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L O N G M A N
E N GLIS H

GRAMMAR
PRAC T IC E
for

intermediate

students
L.

G.

Alexander
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Distributed in the United States of American by
Addison Wesley Longman, New York
First published 1990
Eleventh impression 1998
Cartoons by Larry, Ed Mclaughlin and David Simonds
Br it is h Library Cataloguing i n Pu blica tion Data
Alexander, L. G. (Louis George) 1932-
Longman English grammar practice (Intermediate level)
1.
English language. Grammar
I. Title
428.2
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Alexander, L. G.
Longman English gmmmar practice (Intermed~atelevel)
1
L G Alexander.
p. cm.
1.
English language
-
Textbooks for fore~gnspeakers
2. Engl~shlanguage

word

order
The

simple

sentence:

verbs

with

and

without

objects
The

simple

sentence:

direct

and

indirect


complex

sentence:

'whose';

defininglnon
-
defining

clauses
The

complex

sentence:

time,

place,

manner
The

complex

sentence:

reason



sentence:

perfectlpast

participle

constructions
Nouns
One
-
word

nouns
Compound

nouns
Countable

and

uncountable

nouns

( I )

Countable

and


-
The

indefinite

article:

'dan'

(1)
The

indefinite

article:

Wan'

(2)
The

definite

article:

'the'

(1)
The

and

'onelsomelanylnone'
Possessive

adjectives

and

possessive

pronouns

('mylmine')
Reflexive

pronouns

('myself')
Demonstrative

adjslprons

('this');

'somelanylno'

compounds

('someone')


'no'

and

'none'
'Much',

'many',

'a

lot

of',

'(a)

few',

'(a)

little',

'fewer',

'less'
'Both'

and

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Contents
Adjectives
Formation

of

adjectives
Position

of

adjectives
Adjectives

that

behave

like

nouns;

'-edl-ing'

endings
Adjectives

after


time
Adverbial

phrases

of

duration
Adverbs

of

frequency
Adverbs

of

degree
Intensifiers
Focus

adverbs
Viewpoint

adverbs,

connecting

adverbs



position;

prepositions

of

time
Particular

prepositions,

particles:

contrasts

(1
)
Particular

prepositions,

particles:

contrasts

(2)
Particular

prepositions,


+

particle

(transitive)
Phrasal

verbs:

Type

3,

verb

+

particle

(intransitive)
Type

4,

verb

+

particle

simple

present

and

present

progressive

tenses
(2)
The

simple

past

tense
The

simple

past

and

past

progressive


progressive
tenses
The

simple

future

tense
The

simple

future,

the

future

progressive,

the

future

perfect
'Going

to'

verb

(1)
'Be'

as

a

full

verb

(2)
'There'

+

'be'
Verbs

related

in

meaning

to

'be'


meaning

'eat',

'enjoy',

etc.
'Do'

as

a

full

verb
Modal

auxiliaries

and

related

verbs
The

two


(etc.)

to

express

permission

and

prohibition
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Contents
11.4

Uses

of

modals

(etc.)

to

express

certainty

and


suggestions
11.7

Expressing

wishes,

etc.:

'I

wish',

'if

only',

'it's

(high)

time'
11.8

Expressing

preferences:

'would


isn't

necessary

'
/'It's

forbidden'
11
. I

1

Modals

to

express

habit:

'used

to',

'will'

and


+

modal
The

passive

and

the

causative
General

information

about

form
Uses

of

the

passive
Form

and



negative

questions
Tag

questions

and

echo

tags
Additions

and

responses
Question
-
word

questions

(1):
'Who(m)?',
'What

-
questions:

'Who?',

'What?',

'Which?',

'Whose?'
Questions

about

alternatives;

emphatic

questions

with

'ever'
Conditional

sentences
Type

1


speech
Direct

speech
'Say',

'tell'

and

'ask'
lndirect

statements

with

tense

changes
Indirect

questions

with

tense

changes
Uses


'-ing'

form
The

bare

infinitive

and

the

toinfinitive
The

bare

infinitive

or

the

'-ing'

form;

the


'-ing'

form
Adjectives,

nouns

and

prepositions

+

'
-
ing'
The

toinfinitive

or

the

'-ing'

form?
Index
Key


book

is

in
its present

form

partly

as

a

result

of

the

useful

reports

and

in



thank

the

following:
Brazil
Germany
Greece
Italy
United

Kingdom
Vera

Regina

de

A

Couto

and

staff

Cultura

Inglesa,

Wildeshausen
Robert

Nowacek

Volkshochschule,

Kaufbeuren
Sandra

Klapsis

Homer

Association,

Athens
Joanna

Malliou
George

Rigas The

Morai'tis

School,

Athens
Paola

of

Higher

Education
Mary

Stephens Eurocentre,

Bournemouth
M.

Milmo Eurocentre,

Lee

Green
Steve

Moore
Jennifer

Swift
Ann

Timson
Josephine

von


and

stimulating

commentaries

and

particularly
Roy

Kingsbury

for

his

comprehensive

report

and

notes

on

exercise
-
types.

the
work

at

every

stage

of

its

development.
I

am

especially

grateful

to

my

publishers

and



world

and

for

exercising

such

care

and

skill

to
1
see

the

work

through

to

publication.


grammar.

Grammar

is

the

support
system

of

communication

and

we

learn

it

to

communicate

better.



without

it.
Who is this book for and what does it cover?
This

book

deals

entirely

with

English

as

a

foreign

language

(EFL).

It

is

covers

every

important

area

of

the

English
language.

If

you

look

at

the

Contents

pages,

you

based

on

the

Longman

English

Grammar

and

the

grammatical
information

in

it

is

all

drawn

from

who

require

further

grammatical

information

can

refer

to

the

Longman
English

Grammar.
How the material is organized
Longman

English

Grammar

Practice

courses

and

is

organized

for

this

purpose:
The

material

is

laid

out

on

facing

pages.
Each



into

small,

manageable

amounts

of

information.

Clear

notes

explain

the
points

to

be

practised,

followed



story

with

a

cartoon

illustration.

It

sums

up

all
you

have

learnt

in

the

exercises



the

hard

work

you

have

just

been

doing!
"

.
Cross references
If

you

see

e.g.

[>


part

of

the
book.

Follow

up

the

reference

for

parallel

practice

or

information

if

you

want

means

that

the

point

is

dealt

with

in

the

Longman

English

Grammar.
Follow

up

the

reference


START

TO

FINISH!
It

is

not

arranged

in

order

of

increasing

difficulty.
Select

a

chapter

or


Contents
pages

or

the

Index.

Usually,

this

will

be

a

topic

you

have

been

dealing


are

marked

like

this:
=

Elementary

I**I

=

Intermediate

(most

exercises)

I***I

=

Advanced
You

will


marked

El.
2

Do

the

exercises

(called

Write).

Always

leave

the

story

till

last

(called

Context).


again

until

you

have

understood

where

you

went
wrong

and

why.
1
The

sentence
1.1
Sentence

word



of

an

English

sentence

depends

on

the

word

order.
1

We

put

the

subject

before


Adverbials

(How?,

Where?,

When?)

usually

come

after

the

verb

or

after

the

object:
He

read

the


order

of

a

sentence

that

is

not

a

question

or

a

command

is

usually:
subject verb object adverbials
How? Where?

don't

make

sense.
b

Mark

all

the

sentences

in

the

exercise

S

V

0

to

show

IJ%.@~.~~h
w.~-~
The

passport

examined

the

passport

officer.These

biscuits


new

buildings.My

father

didn't

wash

the

dishes.The

pipe

is

going

to

fix


Can't

play

John

the

game.Write

2:
a
Arrange

these

words

in

the

right

order.

Use

M

P

T

to

show:
Subject,

Verb,

Object,

Manner

(How?),
Place

(Where?),
Time

(When?).
till

11

o'clock



I

don't

speak

I

well

I

English

hides

I

Mrs

Jones

I

her
money

I



I

left

I

this

morning

I

some

moneyfrom

the

bank

I

a

loan


woke

me

up

in

the

park

I

you

shouldn't

walk

I

at

nightyour

food

article

1

I

I

quickly

1

last

night

I

in

bed

/

read

4

fifteen

minutes

late(
1
1.1
Sentence word order
The

forms

of

a

sentence

[>

L
E
G


statement:
The

shops

close/donltclose

at

7

tonight.
-

a

question:
Do

the

shops

close

at

7

tonight?

is!
2

When

we

write

a

sentence,

we

must

begin

with

a

capital

letter

and

end


these

groups

of

words

in

the

right

order.

Add

(.),

(?)

or

(!).
b

Describe



coffee

I

don't

spillDd# & Wf%%:

(

c

)
2

today's

papers

I

have

you

seen

(

the

plane

(

won't

arrive(
1
7

this

electricity

bill

1

I

can't

pay

nearest

hotel

I

where's

I

he

asked(
1
10

the

bill

I

can't

pay

I

n

t
h
e

r
i
g
h
t

o
r
d
e
r
.

A
d
d

c
a
p
i
t
a
l


7

I

I

have

lived

here'
.
8

'isn't

it

I

it's

a


a

cinema

I

we

don't

have

I

or

a

theatre1 1

our

school

I



I

a

bus

I

once

a

day14

here

I

in

55

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I


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