A Note to the Student

Welcome to Advanced Grammar 2

In this course you will be reviewing several key grammar structures selected because of the
difficulty they pose to students at the advanced level. These are:
 relative clauses
 conditional sentences + wish/hope
 subject-verb agreement
You will be working with these structures in a variety of communicative ways designed to
help you discover the rules and use the grammar correctly and naturally. This course will not cover
every aspect of each grammar point, but will focus instead on those areas which cause problems.
You will also be working on several useful idioms and phrasal verbs, which are likely to boost your
vocabulary repertoire and which can be used both in writing and in speaking.
No specific grammar book is required for this course, but at this level we expect you to have
a good grammar book you can consult, and where you can study additional grammar topics on your
own. Some books we recommend are:

Focus on Grammar (Advanced) by Jay Maurer

Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty Shrampton Azar
The Advanced Grammar Book by Jocelyn M. Steer and Karen A. Carlisi

In this course you will also increase your fluency by participating in class discussions on
varied topics, you will work on writing through one process writing assignment, as well as some
shorter writing tasks, and you will practice listening through several video and song activities.
There will be one take-home quiz as well as a final written exam. The take –home quiz will
be graded; therefore, it is important that you complete it on the scheduled day so that you can
participate actively in the classroom feedback session.

Evaluation
Class grade
Punctuality 5 20
Attendance 5 (will we keep the class grade as in AG1?)
Participation 5
Homework 5

Writing
Process Writing 20 50
Paragraphs 30 (3 x 10)

Exams
Take-Home Quiz 50
Final 80 130

TOTAL 200/2

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 Diagnostic Test

This test is designed to examine your knowledge of several grammar points that will be covered in
this course. The sentences below were adapted from sentences written by our students. Read each
one carefully and decide if it is correct or incorrect, then circle the corresponding symbol to the left.
You should take no more than 20 minutes to do this task.

1.   Anthony is a sportsman which achievements are very impressive.

2.   Arnold and Steve is being sued.
3.   If I won the lottery I would buy a yacht.
4.   Jonathan was the director that fired my brother.
5.   If I had had the money, I would have bought a new car.
6.   If I was you, I would travel to Europe.
7. The Chinese minister, as well as his assistants, claim that they have never heard
women in slavery in his country.
8. The brothers or the father were arrested.
9. J. S. Bach, who’s one of the most famous composers in the history of music, was
born in Eisenach.
10. I wish I have more free time, but I don’t have.
11. Brian told me that Chicago, that is a very cold city in the winter, is very
interesting.
12. The police officer or the FBI agent has already gone through the files.
13. I wish I had a lot of money.
14. My friends who live in Fort Lauderdale are all surgeons.
15. One of the ministers is denying the facts published in today’s papers.
16. I hope you arrive there on time.
17. The student to who I was talking is Mary’s nephew.
18. My brothers, who study at Harvard, are very dedicated students.
19. I wish you didn’t buy this computer, but you did.
20. Six times three divided by two are nine.
21. The oarsman whom Pinsent rowed in the Sydney Olympics with is Steve
Redgrave.
22. I wish you would stop making so much noise.
23. Nobody knows where the offender is.
24. Alex, who Adams went to the pub with, doesn’t enjoy watching basketball
games.
25. Should you have any queries about the project, let me know.
26. Each of the offenders are being cross-examined.
27. Alec is one of the few players to whom I look up.
28. If I have a good salary, I will travel more often.
29. Either offense, rape or slavery, is considered a felony.
30. Alfred was the last patient Dr. Jones operated on.
31. Mark would prefer to have his vacation last January if he had been asked.
32. The information given about the crime are all misleading.
33. Mike is the doctor whose experiments helped many lower class patients.
34. I hope John will stop making so much noise.
35. Considering the crime, ten thousand dollars of bail are not a lot of money.
36. Had I know about the accident, I would visit her.
37. The directors, two of which are my friends, are not pleased with the situation.
38. The scissors used by the criminals was taken by the police.
39. The actors being interviewed today are rather nervous.
40. My family are going to move to a calmer town.
41. The offenders, together with their mother, are in prison now.
42. The project with which I had to deal was quite simple.
43. Two-fifths of the prisoners was arrested because of murder.

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 Study Journal
Diagnostic Test Results

Mark the numbers of the items you missed on the diagnostic test. The areas with the highest
number of mistakes are the ones you need to concentrate on.

Problems Tested Item Number

1, 4, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 32, 33, 37,
Relative Clauses 39, 42

3, 5, 6, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 36

Conditional Sentences + Wish/Hope

2, 7, 8, 12, 15, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 39, 40,
Subject-Verb Agreement 41, 43

OVERLAPPING GRAMMAR POINTS

What I learned from the Diagnostic Test:

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Ways I can work on my English Grammar:

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adapted from Byrd, P. and Benson, B. 2001. Applied English Grammar. Ft. Worth: Harcourt
College Publishers.
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