Canadian Grammar Spectrum 3

Canadian Grammar Spectrum is a series of grammar reference and practice books for ESL students. The books are set up in two-page spreads: a brief grammar explanation followed by exercises. The books are suitable as in-class resources, homework tools, or self-study aids.

Table of Contents

Verbs and tenses
Simple Present
Present Progressive
Simple Present or Present Progressive
Simple Past
Simple Past or Past Progressive
Used to
Present Perfect
Simple Past or Present Perfect
Present Perfect: Simple or Progressive
Past Perfect
Will or be going to
Future
Second Conditional (Unreal Conditional)
Third Conditional (Past Conditional)
Make, do, have, get
Phrasal verbs (1): meanings and types
Phrasal verbs (2): separability

Modals and other verbs
Must, can't, may, might, could
Must/have to, must not/don't have to
Need, doesn't need, didn't need to
Should, ought to, had better
Had to do/go, should have done/gone

Passive
Passive sentences (1)
Passive sentences (2)
Have something done

Infinitives and -ing forms
Verb + to or verb + -ing
Purpose: for ...ing
Verb + object (+ to) + infinitive

Questions
What ... like?

Reported speech
Reported speech (1)
Reported speech (2)
Reported questions

Articles
Articles: a/an, the, or no article

There and it
There or it/they

Adjectives and adverbs
So and such
Adjective + preposition
Position of adverbs in a sentence

Prepositions
Prepositions of place and movement
Other uses of prepositions

Building sentences
Relative clauses (1)
Relative clauses (2)
Since, as, for
Although, while, however, despite, etc.
Because, in case, so, so that

Special Features

• Based on the successful Oxford Practice Grammar, the content in the Canadian Grammar Spectrum series has been classroom-tested for years
• Reference/practice pattern teaches grammar in a concise, easy-to-understand format
• Canadianization makes the series more relevant to students studying in Canada: grammar points are introduced and practised using Canadian context and terms