Longman English Grammar Practice

LONGMAN

E N G L I S H GRAMMAR

PRACTICE

for intermediate students

L. G. Alexander

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British Library Cataloguing i n Publication Data

Alexander, L. G. (Louis George) 1932Longman English grammar practice (Intermediate level)

1. English language. Grammar

I. Title

428.2

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Alexander, L. G.

Longman English gmmmar practice (Intermed~atelevel) 1 L G Alexander.

p. cm.

1. English language - Textbooks for fore~gnspeakers

2. Engl~shlanguage Grammar - 1950 - Problems, exercises, etc i T~tle

PEll28.A4573 1990

428.2'4-&20

89-13851

CIP

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Set in 9111.5 pt. Linotron Helvetica Roman

Produced through Longman Malaysia, ACM

ISBN 0 582 04500 2

Contents

To the student

The sentence

Sentence word order

The simple sentence: verbs with and without objects

The simple sentence: direct and indirect objects

The compound sentence

The complex sentence: noun clauses

The complex sentence: relative pronouns and clauses

The complex sentence: 'whose'; defininglnon-defining clauses

The complex sentence: time, place, manner

The complex sentence: reason and contrast

The complex sentence: purpose, result and comparison

The complex sentence: present participle constructions

The complex sentence: perfectlpast participle constructions

Nouns

One-word nouns

Compound nouns

Countable and uncountable nouns ( I )

Countable and uncountable nouns (2)

Number (singular and plural) (1)

Number (singular and plural) (2)

Gender

The genitive

Articles

7

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The indefinite article: 'dan' (1)

The indefinite article: Wan' (2)

The definite article: 'the' (1)

The definite article: 'the' (2)

The zero article (1)

The zero article (2)

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

'One'

'It' and 'onelsomelanylnone'

Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns ('mylmine')

Reflexive pronouns ('myself')

Demonstrative adjslprons ('this'); 'somelanylno' compounds ('someone')

Quantity

Quantifiers + countable and uncountable nouns

General and specific references to quantity

Uses of 'some', 'any', 'no' and 'none'

'Much', 'many', 'a lot of', '(a) few', '(a) little', 'fewer', 'less'

'Both' and 'all'

'All (the)', '(dthe) whole', 'each' and 'every'

'Another', '(the) other(s)', 'either', 'neither', 'each (one of)'

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Adjectives

Formation of adjectives

Position of adjectives

Adjectives that behave like nouns; '-edl-ing' endings

Adjectives after 'be', 'seem', etc.; word order of adjectives

The comparison of adjectives

Adverbs

Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of time

Adverbial phrases of duration

Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of degree

Intensifiers

Focus adverbs

Viewpoint adverbs, connecting adverbs and inversion

Prepositions, adverb particles and phrasal verbs

Prepositions, adverb particles and conjunctions

Prepositions of movement and position; prepositions of time

Particular prepositions, particles: contrasts (1)

Particular prepositions, particles: contrasts (2)

Particular prepositions, particles: contrasts (3)

Phrasal verbs: Type 1, verb + preposition (transitive)

Phrasal verbs: Type 2, verb + particle (transitive)

Phrasal verbs: Type 3, verb + particle (intransitive)

Type 4, verb + particle + preposition (transitive)

Verbs, verb tenses, imperatives

The simple present and present progressive tenses (1)

The simple present and present progressive tenses (2)

The simple past tense

The simple past and past progressive tenses

The simple present perfect and present perfect progressive

The simple past perfect and past perfect progressive tenses

The simple future tense

The simple future, the future progressive, the future perfect

'Going to' and other ways of expressing the future

The imperative

Be, Have, Do

'Be' as a full verb (1)

'Be' as a full verb (2)

'There' + 'be'

Verbs related in meaning to 'be'

'Have' as a full verb = 'possess'; 'have got' = 'possess'

'Have' as a full verb meaning 'eat', 'enjoy', etc.

'Do' as a full verb

Modal auxiliaries and related verbs

The two uses of modal verbs

Uses of modals (etc.) to express ability and inability

Uses of modals (etc.) to express permission and prohibition

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