Grammar for Lengua Inglesa IV

The following are books that you can use as a reference to study the grammar contents of Lengua Inglesa IV:

- Hewings, M. 1999. Advanced Grammar in Use. A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Advanced Learners of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

- Vince, M. 2003. Advanced Language Practice with Key. English Grammar & Vocabulary. Oxford: Macmillan.

- Swan, M. & Walter, C. 1997. How English Works. A Grammar Practice Book with Answers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

- Gower, R. 2006. Grammar in Practice 6. Upper Intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

The following document gives you a list of the grammar topics included in your textbook (/Objective CAE/, 2nd Ed.) and the pages and/or sections in the above books where you can find more information and/or practice about those topics: Grammar for Lengua Inglesa IV.

Another reference book you should consider investing on is:

- Swan, M. 2005. Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Below you will find access to links or documents to practice the different grammar topics to be covered in this course.

Practice the use of the definite and indefinite article doing these exercises from http://a4esl.org:

Try an easy one first: Articles: Famous People.

Now go for a slightly more difficult one: Articles: Health Clubs.

If you still need to review some of the rules that guide the use of articles in English, you can check the Grammar Folder at the end of your coursebook or/and visit the Online Writing Lab from Purdue University, where you will find a document precisely on How to use articles in English. And/or you can try this other one: Articles from Grammar-Quizzes.com.

To learn about the use of cleft sentences and other means of expressing emphasis in English, please check pages 201-202 of your textbook. You can also check the Grammar for Lengua Inglesa document above, where you will find information about other reference/practice books where you can read more about emphasis.

Additionally, read the Expressing emphasis document I have prepared for you, as a way of summary about the topic of emphasis in English.

If you want to learn more about the type of language used for persuasion, visit Persuasive Language.

To practice inversion in English, visit the Learn English Today website.

This is a very complete website about linking devices. Check it out at Linking devices.

Read about the different types of Adverb Clauses in English and get some practice, too.

To practice the difference between “so” and “such” in certain contexts, please, do the following exercise: So vs. such.

To learn more about the uses of “as” and “like”, you can also read the information on Grammar Quizzes: As/Like and do the exercises that follow.

More explanations on the use of “so” and “such” here: So/Such.

Want more practice on “so” and “such”? Do the following exercise: So/Such Exercise.

If you wish to test your knowledge of the English grammar and/or simply do more grammar practice, you should certainly visit Activities for ESL Learners.
Make sure you choose grammar exercises that suit your level. For that, on the menu at the top of the page, click on Grammar-D (“D” stands for “difficult”)!