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For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks.

MyEnglishLab (access code provided in the book)

Rich online practice for all skill areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Instant feedback and remediation. Grammar videos. Bonus material not included in the Student Book, including additional expanded practice of gerunds and infinitives. Robust assessments. Gradebook and diagnostic tools. 

For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks.

MyEnglishLab (access code provided in the book)

Rich online practice for all skill areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Instant feedback and remediation. Grammar videos. Bonus material not included in the Student Book, including additional expanded practice of gerunds and infinitives. Robust assessments. Gradebook and diagnostic tools.

For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks. New Essential Online Resources include Student Book audio, Student Book answer key, Grammar Coach videos, and self-assessments.

For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks. New Essential Online Resources include Student Book audio, Student Book answer key, Grammar Coach videos, and self-assessments.

For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks.

MyEnglishLab

Rich online practice for all skill areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Instant feedback and remediation. Grammar videos. Bonus material not included in the Student Book, including additional expanded practice of gerunds and infinitives. Robust assessments. Gradebook and diagnostic tools.

The Student Book is available with the Essential Online Resources. Student Book audio and Answer Key are available for downloading from the Essential Online Resources.

This is the International Edition of Understanding and Using English Grammar , Fifth Edition. This book is NOT to be sold in the United States.

For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks.

MyEnglishLab (access code provided in the book)

Rich online practice for all skill areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Instant feedback and remediation. Grammar videos. Bonus material not included in the Student Book, including additional expanded practice of gerunds and infinitives. Robust assessments. Gradebook and diagnostic tools.

Workbooks are excellent resources for additional study and practice. They are linked to the grammar charts in the Student Book. The exercises range from the basic to more challenging so students can choose from a variety of exercises that will help them use English meaningfully and correctly. The workbooks can be used as a self-study tool, for additional classwork, homework, testing, or individualised instruction.

This is the International edition of Fundamentals of English Grammar. It is NOT to be sold in the United States.

The world's most trusted grammar source for clear, direct, and comprehensive instruction, the Azar-Hagen Grammar Series — including Fundamentals of English Grammar — blends grammar instruction with communicative methods. Grammar is the springboard for developing all language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. With clear, user-friendly charts and engaging, interactive practice, it's easy to see why this classic series remains the top-selling text in its field year after year.

Highlights

Clear charts and explanations

Examples accompanied by easy-to-understand explanations and minimal terminology.

Direct, in-depth grammar practice

Immediate application of grammatical forms and meanings. Variety of exercise types including warm-up, reading, listening, comprehension, completion, interview, and writing.

Comprehensive corpus-informed grammar syllabus

Written vs. spoken usage in formal and informal contexts. Teacher's Guide includes step-by-step teaching suggestions for each chart, notes on key grammar structures, and vocabulary and expansion activities. Test Bank offers additional quizzes, chapter tests, mid-term, and final exams, and Chart Book contains the grammar charts. Teachers can use the eText as a classroom presentation tool and the Exam View® software to customize their tests.

MyEnglishLab: Azar (access code in Student Book) includes:

Extensive grammar practice with more than 500 new interactive exercises for practice in listening, speaking, and reading.  Learner support with pop-up notes and grammar charts for easy access to information. Ongoing assessment, with immediate feedback on practice activities and tests, so students can monitor their own progress. Student Book audio Student Book answer key Grammar Coach videos Self-assessments

This is the International edition of Fundamentals of English Grammar. It is NOT to be sold in the United States.

The world's most trusted grammar source for clear, direct, and comprehensive instruction, the Azar-Hagen Grammar Series — including Fundamentals of English Grammar for lower-intermediate and intermediate English language learners — blends grammar instruction with communicative methods. Grammar is the springboard for developing all language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. With clear, user-friendly charts and engaging, interactive practice, it's easy to see why this classic series remains the top-selling text in its field year after year.

Highlights

Clear charts and explanations

Examples accompanied by easy-to-understand explanations and minimal terminology.

Direct, in-depth grammar practice

Immediate application of grammatical forms and meanings. Variety of exercise types including warm-up, reading, listening, comprehension, completion, interview, and writing.

Comprehensive corpus-informed grammar syllabus

Written vs. spoken usage in formal and informal contexts. Teacher's Guide includes step-by-step teaching suggestions for each chart, notes on key grammar structures, and vocabulary and expansion activities. Test Bank offers additional quizzes, chapter tests, mid-term, and final exams, and Chart Book contains the grammar charts. Teachers can use the eText as a classroom presentation tool and the Exam View® software to customize their tests.

New Essential Online Resources include Student Book audio, Student Book answer key, Grammar Coach videos, and self-assessments.

Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills.

 

The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes.

 

New to This Edition

 

• A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and

orient themselves to the chapter material.

 

• Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been

added to provide more incremental practice.

 

• New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information.

 

• Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for

longer passages to work with meaning.

 

• Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly.

 

• Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include

writing tips and editing checklists.

 

• A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary,

encourages authentic language use.

 

• Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the

differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts.

 

• The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies.

 

• End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning.

• A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student

Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos.

 

• Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.

Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills.

 

The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes.

 

New to This Edition

 

• A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and

orient themselves to the chapter material.

 

• Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been

added to provide more incremental practice.

 

• New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information.

 

• Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for

longer passages to work with meaning.

 

• Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly.

 

• Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include

writing tips and editing checklists.

 

• A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary,

encourages authentic language use.

 

• Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the

differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts.

 

• The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies.

 

• End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning.

• A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student

Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos.

 

• Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.

For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks.

MyEnglishLab (access code provided in the book)

Rich online practice for all skill areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Instant feedback and remediation. Grammar videos. Bonus material not included in the Student Book, including additional expanded practice of gerunds and infinitives. Robust assessments. Gradebook and diagnostic tools. 

For nearly forty years, Understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to This Edition

Pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. A new chapter on article usage. A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks.

MyEnglishLab (access code provided in the book)

Rich online practice for all skill areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Instant feedback and remediation. Grammar videos. Bonus material not included in the Student Book, including additional expanded practice of gerunds and infinitives. Robust assessments. Gradebook and diagnostic tools. 

Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills.

The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes.

New to This Edition

• A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and

orient themselves to the chapter material.

• Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been

added to provide more incremental practice.

• New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information.

• Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for

longer passages to work with meaning.

• Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly.

• Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include

writing tips and editing checklists.

• A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary,

encourages authentic language use.

• Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the

differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts.

• The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies.

• End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning.

• A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student

Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos.

• Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.

Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills.

The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes.

New to This Edition

• A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and

orient themselves to the chapter material.

• Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been

added to provide more incremental practice.

• New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information.

• Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for

longer passages to work with meaning.

• Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly.

• Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include

writing tips and editing checklists.

• A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary,

encourages authentic language use.

• Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the

differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts.

• The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies.

• End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning.

• A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student

Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos.

• Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.

Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills.

 

The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes.

 

New to This Edition

 

• A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and

orient themselves to the chapter material.

 

• Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been

added to provide more incremental practice.

 

• New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information.

 

• Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for

longer passages to work with meaning.

 

• Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly.

 

• Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include

writing tips and editing checklists.

 

• A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary,

encourages authentic language use.

 

• Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the

differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts.

 

• The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies.

 

• End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning.

• A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student

Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos.

 

• Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.

Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills.

 

The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes.

 

New to This Edition

 

• A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and

orient themselves to the chapter material.

 

• Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been

added to provide more incremental practice.

 

• New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information.

 

• Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for

longer passages to work with meaning.

 

• Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly.

 

• Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include

writing tips and editing checklists.

 

• A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary,

encourages authentic language use.

 

• Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the

differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts.

 

• The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies.

 

• End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning.

• A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student

Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos.

 

• Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.

Student Book audio and Answer Key are available for downloading on MyEnglishLab. Each chapter of the course covers a general topic in grammar. The chapters are divided into charts. Each chart covers one or more grammar points and is followed by comprehensive grammar practice. Warm-up exercises provide a smooth entry into a grammar topic Exercises vary from very controlled to more open-ended types Grammar practice is embedded into reading, writing, listening, and speaking tasks Large variety of exercise enables students to practice the same grammatical concepts in different ways MyEnglishLab MyEnglishLab is a smart platform that takes grammar practice to a higher, more advanced level. It enriches the student learning experience, provides more informed teaching, and helps deliver better learning outcomes.

The Student Book is available with the Pearson Practice English app.  Each chapter of the course covers a general topic in grammar. The chapters are divided into charts. Each chart covers one or more grammar points and is followed by comprehensive grammar practice. Warm-up exercises provide a smooth entry into a grammar topic Exercises vary from very controlled to more open-ended types Grammar practice is embedded into reading, writing, listening, and speaking tasks Large variety of exercise enables students to practice the same grammatical concepts in different ways The app The Pearson Practice English App allows students to access course resources such as additional practice, assessments, and course audio. Access to Student Book audio Animated grammar presentations Learning checks