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LONGMAN
ADVANCED
GRAMMAR
Reference and Practice
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
Conventions use inthis book
Wenrodaction
Study Section
Watching children (8:8)
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Jira nome nee
Pop An absurdlts (rE)
Ie Sunt Fae
‘The man who discovered Britain (Ame)
‘Teele Tage cof ae ee ac eet
Fst lms. 9 gone
Heroic failures (re)
Little queens sweap the board (rE)
Bhactiromaewemany favener bis Other 8, 8
‘The cupthat chewrs (BE)
Dred Paoree
Junket for rabters was police trap (BE)
ovat nom acl hy chat teganan, Mant 18 2981
Roman regimental brewery (2r€]
Plana-load of 400 lobsters (8rE)
‘xse tom aemeeepon Dy Lea ote, sugust 20, 198
‘AeLevels or £m? (rE)
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eae fom nese At iy, BALLS. 190
Memnorles of a great actress (8)
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Fue os 198 pager 3031
ta bale Monique (872)
Toe ty Te
Fate stucaiie by Span bry ube 1968,
Patagonia (Ere)
Pench 1997 bes EU
You'te Matowe? (Am)
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An English lesson (8r€)
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Fan a age 22
minty (re)
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‘asta dirty dollars (Br)
Ents tinea Py Dav oanae Mah, 19M
Fire message in plain English (EE)
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Enc aucesccptty A. Melton ete 20,199
“Another day begins (Amie}
SBleceboot, 1 panes
Patients get the message (BrE>
Esto feel by Ob i ua 26.198
‘Spot of mutiny onthe high Cs (875)
frat erm ace SoS 3 31,6
Homeopathy (6)
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Decifon-thinking (8rF)
fom Pfam onthe ye ew
‘Sesh a acsor, 1, page 108
Pigaote nat sa brd-bralned’ (re)
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First impressions (Ame)
Sherlock Holmes (rE)
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Breaking the Portland Vase (86)
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Fexsmad Nevr Yorkers (BE)
sec amici ny Cale Uerener Jenusny 2 189
Japan's underground Franti (Ar)
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‘aut fam are hy Cusophe you. eee 2189
Garbage (Ame)
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‘Tho Japanese sense of beauty (HE)
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‘Two toples of conversation (BE)
Tachi 8, pages $258
Invasion of the data snatchers! (AmE)
Excaeeframarticey Hh erie Wa. Siu 261988
‘The thoughts of Haney Wilt (878)
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Dinosaurs on a tidal wave? (exe)
‘When mothers work (Ame
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Farce imate tha paaging Roe other by Reger askin uly 189
Peter (Bre)
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Seon 9A jugs S85
Life on a desert land (Ore)
Fensuin Books 1d page 52
‘The crowd ame}
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57. The ultimate quest (ame) ary
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55. The Marquess of Queensberry (sme) ae
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56. The center of our galany (Ame) 22
Sitce teria
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Boers Sorin Moet
58. Spiders (Australiant no
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59. My mother (bre) . 2a
60 Forbicking frit rep 248
Pas Ie alice Jone 5, 1968
Reference Section
Tontreterencet 22
Grammarrerms and concepts 266
Structural index 232
Conventions used this book
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Introduction
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