Basic English Grammar Workbook B

Basic English Grammar is a classic developmental skills text for beginning students of English as a second or foreign language.

The Workbook consists of self-study exercises, with answers included, providing students with the opportunity to explore and practice grammar independently. It is keyed to the explanatory grammar charts in the Student Book. Volume B of the Workbook includes Chapters 9-15 plus the Appendices.

New to this edition:

• more contextualized exercises
• micro-practice
• new readings with targeted grammar practice
• updated real-world vocabulary

Preface to the Fourth Edition

NOTE: The titles listed below, for example, Singular pronouns + be , refer to section names, not practice titles. In general, one section has multiple exercises.

The chart numbers refer to the grammar explanations in the Basic English Grammar Student Book.

Vollume B contents

Chapter 9 EXPRESSING PAST TIME, PART 2

Simple past tense: where, why, when, and what time (Chart 9-1)

Questions with what (Chart 9-2)

Questions with who (Chart 9-3)

Irregular verbs: Group 5 (Chart 9-4)

Irregular verbs: Group 6 (Chart 9-5)

Irregular verbs: Group 7 (Chart 9-6)

Before and after in time clauses (Chart 9-7)

When in questions and time clauses (Chart 9-8)

Past and present progressive forms (Chart 9-9)

While with past progressive (Chart 9-10)

Simple past tense vs. past progressive: when / while (Chart 9-11)

Review

Chapter 10 EXPRESSING FUTURE TIME, PART 1

Be going to (Chart 10-1)

Using present progressive for future time (Chart 10-2)

Yesterday, last, tomorrow, next, in, ago (Chart 10-3)

A couple of or a few with ago (past) and in (future) (Chart 10-4)

Today, tonight, and this + morning, afternoon, evening, week, month, year (Chart 10-5)

Will (Chart 10-6)

Questions with will (Chart 10-7)

Verb review: present, past, and future (Chart 10-8)

Verb review: forms of be (Chart 10-9)

Review (Charts 10-8 and 10-9)

Chapter 11 EXPRESSING FUTURE TIME, PART 2

May, might, or will (Chart 11-1)

Maybe vs. may be (Chart 11-2)

Future time clauses with before, after, and when (Chart 11-3)

Clauses with if (Chart 11-4)

Habitual present (Chart 11-5)

What + do (Chart 11-6)

Review

Chapter 12 MODALS, PART 1: EXPRESSING ABILITY

Can / can’t (Chart 12-1)

Can : questions (Chart 12-3)

Know how to (Chart 12-4)

Could : past of can (Chart 12-5)

Be able to (Chart 12-6)

Very or too (Chart 12-7)

Review

Chapter 13 MODALS, PART 2: ADVICE, NECESSITY, REQUESTS, SUGGESTIONS

Should (Chart 13-1)

Forms of have to (Chart 13-2)

Must, must not, and should (Chart 13-3)

Polite questions: May I, Could I, and Can I (Chart 13-4)

Polite questions: Could you and Would you (Chart 13-5)

Imperative sentences (Chart 13-6)

Modal auxiliaries (Chart 13-7)

Modal review (Chart 13-8)

Using Let’s (Chart 13-9)

Review

Chapter 14 NOUNS AND MODIFIERS

Nouns and adjectives (Chart 14-1)

Word order of adjectives (Chart 14-2)

Linking verbs + adjectives (Chart 14-3)

Adverbs (Chart 14-4)

All of, most of, some of, almost all of (Chart 14-5)

Subject-verb agreement with expression of quantity (Chart 14-6)

Subject-verb agreement with every and all (Chart 14-7)

Indefinite pronouns: something, someone, somebody, anything, anyone, anybody (Chart 14-8)

Chapter 15 MAKING COMPARISONS

Comparatives: -er and more (Chart 15-1)

Superlatives: -est and most (Chart 15-2)

One of + superlative + plural noun (Chart 15-3)

Comparisons with adverbs (Chart 15-4)

The same ( as ) , similar ( to ) , and different ( from ) (Chart 15-5)

Like and alike (Chart 15-6)

Using but (Chart 15-7)

Verbs after but (Chart 15-8)

Review

Appendix 1 Irregular Verbs

Appendix 2 English Handwriting

Appendix 3 Numbers

Appendix 4 Days/Months/Seasons

Appendix 5 Two-Syllable Verbs: Spelling of -ed and —ing

Index

Answer Key

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