Real Grammar: A Corpus-Based Approach to English
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Real Grammar uses the latest corpus research to show how 50 grammatical structures are used in speech and writing. This focus on authentic usage helps students move past traditional grammar texts and use English more like native speakers. Real Grammar focuses on the appropriate use of the target structure in four different registers (conversations, fiction, newspaper, and academic writing), with special emphasis on conversation vs. academic writing. Rich activities varying from contextualized exercises to discovery and analysis help learners understand and use the target grammar. Fifty independent units provide flexibility for both teachers and students. The unit can be taught in any order and fit any curriculum. Speech and writing icons clearly identify the skill focus in each unit and allow teachers and students to focus on individualized teaching and learning goals. “Be Careful” points emphasize how to avoid typical errors and help students quickly improve their speaking and writing.Real Grammar is an essential tool for students to study English as it is used in the real world of conversation, fiction, newspaper, and academic writing.Click here for the Answer Key.
PART I VERB TENSESUNIT 1 Did you want more coffee?Simple Past Tense in Polite OffersUNIT 2 He’s looking at me…Progressive Verbs vs. Simple VerbsUNIT 3 Studies have shown…Discovery verbs and Existence VerbsPART II SPECIAL USES OF VERBSUNIT 4 I didn’t get a chance…Meaning of GetUNIT 5 Did you have fun today?Meaning of Have + Noun PhraseUNIT 6 It really made a difference…Meaning to Make + Noun PhraseUNIT 7 Let’s take a look at itMeaning of Take + Noun PhraseUNIT 8 I felt good about itLinking VerbsUNIT 9 Tell me that storyVerbs with Two ObjectsUNIT 10 Reports suggest that…Action Verbs with inanimate SubjectsPART III MODALSUNIT 11 I might go to JapanPossibility ModalsUNIT 12 A compromise must be reachedNecessity ModalsPART IV MULTI-WORD VERBSUNIT 13 Come on!Phrasal VerbsUNIT 14 I can’t think of his name nowVerb + PrepositionUNIT 15 I have to get out of hereThree-Word Phrasal VerbsPART V THE PASSIVEUNIT 16 No significant difference was foundPassive VoiceUNIT 17 The accident was caused by failure of…Passive with a By-PhraseUNIT 18 Further details can be found in…Passive Verb + PrepositionPART VI NOUNS, ARTICLES, AND PRONOUNSUNIT 19 That’s an important thing to knowThe Nouns People and ThingUNIT 20 I love fitness and stuff like thatImprecise Noun PhrasesUNIT 21 The chair of the committeeNonsexist Language ChoicesUNIT 22 The introduction of technologyThe Definite ArticleUNIT 23 Yeah, that’s right!The Pronouns This and ThatPART VII ADJECTIVES AN ADVERBSUNIT 24 He did a nice jobThe Adjectives Good and NiceUNIT 25 Do this quickAdjective and Adverb ChoicesUNIT 26 That’s pretty weirdAmplifiers and DowntonersUNIT 27 Women are different from menAdjective + PrepositionUNIT 28 It looks pretty awful thoughThough and AnywayUNIT 29 Finally, on the negative side…TransitionsUNIT 30 It would thus appear that …Position of TransitionsPART VIII GERUNDS, INFINITIVES, AND CLAUSES WITH THATUNIT 31 I don’t think it will be a problemVerb + Noun Clause for UncertaintyUNIT 32 I think I can find itDeletion of That in Noun ClausesUNIT 33 She seemed to like him a lotVerb + infinitiveUNIT 34 We couldn’t stop laughingVerb + GerundUNIT 35 This is happensBe + Noun ClauseUNIT 36 It is possible thatThat-Clauses or Infinitive Phrases for AttitudesPART IX REPORTED SPEECHUNIT 37 …and she goes oh don’t worryReporting What Someone SaidUNIT 38 The authors argue that…Reporting What Someone WrotePART X NOUN MODIFICATIONUNIT 39 Evidence for life on MarsModifiers in Noun PhrasesUNIT 40 Voter registration proceduresAdjectives and Nouns to Modify a NounUNIT 41 A question which is often askedAdjective Clauses and Relative Pronoun ChoiceUNIT 42 That’s the way I look at itAdjective Clauses with Adverb MeaningUNIT 43 Is there anything I can do?Pronoun Modified by Adjective ClausesUNIT 44 I’ve got a lot to doNoun + InfinitiveUNIT 45 The approach used in nursingAdjective PhrasesUNIT 46 A number of reasonsPrepositional Phrases Modifying NounsUNIT 47 He saluted me, which I enjoyedAdjective Clauses That Modify SentencesPART XI SPECIAL FEATURES OF CONVERSATIONUNIT 48 Well, I better get goingDiscourse MarkersUNIT 49 Me too.Incomplete SentencesUNIT 50 The stuff I thought you could useComplex Grammar in Conversation
