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Steve n
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A S e l f- S tudy Course in
E s s e nti al Eng li s h C onstructions
Upper- Intermediate a n d Adva n c e d
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M O N T S E R R AT
PU B L IS H IN G
M O N T S E R R AT
Ever y day
Copy r i g h t
P UB LI S HI N G
E n g l i sh
2 0 1 3
G r am m ar
St e ve n
Coll in s
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Vocabulary books
for advanced
students of English.
Available at all good
bookshops and online
stores including Amazon
Book 1
Book 2
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Book 3
Introd ucti on
EVERYDAY ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
A SELF-STUDY COURSE IN ESSENTIAL ENGLISH CONSTRUCTIONS
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
will test you on what you have learnt in each chapter. I hope you enjoy
There are no games and fun things to do.The fun is that you will enjoy
improving your use of English conjunctions and verbs, and feel much
Good luck
Steven Collins
C o n t e nt s
Chapter 1
For/Since
Providing/Provided that/As long as
Unless/Otherwise
In spite of/Despite
To suggest
Chapter 1 In Use
1
3
6
7
8
11
Chapter 2
I would prefer/I would rather
Even
By the time
Hardly
To wish
Chapter 2 In Use
14
16
18
20
22
27
Chapter 3
To rely on/Reliable
To look forward to
Worth
To succeed in/manage to
Would you mind?
Chapter 3 In Use
31
32
34
37
37
40
Chapter 4
In case
To warn
To get/be used to
To accuse of/blame on/for
So/Such
Chapter 4 In Use
43
45
46
50
52
55
Chapter 5
To steal/rob
58
Had better
Not onlybut also/even
61
62
Chapter 5 In Use
66
C ha pt er
One
For/Since
1a.
We use for when we say how long the action has been
in progress and since for the time at which the period began.
Ive been waiting (present perfect continuous) here for an
hour.
since 3.30.
for
since 2007.
has felt (present perfect) that way for many years.
since he was a child.
Note that the present perfect and present perfect continuous
tenses are generally used in sentence constructions with
for and since.
Typical mistakes:
Im standing (present continuous) in this queue for over 45
minutes.
since 2.15
Ive been standing (present perfect continuous) in this
queue for over 45 minutes.
Ive been standing in this queue since 2.15.
Remember:
and since.
1b.
Negative examples:
havent called your mother for nearly two months.
havent called your mother since May.
havent lived in London for 10 years.
havent lived in London since 2002.
Note that the present perfect is generally used in a negative
sentence with for and since and not the present perfect
continuous.
2.
How long are you here for?
This may confuse you because it
you been here? It refers to the future.
This
3.
months since) and the question starts with How long is it...
The adverb last comes aftersince, but before the verb
(saw)
(I last saw) which is used
rather that the present perfect (I havent seen) or present
perfect continuous (Ive been waiting).
since
since we last got to spend some
time together.
1b.
providing/
provided that/as long as we have
enough money.
Remember
use the future after providing/
provided that/as long as.
2.
3.
Unless/Otherwise
1a.
Unless
Otherwise means
negative. Unless
unnecessary.
2.
otherwise.
In spite of/Despite
1a.
1c.
Negative examples:
Although I wasnt
In spite of/Despite
In spite of/Despite
(not so common)
in spite of/despite the fact (that) I
To suggest
1.
suggest,
suggest
she does? (not what do you suggest her to do?)
suggests we look somewhere else for a house.
(not suggests us to look)
2a.
Using suggest
suggested I go to bed.
suggested I should go to bed.
suggested I went to bed.
2b.
Negative examples
suggest (that) you dont see him
again. (not I suggest you not to see him again)
suggested we didnt go to that restaurant.
(not
not to go...)
3.
and not wanting to confuse you; but if you are going to use
suggest + a direct object pronoun, rather than a verb
clause, you need to use to before the pronoun.
suggest to me (not what can you
suggest me)?
suggest to
to me. (not I could suggest you)
4.
suggest.
suggested going to
the cinema. (= she suggested that we go)
suggests investing in Chinese companies
in spite of what some experts advise. (= suggests that we
invest)
suggests going
out. (= suggests that we go out)
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C ha pt er
O n e in Use
Dialogue
ANNA:
despite
DAD:
ANNA:
unless
would be asked to leave.
DAD:
otherwise
you might never be allowed to go back there again.
ANNA:
DAD:
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Ch a pt er
O ne :
Answers on page 70
providing/ unless/ otherwise) you
1.
3.
4.
b(brought/
5.
Its a very long time a(for/ unless/ since) I last b(went/ have
been/ will be going) to that restaurant.
6.
7.
I would have a dog a(as long as/ unless/ since) I b(will have/
have/ had) enough time to look after it properly.
unless/ otherwise/ in spite of) you might
9.
catch a cold.
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10.
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