Contents

Welcome to Focus on Grammar v

Scope and Sequence xii

Getting Started: Classroom Instructions xxiii

PART I This is / These are; Subject Pronouns; Nouns

UNIT 1 This is / These are; Subject Pronouns 2
UNIT 2 Singular and Plural Nouns; Proper Nouns; A and An 10

PART II Be: Present; That is / Those are; Possessive Adjectives

UNIT 3 Present of Be: Statements 20
UNIT 4 That is / Those are; Possessive Adjectives 30
UNIT 5 Present of Be: Yes / No Questions, Questions with Who and What 38
UNIT 6 Present of Be: Where Questions; Prepositions of Place 48

PART III Be: Past

UNIT 7 Past of Be: Statements, Yes / No Questions 58
UNIT 8 Past of Be: Wh- Questions 68

PART IV Imperatives; Simple Present: Statements

UNIT 9 Imperatives 78
UNIT 10 Simple Present: Statements 87

PART V Simple Present: Questions, Be and Have; Adverbs of Frequency

UNIT 11 Simple Present: Yes / No Questions 98
UNIT 12 Simple Present: Wh- Questions 107
UNIT 13 Simple Present: Be and Have 117
UNIT 14 Simple Present with Adverbs of Frequency 126

PART VI Present Progressive

UNIT 15 Present Progressive: Statements 136
UNIT 16 Present Progressive: Yes / No Questions 147
UNIT 17 Present Progressive: Wh- Questions 156

PART VII Nouns; This / That / These / Those; Some and Any;
Articles; Can / Can’t
UNIT 18 Possessive Nouns; This / That / These / Those 166
UNIT 19 Count and Non-count Nouns; Some and Any 176
UNIT 20 A / An and The; One / Ones 187
UNIT 21 Can / Can’t 196

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 PART VIII Simple Past
UNIT 22 Simple Past: Regular Verbs (Statements) 208
UNIT 23 Simple Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs; Yes / No Questions 218
UNIT 24 Simple Past: Wh- Questions 228

PART IX Pronouns; Quantity Expressions; There is / There are

UNIT 25 Subject and Object Pronouns 238
UNIT 26 How much / How many; Quantity Expressions 247
UNIT 27 There is / There are 257

PART X Modifiers; Comparisons; Prepositions of Time

UNIT 28 Noun and Adjective Modifiers 268
UNIT 29 Comparative Adjectives 278
UNIT 30 Prepositions of Time: In, On, At 288

PART XI Future With Be going to

UNIT 31 Future with Be going to: Statements 298
UNIT 32 Future with Be going to: Questions 307

From Grammar to Writing FG-1

Appendices A-1
Glossary of Grammar Terms G-0
Puzzles, Games, and Information Gap Answer Key P-1
Unit Review Answer Key UR-0
Index i-1

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