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CAMBRIDGE
THE WORLD’S BEST-SELLING GRAMMAR SERIES
ADVANCED GRAMMAR IN USE
A self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English
with answers
Fourth Edition
Martin Hewings
Includes eBook with audio
Includes Online Tests
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Fourth Edition 2023
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Contents
Thanks vii
To the student viii
To the teacher x
Study planner xii
Tenses
1 Present continuous and present simple: state verbs and performatives
2 Using present continuous and present simple
3 Past simple and present perfect
4 Past continuous and past simple
5 Past perfect and past simple
6 Present perfect continuous and present perfect
7 Past perfect continuous, past perfect and past continuous
8 Present and past time: review
The future
9 Will and be going to
10 Present simple and present continuous for the future
11 Future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous
12 Be to + infinitive; be about to + infinitive
13 Other ways of talking about the future
14 The future seen from the past
Modals and semi-modals
15 Can, could, be able to and be allowed to
16 Will, would and used to
17 May and might
18 Must and have (got) to
19 Need(n’t), don’t need to and don’t have to
20 Should, ought to and had better
Linking verbs, passives, questions
21 Linking verbs: be, appear, seem; become, get, etc.
22 Using passives
23 Forming passive sentences: objects, complements and multi-word verbs
24 Forming passive sentences: verb + -ing or to-infinitive
25 Reporting with passives; It is said that …
26 Wh-questions with who, whom, which, how and whose
27 Negative questions; echo questions; questions with that-clauses
Verb complementation: what follows verbs
28 Verbs, objects and complements
29 Verb + two objects
30 Verb + -ing forms and infinitives 1
31 Verb + -ing forms and infinitives 2
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH UNITS YOU NEED TO STUDY, USE THE STUDY PLANNER ON PAGE XII. iii
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Reporting
32 Reporting people’s words and thoughts
33 Reporting statements: that-clauses
34 Verb + wh-clause
35 Tense choice in reporting
36 Reporting offers, suggestions, orders, intentions, etc.
37 Modal verbs in reporting
38 Reporting what people say using nouns and adjectives
39 Should in that-clauses; the present subjunctive
Nouns
40 Agreement between subject and verb 1
41 Agreement between subject and verb 2
42 Agreement between subject and verb 3
43 Compound nouns and noun phrases
Articles, determiners and quantifiers
44 A / an and one
45 A / an, the and zero article 1
46 A / an, the and zero article 2
47 A / an, the and zero article 3
48 Some and any
49 No, none (of) and not any
50 Much (of), many (of), a lot of, lots (of), etc.
51 All (of), whole, every, each
52 Few, little, less, fewer
Relative clauses and other types of clause
53 Relative pronouns
54 Other relative words: whose, when, whereby, etc.
55 Prepositions in relative clauses
56 Other ways of adding information to noun phrases 1: additional noun phrases, etc.
57 Other ways of adding information to noun phrases 2: prepositional phrases, etc.
58 Participle clauses with adverbial meaning 1
59 Participle clauses with adverbial meaning 2
Pronouns, substitution and leaving out words
60 Reflexive pronouns: herself, himself, themselves, etc.
61 One and ones
62 So and not as substitutes for clauses, etc.
63 Do so; such
64 More on ellipsis after auxiliary verbs
65 Ellipsis of to-infinitives
iv IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH UNITS YOU NEED TO STUDY, USE THE STUDY PLANNER ON PAGE XII.
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How to use the book
It isn’t necessary to work through the units in order. First, have a look through the whole book to see what is there.
O The STUDY PLANNER will help you decide which units to study. Do the multiple-choice questions and check your answers, then go to the relevant unit in the book for further study, or to the relevant GRAMMAR REMINDER section for further reading.
O Alternatively, find a specific grammar point in the CONTENTS at the start of the book or in the more detailed INDEX at the back.
O The KEY TO EXERCISES, as well as ADDITIONAL EXERCISES for further practice of grammar points, are at the back of the book.
O Use the GLOSSARY for explanations of grammar terms used in the book and the APPENDICES for more information on irregular verbs and passive verb forms.
O Go online for easy access to MOBILE-FRIENDLY TEN-MINUTE TESTS.
Grammar in Academic contexts
FIVE NEW UNITS focus on GRAMMAR IN ACADEMIC CONTEXTS specifically for students using English at college or university. These units will help you to:
O produce more accurate English in your written work;
O give better academic presentations;
O read your textbooks more efficiently;
O follow your lectures and presentations more easily;
O reflect on your work and learn from your mistakes.
Where will learning English take you?
We know you want to enjoy learning grammar and feel supported too. That’s why we have made all the learning materials – whether in the book or online – easy to use. Advanced Grammar in Use will keep you engaged and provide the practical skills you need to succeed in both exam and everyday life English.
Read on to start your English learning journey today.
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