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in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Oxford University Press. The author would also like to thank: This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall Stewart Melluish, David Lott and Helen Ward of not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired Oxford University Press for their expertise and their out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior commitment in guiding this project from its earliest consent in any form of binding or cover other than that stages to the production of this new edition; in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the Sheila Eastwood for all her help and encouragement. Illustrated by Richard Coggan Designed by Richard Morris, Stonesfield Design Typeset by Tradespools Ltd., Frome, Somerset Printed in China Contents Introduction page vi 28 Will be doing 70 Key to symbols vii 29 Will have done and was going to 72 Starting test viii 30 Review of the future 74 Test 7: The future 76 Words and sentences 31 The verb have 78 1 Word classes: nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc 2 32 Short forms, e.g it's, don't 80 2 Sentence structure: subject, verb, object, etc 4 33 Emphatic do 82 3 Direct and indirect objects 6 Questions, negatives and answers Verbs 34 Yes/no questions 84 4 The present continuous 8 35 Short answers, e. Yes, it is.
86 5 The present simple 10 36 Wh-questions 88 6 Present continuous or simple? 12 37 Subject/object questions 90 7 State verbs and action verbs 14 38 Prepositions in wh-questions 92 Test 1: Present tenses 16 39 Who, what or which? 94 Test 8: Questions 96 8 The past simple 18 9 The past continuous 20 40 Negative statements 98 10 Past continuous or simple? 22 41 Negative questions 100 Test 2: Past simple and past continuous 24 42 Question tags, e. isn't it? 102 43 So/Neither do I and I think so 104 11 The present perfect (1) 26 Test 9: Questions, negatives and answers 106 12 The present perfect (2): just, already, yet; for and since 28 13 The present perfect (3): ever, this week, etc 30 Modal verbs 14 Present perfect or past simple? (1) 32 44 Ability: can, could and be able to 108 15 Present perfect or past simple? (2) 34 45 Permission: can, may, could and Test 3: Present perfect and past simple 36 be allowed to 110 46 Possibility and certainty: may, might, could, 16 The present perfect continuous 38 must, etc 112 17 Present perfect continuous or simple? 40 47 Necessity: must and have to 114 18 The past perfect 42 48 Necessity: mustn't, needn't, etc 116 19 Review of the past simple, continuous and 49 Should, ought to, had better and perfect 44 be supposed to 118 20 The past perfect continuous 46 50 Asking people to do things 120 Test 4: Past and perfect tenses 48 51 Suggestions, offers and invitations 122 21 Review of present and past tenses 50 52 Will, would, shall and should 124 Test 5: Present and past tenses 54 53 It may/could/must have been, etc 126 Test 10: Modal verbs 128 22 Introduction to the future 56 23 Will and shall 58 24 Be going to 60 The passive 25 Will and be going to 62 54 Passive verb forms 130 26 Present tenses for the future 64 55 Active and passive (1) 132 27 When I get there, before you leave, etc 66 56 Active and passive (2) 134 Test 6: The future with will, be going to 57 Special passive structures 136 and present tenses 68 58 Have something done 73$ 59 To be done and being done 140 Test 11: The passive 142 The infinitive and the ing-form This, my, some, a lot of, all, etc 60 Verb + to-infinitive 144 91 This, that, these and those 216 61 Verb + ing-form 146 92 My, your, etc and mine, yours, etc 218 62 Verb + to-infinitive or verb + ing-form? 148 93 The possessive form and of 220 63 Like, start, etc 150 94 Some and any 222 64 Remember, regret, try, etc 152 95 A lot of, many, much, (a) few Test 12: Verb + to-infinitive or ing-form 154 and (a) little 224 96 All, half, most, some, no and none 226 65 Verb + object + to-infinitive or ing-form 156 97 Every, each, whole, both, either 66 Question word + to-infinitive 158 and neither 228 67 Adjective + to-infinitive 160 Test 16: This, my, some, a lot of, all, etc 230 68 For with the to-infinitive 162 69 The infinitive with and without to 164 70 Verb/Adjective + preposition + ing-form 166 Pronouns 71 Afraid to do or afraid of doing? 168 98 Personal pronouns, e. I, you 232 72 Used to do and be used to doing 170 99 There and it 234 73 Preposition or linking word + ing-form 172 100 Reflexive pronouns 236 74 See it happen or see it happening? 174 101 Emphatic pronouns and each other 238 75 Some structures with the ing-form 176 102 The pronoun one/ones 240 Test 13: The infinitive and the ing-form 178 103 Everyone, something, etc 242 Test 17: Pronouns 244 Nouns and articles (a/an and the) 76 Ship and water: countable and uncountable Adjectives and adverbs nouns 180 104 Adjectives 246 77 A carton of milk, a piece of 105 The order of adjectives 248 information, etc 182 106 The old, the rich, etc 250 78 Nouns that can be either countable or 107 Interesting and interested 252 uncountable 184 108 Adjective or adverb? (1) 254 79 Agreement 186 109 Adjective or adverb? (2) 256 80 Singular or plural? 188 Test 18: Adjectives and adverbs 258 81 Pair nouns and group nouns 190 110 Comparative and superlative forms 260 82 Two nouns together 192 111 Comparative and superlative patterns (1) 264 Test 14: Nouns and agreement 194 112 Comparative and superlative patterns (2) 266 83 A/an and the (1) 196 Test 19: Comparative and superlative 268 84 A/an and the (2) 198 113 Adverbs and word order 270 85 A/an, one and some 200 114 Yet, still and already 274 86 Cars or the cars? 202 115 Adverbs of degree, e. very, quite 276 87 Prison, school, bed, etc 204 116 Quite and rather 278 88 On Friday, for lunch, etc 206 117 Too and enough 280 89 Quite a, such a, what a, etc 208 Test 20: Adverbs and word order 282 90 Place names and the 210 Test 15: A/an and the 214 Prepositions Conditionals and wish 118 Prepositions of place 284 144 Conditionals (1) 346 119 In, on and at (place) 288 145 Conditionals (2) 348 120 In, on and at (time) 290 146 Conditionals (3) 350 121 For, since, ago and before 292 147 Review of conditionals 352 122 During or while? By or until? As or like? 294 148 If, when, unless and in case 354 123 Preposition + noun, e.
on holiday 296 149 Wish and if only 356 124 Noun + preposition, e. trouble with 298 Test 25: Conditionals and wish 358 125 Adjective + preposition, e. proud of 300 Test 21: Prepositions 302 Linking words 150 But, although and in spite of 360 Verbs with prepositions and adverbs 151 To, in order to, so that and for 362 126 Prepositional verbs, e. wait for 304 152 Review of linking words 364 127 Verb + object + preposition 306 153 Links across sentences 366 128 Phrasal verbs (1) 308 129 Phrasal verbs (2) 310 Appendices 130 Phrasal verbs (3) 312 1 Word formation 368 131 Verb + adverb + preposition 314 2 The spelling of endings 370 Test 22: Verbs with prepositions and 3 Punctuation 372 adverbs 316 4 Pronunciation 374 (missing) 5 American English 377 Reported speech 6 Irregular verbs 383 132 Direct speech and reported speech 318 133 Reported speech: person, place and time 320 Key to the starting test 385 134 Reported speech: the tense change 322 135 Reported questions 324 Key to the exercises 386 136 Reported requests, offers, etc 326 Test 23: Reported speech 328 Key to the tests 414 Relative clauses Index 425 (missing) 137 Relative clauses with who, which and that 330 138 The relative pronoun as object 332 139 Prepositions in relative clauses 334 140 Relative structures with whose, what and it 336 141 The use of relative clauses 338 142 Relative pronouns and relative adverbs 340 143 Relative clauses: participle and to-infinitive 342 Test 24: Relative clauses 344 Introduction Who is this book for? What's new about this edition? Oxford Practice Grammar is for students of English There have been many changes in both the content at a middle or 'intermediate' level.
This means and design of the book. students who are no longer beginners but who are The number of units has been increased from not yet expert in English. The book is suitable for 120 to 153. There are more two-page units and those studying for the Cambridge First Certificate fewer four-page units.
It can be used by students attending classes or by someone working alone. The 25 tests are a new feature. There is also a Starting test to help students find out what they need to study. What does the book consist of? There are many more dialogues and The book consists of 153 units, each on a illustrations on the explanation pages.
Many of grammatical topic. The units cover the main areas the examples and situations are new. of English grammar. Special attention is given to those points which are often a problem for learners: • There are many new exercises and more the meaning of the different verb forms, the use of different types of exercise.
the passive, conditionals, prepositions and so on. The number of appendices has been increased Many units contrast two or more different from two to six. structures such as the present perfect and past This new edition features a group of characters simple (Units 14-15). There are also a number of whose lives are the basis for many of the review units.
The emphasis through the whole situations in both the explanations and the book is on the meaning and use of the forms in exercises.