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GRAMMAR
LEVEL 3
With answers

Mark Lloyd and Jeremy Day

Series editor: Penny Ur

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Introduction

What is Active Grammar?

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How are the books organised?

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Introduction 3
Tenses Determiners, pronouns and noun phrases
1 Present simple and present continuous 6 12 Determiners 1: articles and demonstratives 52
M^o_ij^[]_hb_dj^[f^ejeic_b_d]5 7^WdZYWc[j^hek]^j^[m_dZem$

2 Past simple and past continuous; used to 10 13 Determiners 2: quantifiers 56

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14 Pronouns and possessives 60
3 Present perfect simple and present M[Wbb^[bf[Zed[Wdej^[h$
perfect continuous 14
J^[^_]^[hj[cf[hWjkh[i^Wl[^WZZhWcWj_Y[ù[Yji$ 15 It and there 64
?jÊiW]eeZ_Z[WjecWa[ikh[oekÊh[h[WiedWXboÓj$
4 Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous 18
>[ÊZX[[d[nf[Yj_d]Wd[WioYb_cX$ 16 Nouns and noun phrases 1 68
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5 The future 1: will, be going to, present
continuous, present simple 22 17 Nouns and noun phrases 2: gerunds 72
?Êc]e_d]jeWia^[hjecWhhoc[$ 8em_d]oekh^[WZ_ij^[dehcWbmWoje]h[[jej^[hi$

6 The future 2: other ways to refer to the future, 26 R2 Review: determiners; pronouns and 76
the future in the past possessives; it and there; nouns
J^[om_bbX[bo_d]edj^[ie\W$ and noun phrases

7 The passive 1: basic passive forms 30 Prepositions, adjectives and adverbs

8ehZ[hiX[jm[[dYekdjh_[iWh[X[_d]Xhea[dZemd$ 18 Prepositions 78
>eZ`WYb_cX[Zkfj^[bWZZ[hm_j^j^[cWdX[^_dZ^_c$
8 The passive 2: complex passive forms 34
?j^WiX[[dik]][ij[Zj^Wj_jmWiYWki[ZXo 19 Prepositions after adjectives and nouns 82
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Modals 20 Verbs + prepositions; prepositional verbs 86

9 Modal verbs 1 38 ?\j^[ceedbel[ioek"m^omehhoWXekjj^[ijWhi5
J^[h[ckijX[iec[j^_d][bi[$
21 Adjectives 1 90
10 Modal and non-modal verbs 2 42 J^[h[ÊiWdWcWp_d]]ebZ[dijWjk[$
?ckijWZc_j"coÓhijÓbcim[h[j[hh_Xb[$
22 Adjectives 2 94
11 Other ways to express modality 46 CoZWk]^j[hiW_Z_jmekbZX[fe_djb[iiYecfbW_d_d]$
J^[h[Êidefe_djZe_d]dej^_d]$
23 Adjectives 3 98
R1 Review: present simple and continuous; 50 Ed[e\j^[ceijceZ[hdYWcfki[i_dj^[mehbZ
past and perfect tenses; the future;
the passive; modals 24 Adverbs 102
<ehjkdWj[bo"^em[l[h"_ja[[fic_ii_d]$

R3 Review: prepositions; adjectives; adverbs 106

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Verb structures R5 Review: word formation; conditionals; relative 174

25 Phrasal verbs 108 and adverbial clauses; question forms;
M[f_Ya[Zkfekhj^_d]iWdZijWhj[ZmWba_d]eù$ indirect speech; emphatic devices

Sentences and varieties of English

26 Infinitives and -ing forms 112
?YWdÊj_cW]_d[X[_d]Xeh[Z^[h[ 41 Linking words 176
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27 Copular verbs 116
J^[h[Wh[fb[djoe\mWoie\Wff[Wh_d]oekd][h$ 42 Reference techniques 180
?j^Wff[d[Zm^[d^[mWi`kijāĆ$
28 Verbs with two objects 120
M^oZem[bel[je]_l[[WY^ej^[hfh[i[dji5 43 Ellipsis and substitution 184
@kijX[YWki[oek^Wl[dÊjfWii[Zo[j"Ze[idÊjc[Wd
29 Advanced verb structures 124 oekd[l[hm_bb$
?^[WhZWa[ojkhd_dj^[beYa$
44 Formal and academic English 188
R4 Review: phrasal verbs; verbs with infinitive 128 J^[eh_]_die\^kcWdbWd]kW][fh[i[djiec[j^_d]
or -ing; copular verbs; verbs with e\Wcoij[ho$
two objects; advanced verb structures
45 Informal and spoken English 192
Word formation J^[h[ÊibeWZie\]h[Wjijkùedj^[_hm[Xi_j[$
30 Prefixes and suffixes 130
J^[Ód[i\eh^ec[b[iid[iiWh[_d[l_jWXbokdWùehZWXb[$ 46 International English 196
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31 Compounding 134
OekÊh[ikdXWj^_d]edj^[X[WY^"[d`eo_d]Wd_Y[Yh[Wc$ R6 Review: linking and reference words; ellipsis 200
and substitution; formal and academic
32 Word formation 1: conversion 138 English; informal and spoken English
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oekhd[hl[i$ Appendices
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33 Word formation 2: other sources 142
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34 Conditional clauses 146
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35 Other conditional forms 150

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36 Relative clauses 154

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37 Adverbial clauses 158

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38 Question forms 162

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39 Indirect speech 166

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o[WhÊiYecf[j_j_ed$

40 Emphatic devices 170

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