing Future Time: be going to and will 3-2        Forms with be going to 3-3        Forms with will 3-4        Sureness about the Future 3-5        be going to vs. will 3-6        Expressing Future Time in Time Clauses and if-Clauses 3-7        Using the Present Progressive to Express Future Time 3-8        Using the Simple Present 3-9        Immediate Future: Using be about to 3-10      Parallel Verbs   CHAPTER 4    THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT   4-1        Past Participle 4-2        Forms of the Present Perfect 4-3        Meanings of the Present Perfect 4-4        Simple Past vs. Present Perfect 4-5        Using since and for 4-6        Present Perfect Progressive 4-7        Present Perfect Progressive vs. Present Perfect 4-8        Using already, yet, still, and anymore 4-9        Past Perfect   CHAPTER 5    ASKING QUESTIONS             5-1        Yes/No Questions and Short Answers 5-2        Yes/No Questions and Information Questions 5-3        Questions with who, who(m), and what 5-4        Using could to Express Possibility 5-5        Spoken and Written Contractions with Question Words 5-6        Using what + a Form of do 5-7        Using what kind of 5-8        Using which 5-9        Using whose 5-10      Using how 5-11      Using how often 5-12      Using how far 5-13      Length of Time: it + take and how long 5-14      More Questions with how 5-15      Using how about and what about 5-16      Tag Questions   CHAPTER 6    NOUNS AND PRONOUNS   6-1        Pronunciation of Final -s /-es 6-2        Plural Forms and Nouns 6-3        Subjects, Verbs, and Objects 6-4        Objects of Prepositions 6-5        Prepositions of Time 6-6        Word Order: Place and Time 6-7        Subject-Verb Agreement 6-8        Using Adjectives to Describe be Nouns 6-9        Using Nouns as Adjectives 6-10      Personal Pronouns: Subjects and Objects 6-11      Possessive Nouns 6-12      Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives 6-13      Reflexive Pronouns 6-14      Singular Forms of other: another vs. the other 6-15      Plural Forms of other: other(s) vs. the other(s) 6-16      Summary of Forms of other   CHAPTER 7     MODAL AUXILIARIES   7-1        The Form of Modal Auxiliaries 7-2        Expressing Ability: can and could 7-3        Expressing Possibility: may and might  Expressing Permission: may and can 7-4        Using could to Express Possibility 7-5        Polite Questions: may I, could I, can I 7-6        Polite Questions: would you, could you, will you, can you 7-7        Expressing Advice: should and ought to 7-8        Expressing Advice: had better 7-9        Expressing Necessity: have to, have got to, must 7-10      Expressing Lack of Necessity: do not have to  Expressing Prohibition: must not 7-11      Making Logical Conclusions: must 7-12      Giving Instructions: Imperative Sentences 7-13      Making Suggestions: let’s and why don’t 7-14      Stating Preferences: prefer. like … better, would rather