Introduction ix
PART I The Verb Be: Present and Past 2 (36)
The Present Affirmative of Be 4 (8)
The Present Negative of Be 12 (7)
The Present of Be: Yes/No Questions 19 (8)
The Past Tense of Be; Past Time Markers 27 (11)
Review or Selftest 33 (2)
From Grammar to Writing: 35 (3)
Capitalization---Writing a postcard
PART II Nouns, Adjectives, and Prepositions; 38 (30)
The Present Progressive
Count Nouns; A/An 40 (6)
Descriptive Adjectives 46 (5)
Prepositions of Place 51 (4)
Present Progressive 55 (13)
Review or Selftest 64 (2)
From Grammar to Writing: Subjects and 66 (2)
Verbs---Writing about people
PART III Wh- Questions; Possessives; 68 (38)
Prepositions of Time
Questions with Who, What, and Where 70 (8)
Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives; 78 (7)
Questions with Whose
Questions with When and What + Noun; 85 (7)
Prepositions; Ordinal Numbers
Questions with Who, Whom and Why; Wh- 92 (14)
Questions and the Present Progressive
Review or Selftest 100 (2)
From Grammar to Writing: Punctuation I: The 102 (4)
Apostrophe, the Comma, The Period, The
Question Mark---Interviewing and writing
about a classmate
PART IV The Simple Present Tense 106 (42)
Simple Present Tense: Affirmative and 108 (8)
Negative Statements
Simple Present Tense: Yes/No Questions and 116 (6)
Short Answers
Simple Present Tense: Wh- Questions 122 (9)
Simple Present Tense and This / That / Thes / 131 (5)
Those
Simple Present Tense and One / Ones and It 136 (12)
Review or Selftest 142 (3)
From Grammar to Writing: Time Word 145 (3)
Connectors---Writing about a routine
PART V The Simple Past Tense 148 (34)
Simple Past Tense: Regular 150 (8)
Verbs---Affirmative and Negative Statements
Simple Past Tense: Irregular 158 (7)
Verbs---Affirmative and Negative Statements
Simple Past Tense: Yes / No and Wh- Questions 165 (17)
Review or Selftest 176 (3)
From Grammar to Writing: Punctuation II: 179 (3)
The Exclamation Point, The Hyphen,
Quotation Marks---Writing a story you heard
as a child
PART VI Imperatives; Suggestions; There is / 182 (42)
There are
Imperatives; Suggestions with Let's, Why 184 (9)
Don't We...?; Why Don't You...?
Subject and Object Pronouns; Direct and 193 (8)
Indirect Objects
There is / There are / Is there...? / Are 201 (7)
there...?
Numbers, Quantifiers, and Questions with How 208 (16)
many...?
Review or Selftest 215 (4)
From Grammar to Writing: Sentence Combining 219 (5)
with And and But---Describing a street
PART VII Review of the Simple Present Tense and 224 (36)
the Present Progressive
Present and Present Progressive; How 226 (9)
Often...?; Adverbs and Expressions of
Frequency
Non-Action Verbs 235 (7)
Verbs Plus Nouns, Gerunds, and Infinitives 242 (7)
Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns 249 (11)
Review or Selftest 254 (4)
From Grammar to Writing: Organization: Time 258 (2)
Markers---Describing a day in the life of a
friend or relative
PART VIII Review of the Simple Past Tense; 260 (46)
Negative Questions; The Future
Review of the Simple Past Tense; Negative 262 (7)
Questions
Wh- Questions in the Simple Past Tense 269 (9)
Be Going to for the Future; Future and Past 278 (12)
Time Markers
Will for the Future 290 (16)
Review or Selftest 299 (4)
From Grammar to Writing: Time Clauses with 303 (3)
When---Writing about your life
PART IX Nouns, Articles, and Quantifiers; 306 (52)
Modals I
Count and Non-count Nouns and Quantifiers 308 (8)
Questions with Any / Some / How Much / How 316 (11)
many; Quantifiers; Containers
Can and Could for Ability and Possibility; 327 (8)
May I, Can I, and Could I for Polite Requests
May or Might for Possibility 335 (7)
Desires, Invitations, Requests: Would Like, 342 (16)
Would You Like...? Would you Please...?
Review or Selftest 350 (5)
From Grammar to Writing: A Business 355 (3)
Letter---Writing a letter to a university
PART X Comparisons; The Past Progressive 358 (42)
Comparative Form of Adjectives 360 (9)
Adverbs of Manner and Comparative Forms of 369 (7)
Adverbs
Adjective + Enough; Too / Very; As + 376 (9)
Adjective / Adverb + As
The Past Progressive 385 (15)
Review or Selftest 393 (4)
From Grammar to Writing: The Order of 397 (3)
Adjectives before Nouns---Finishing a
story, ``I was walking down the street
when...''
PART XI Modals Ii; The Superlative 400 (51)
Should, Shouldn't, Ought to, Had better, and 402 (12)
Had better not
Have to, Don't have to, Must, Mustn't 414 (8)
Superlative Form of Adjectives and Adverbs 422 (29)
Review or Selftest 433 (4)
From Grammar to Writing: Expressing and 437 (4)
Supporting an Opinion
Putting It All Together
Review of Verb Tenses and Modals 441 (6)
Review of Verb Tenses and Comparisons 447 (4)
Review of Verb Tenses, Nouns and 451
Quantifiers
Appendices
Appendix 1 Map of the World A-0-A-1
Appendix 2 Map of the United States and A-2
Canada
Appendix 3 Numbers, Temperature, Months, A-3-A-4
Days, Seasons, Titles
Appendix 4 Time A-4
Appendix 5 Parts of the Body; Medical A-5
Problems
Appendix 6 Holidays in the United States A-6
and Canada
Appendix 7 Plural Nouns: Spelling and A-7-A-8
Pronunciation Rules
Appendix 8 Possessive Nouns A-8
Appendix 9 Non-count Nouns and Names of A-9
Containers
Appendix 10 The Definite Article A-10
Appendix 11 Verb Tenses A-11-A-12
Appendix 12 Base Forms and past-Tense Forms A-13
of Common Irregular Verbs
Appendix 13 The Present Progressive: A-13
Spelling Rules
Appendix 14 The Simple Present Tense: A-14
Spelling and Pronunciation Rules
Appendix 15 The Simple Past Tense: Spelling A-15
and Pronunciation Rules
Appendix 16 Comparisons with Adjectives and A-16
Adverbs
Appendix 17 Modals A-17
Appendix 18 Pronunciation Table A-18
Index I-1