- The form, meaning, and use of each structure are clearly presented and then specifically practiced, giving students the
opportunity to internalize the functions of each form.
- Authentic language in examples creates contexts that reflect students' actual encounters with English.
- Accurate explanations describe actual language use and take into account differences between written and spoken registers.
- Abundant exercises provide all the practice students need, ranging from controlled work on form to more communicative
work on meaning and use.
- Intellectually engaging tasks call upon students' judgement, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
- Self-study features encourage learner independence.- Chapter summaries Provide an overview of form, meaning, and use.
- The Glossary of Grammar Terms offers clear explanations and examples of all the terms used in the book.
- Appendices include standard lists of irregular verbs, two-and three-word verbs, gerunds and infinitives, spelling and
pronunciation rules, as well as less common lists, such as reporting verbs.
- The detailed Index offers students multiple ways to look up information; they can access entries by form, meaning, or use
and do not need to know grammatical terms to do this.
9. Relative Clauses
10. Count and Noncount Nouns
11. Quantity Expressions and Articles
12. Expressing Differences and Similarities: Comparatives, Superlatives, As...As, The Same...As
13. Expressing Unreal Situations: Wish Sentences and Imaginary If Sentences
14. Gerunds and Infinitives
15. The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous, Past Wish Sentence, and Past Imaginary If Sentences
16. Passive Sentences
17. Noun Clauses and Reported Speech