GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT BASIC,SEVENTH EDITION
ANSWER KEY
UNIT 1 WELCOME TO THE UNITED
STATES BE Singular and Plural Nouns Adjectives
Reading 1
BEFORE YOU READ page 4
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 4
1. T 2. F 3. F
LISTEN page 5
1. False 2. False 3. False 4. False
5. True 6. True 7. False 8. True
EXERCISE 1 page 6
1. We 2. She 3. I 4. He 5. We 6. It 7. They 8. You
EXERCISE 2 page 7
1. is 2. am 3. are 4. are 5. are 6. is 7. are 8. is
EXERCISE 3 page 8
1. am 2. are 3. am 4. am 5. am 6. is
7. is 8. are 9. am 10. are 11. is 12. are
ABOUT YOU page 8
Answers will vary.
ABOUT YOU page 8
Answers will vary.
Reading 2
BEFORE YOU READ page 9
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 9
1. F 2. T 3. T
LISTEN page 10
1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. True 6. False
EXERCISE 4 page 11
1. I’m 2. a. Simon’s, b. He’s 3. a. Dorota’s, b. She’s
4. They’re 5. The laundromat’s 6. It’s
7. a. You’re, b. I’m, c. We’re
EXERCISE 5 page 12
1. ’m 2. ’re 3. ’m 4. ’s 5. ’m 6. ’m 7. ’re
8. ’s 9. are 10. ’s 11. ’s 12. ’m 13. are 14. ’re
15. ’s 16. ’s 17. ’s 18. ’s 19. ’re 20. ’re
EXERCISE 6 page 12
1. sheets 2. quarters 3. dimes 4. dryers 5. nickels
6. machines 7. towels 8. items 9. blankets 10. coins
11. dollars 12. citizens
EXERCISE 7 page 13
1. This is 2. That’s 3. These are 4. Those are/These are
5. This is/That’s 6. Those are
EXERCISE 8 page 14
1. sheets 2. are 3. These 4. They’re 5. Quarters
6. Those 7. are 8. A dollar 9. are 10. This
Reading 3
BEFORE YOU READ page 15
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 16
1. F 2. T 3. F
LISTEN page 16
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. False
5. True 6. False 7. True 8. False
EXERCISE 9 pages 17–18
1. isn’t/’s not 2. isn’t/’s not 3. aren’t/’re not 4. aren’t/’re not
5. ’m not 6. isn’t/’s not 7. aren’t/’re not 8. aren’t/’re not
9. aren’t 10. isn’t/’s not
EXERCISE 10 page 18
Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 11 page 19
Conversation A
1. new 2. different 3. helpful 4. easy
5. crowded 6. early 7. big 8. good
Conversation B
9. hot 10. open 11. big 12. different
EXERCISE 12 page 20
1. a. early, b. 7 a.m. 2. hot 3. cold 4. late 5. sunny
EXERCISE 13 page 20
Answers will vary.
ABOUT YOU page 20
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. am 2. a. is/isn’t/is not/’s not, b. is/isn’t/is not/’s not
3. are/aren’t/are not 4. is/isn’t/is not/’s not
5. is/isn’t/is not/’s not 6. are/aren’t/are not
7. am/’m/am not/’m not
EXERCISE 14 page 21
1. cars 2. a. prices, b. shelves 3. matches 4. families
5. dishes 6. a. crackers, b. boxes 7. babies 8. languages
REVIEW page 23
A.
1. I’m 2. This 3. You’re 4. We aren’t 5. We’re 6. I’m
7. are 8. I’m 9. This is 10. big 11. early 12. Those
13. they’re not 14. These 15. They’re 16. good
17. that 18. are 19. cold 20. It’s
B
1. ’s 2. aren’t 3. They’re 4. She’s 5. ’s 6. it’s not/it isn’t
7. are 8. are 9. aren’t 10. It’s 11. it’s 12. are
EDITING PRACTICE pages 24–25
1. We’re 2. C 3. it’s/it is 4. You’re 5. isn’t 6. These
7. They’re 8. are 9. big 10. These 11. C 12. Ø
13. You’re 14. I’m 15. he’s/he is 16. He’s
WRITE page 25
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
These are green apples. They’re on sale. They’re very big.
They’re only $1.75 a pound. Those are red apples. They’re not
on sale. They’re not very big. They’re $2.39 a pound. These
are free samples of the green apples. They’re not very fresh.
Those are free samples of the red apples. They’re fresh. These
red apples are good. Those green apples aren’t good today.
UNIT 2 TIME AND MONEY
Possessive Nouns and Adjectives
Be—Questions
Articles A and An
Reading 1
BEFORE YOU READ page 28
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 29
1. F 2. F 3. T
LISTEN page 29
1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True
5. True 6. False 7. True 8. True
EXERCISE 1 page 30
1. Dorota’s 2. Simon’s 3. Marta’s
4. Simon’s 5. Dorota’s 6. Simon’s
EXERCISE 2 page 30
1. Simon’s kids 2. Victor’s daughter 3. Simon’s children
4. Marta’s father 5. Dorota’s car 6. Victor’s watch
EXERCISE 3 pages 30–31
1. your 2. her 3. their 4. my 5. his 6. our
ABOUT YOU page 31
Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 4 page 31
1. Her 2. Our 3. Their 4. my 5. Your
Reading 2
BEFORE YOU READ page 32
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 32
1. T 2. T 3. F
LISTEN page 33
1. Yes, it is. 2. Yes, he is. 3. Yes, they are.
4. Yes, they are. 5. No, it isn’t. 6. No, they aren’t.
EXERCISE 5 page 34
1. Are Simon and Victor 2. Are they 3. Is the supermarket
4. Am I 5. Is it 6. Are you 7. Are we 8. Is Dorota
EXERCISE 6 page 35
1. Yes, it is. 2. No, he isn’t./No, he’s not. 3. Yes, they are.
4. No, he isn’t./No, he’s not. 5. No, they aren’t./No, they’re not.
6. No, it isn’t./No, it’s not. 7. Yes, it is.
8. No, they aren’t./No, they’re not.
ABOUT YOU page 35
Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 7 page 36
Conversation A
1. Am I 2. are 3. Are we 4. are 5. Is it 6. isn’t
Conversation B
7. Are you 8. ’m not 9. Is it 10. is 11. Are you
12. ’m not 13. Are they 14. are 15. Is it 16. ’s not
EXERCISE 8 page 37
1. men 2. a. person, b. people 3. a. woman, b. children
4. a. child, b. children 5. man 6. women 7. men 8. people
EXERCISE 9 page 37
1. are 2. is 3. are 4. is 5. is 6. are 7. is 8. are
Reading 3
BEFORE YOU READ page 38
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 39
1. F 2. T 3. F
LISTEN page 39
1. at the bank 2. at the supermarket 3. Dorota’s 4. It’s 7:30.
5. She’s a security guard. 6. Monday through Saturday
7. Twenty-four hours a day 8. It’s a machine for cash.
9. to get cash 10. It’s a secret.
EXERCISE 10 page 41
1. How 2. Where 3. What 4. Why
5. Who 6. When 7. What time 8. What
EXERCISE 11 page 41
1. is it 2. are we late 3. is it (OR is the ATM)
4. is she (OR is that woman) 5. money is 6. old is
ABOUT YOU pages 41–42
Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 12 page 42
1. a 2. an 3. an 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. an 9. a 10. a
EXERCISE 13 page 43
1. First Community is an old bank. 2. That’s a new ATM.
3. Thanksgiving is an American holiday.
4. This is an identification number.
5. This is an easy test. 6. That’s a big envelope.
EXERCISE 14 page 43
1. ’s an 2. ’s a 3. are 4. ’s a 5. is a 6. ’s a
7. are 8. are 9. are 10. ’re 11. ’s an 12. ’s
REVIEW page 45
A
1. How 2. are 3. Are you 4. is 5. an 6. what 7. my 8. Is
9. it is 10. Are 11. they aren’t 12. a 13. His 14. people
15. Who 16. a
B
1. Am I 2. Where 3. Why 4. Whose
5. Is 6. When 7. What time 8. Who
EDITING PRACTICE pages 46–47
1. C 2. is it 3. are we 4. an 5. a machine
6. C 7. isn’t she 8. Her 9. C 10. Is her son small
11. C 12. a 13. Dorota’s son 14. C 15. C
16. C 17. are 18. people 19. Ø 20. You’re
UNIT 3 SENDING INFORMATION
Imperatives
Let’s
Subject and Object Pronouns
Reading 1
BEFORE YOU READ page 50
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 50
1. F 2. T 3. F
LISTEN page 51
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True
5. False 6. False 7. False 8. False
EXERCISE 1 page 52
1. b 2. g 3. d 4. c 5. e 6. a 7. h 8. f
EXERCISE 2 page 52
1. Don’t forget your papers at home. 2. Don’t be late for your meeting.
3. Don’t use a red pen. 4. Don’t print your name.
5. Don’t leave item 17 empty. 6. Don’t write the day first.
7. Don’t write with a pencil.
8. Don’t go to the Social Security office on Sunday.
EXERCISE 3 page 53
1. Don’t get 2. Don’t use 3. Don’t forget 4. Take
5. Write OR Use 6. Don’t put OR Don’t write
EXERCISE 4 page 53
1. Get 2. Don’t touch 3. don’t ask 4. get 5. Be 6. let
7. tell 8. Make 9. Say 10. wash 11. Don’t forget 12. come
Reading 2
BEFORE YOU READ page 54
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 54
1. F 2. F 3. T
LISTEN page 55
1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True
5. False 6. False 7. True 8. False
EXERCISE 5 pages 55–56
1. Let’s go 2. Let’s drive 3. Let’s not walk 4. Let’s get
5. Let’s fill it out 6. Let’s call 7. Let’s not bother 8. Let’s look up
EXERCISE 6 pages 56–57
1. me 2. her 3. me 4. us 5. him
6. him 7. them 8. it 9. it 10. you
EXERCISE 7 page 57
1. a. We, b. them 2. a. You, b. me 3. a. We OR They, b. her
4. a. He, b. him 5. a. them, b. me 6. a. us, b. We
EXERCISE 8 page 57
1. It 2. us 3. them 4. us 5. it 6. It 7. she
8. her 9. He 10. him 11. them 12. we 13. it 14. we
ABOUT YOU page 57
Answers will vary.
REVIEW page 59
1. Please help 2. me 3. Let’s look 4. write 5. use
6. Don’t use 7. put 8. fill out 9. I 10. Let’s see
11. Write 12. it 13. Don’t forget 14. make 15. me
16. you 17. let’s go
EDITING PRACTICE page 60
1. Ø 2. C 3. C 4. him 5. not 6. C 7. C 8. Don’t
9. C 10. Ø 11. them 12. Let’s 13. it 14. C 15. C 16. me
WRITE page 61
This is a financial aid application. Read it carefully. Write
your name and Social Security number on it. Dashes are
always in a Social Security number. Don’t write them on
the application. Some questions are hard. Ask about them.
Dorota is helpful. Ask her for help. The man at the financial
aid office is helpful, too. Ask him for help. He helps people.
Learner’s Log, page 61
1. Get an application online or from the Social Security office.
2. Fill out all the necessary information.
3. Print the information.
4. Don’t forget to sign the form.
5. Find your original birth certificate.
6. Find another identity document.
7. Take or send all your documents to the Social Security office.
UNIT 4 LIFESTYLES
The Simple Present
Frequency Words
Time Expressions
Reading 1
BEFORE YOU READ page 64
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 64
1. F 2. T 3. F
LISTEN page 65
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True
5. True 6. False 7. True 8. True
EXERCISE 1 page 66
1. enjoys 2. like 3. has 4. invites
5. spend 6. call 7. visit 8. play
EXERCISE 2 page 67
1. plays 2. tries 3. watches 4. likes 5. goes 6. worries
7. cleans 8. spends 9. a. loves, b. washes 10. does
EXERCISE 3 pages 67–68
Answers may vary. Possible answers include:
1. Americans like outdoor concerts.
2. American museums have many learning activities.
3. A city park has a lot of fun activities.
4. People sometimes invite their friends to their homes.
5. A movie theater sells popcorn.
6. American families enjoy movies on weekends.
ABOUT YOU pages 68–69
Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 4 page 69
1. New immigrants always ask 2. Americans often invite
3. Usually an American invites OR An American usually invites
4. A dinner guest always arrives
5. Usually guests bring OR Guests usually bring
6. Sometimes they bring OR They sometimes bring
7. guests often say
8. Sometimes guests ask OR Guests sometimes ask
EXERCISE 5 page 70
1. has 2. enjoy 3. pays 4. plays 5. have
6. sells 7. likes 8. enjoy 9. need 10. have
Reading 2
BEFORE YOU READ page 71
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 71
1. T 2. T 3. F
LISTEN page 72
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False
5. False 6. False 7. True 8. False
EXERCISE 6 page 73
1. doesn’t have 2. don’t keep 3. doesn’t complain 4. don’t make
5. don’t have 6. doesn’t talk 7. doesn’t mean 8. don’t relax
EXERCISE 7 pages 73–74
1. Simon (OR He) doesn’t work on Wednesday.
2. Many Americans don’t work on Sunday.
3. Simon (OR He) doesn’t get paid every week.
4. Salary (OR It) doesn’t mean money for an hour of work.
5. Dorota and Simon don’t complain about long work hours.
6. I don’t get weekends off.
7. Halina (OR She) doesn’t work forty hours a week.
8. You and I (OR We) don’t work overtime.
ABOUT YOU page 75
Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 8 page 76
1. don’t like to talk 2. expect to get 3. like to complain
4. doesn’t want to leave 5. need to take 6. don’t expect to work
7. doesn’t like to work 8. tries to do 9. needs to find
10. don’t try to work
EXERCISE 9 page 76
1. Victor wants to take a day off on Sunday.
2. He doesn’t want to take a day off on Friday.
3. Many Americans try to get a second job.
4. The workers don’t expect to work on Sundays.
5. Sometimes I try to take Friday nights off.
6. Simon doesn’t need to work overtime.
EXERCISE 10 page 77
1. don’t have 2. don’t like 3. don’t work 4. doesn’t pay
5. doesn’t like 6. don’t think 7. don’t want to work 8. don’t find
ABOUT YOU page 77
Answers will vary.
1. works OR doesn’t work 2. gets OR doesn’t get
3. spend OR don’t spend 4. pays OR doesn’t pay
5. like to work OR don’t like to work 6. get OR don’t get
7. pay OR don’t pay 8. takes OR doesn’t take
9. expect to get OR don’t expect to get 10. go OR don’t go
11. changes OR doesn’t change 12. keeps OR doesn’t keep
13. make OR don’t make 14. work OR don’t work
Reading 3
BEFORE YOU READ page 78
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 79
1. T 2. F 3. F
LISTEN page 79
1. True 2. True 3. True 4. True
5. True 6. False 7. False 8. False
EXERCISE 11 page 80
1. a. Does, b. Yes, he does. 2. a. Does, b. Yes, it does.
3. a. Does, b. No, he doesn’t. 4. a. Do, b. Yes, they do.
5. a. Do, b. No, they don’t. 6. a. Do, b. Yes, they do.
7. a. Does, b. Yes, it does. 8. a. Do, b. Yes, they do.
EXERCISE 12 page 80
1. Do you deliver the pizzas? 2. Do you work Monday through Friday?
3. Do you use your car? 4. Does the job pay well?
5. Does Joe’s Pizza have vegetarian pizza?
6. Do you like your new job?
EXERCISE 13 page 81
1. Do they eat lunch in restaurants?
2. Does Victor (OR he) like salads?
3. Does Ali (OR he/she) buy prepared food?
4. Does that restaurant (OR it) have vegetarian food?
5. Do you go to lunch before noon?
6. Do Halina and Peter (OR they) want to order sandwiches?
7. Does this restaurant (OR it) deliver sandwiches?
8. Do Americans (OR they) eat prepared food (OR it) in the
supermarket?
ABOUT YOU pages 81–82
1. Do you like to eat in restaurants? 2. Do you like pizza?
3. Do you like to cook? 4. Do you eat dinner with your family?
5. Do you eat lunch at home?
6. Do you and your friends sometimes order takeout food?
7. Does someone cook for you?
8. Do restaurants in your country deliver?
9. Do supermarkets in your country have deli sections?
10. Do most people in your country eat meat?
EXERCISE 14 page 82
1. Do you and Peter cook 2. Do you have 3. Does the food taste
4. Does it have 5. Do they have 6. Do you like to cook
7. Does the supermarket prepare 8. Do you and Halina eat
Reading 4
BEFORE YOU READ page 83
Answers will vary.
COMPREHENSION page 83
1. T 2. F 3. F
LISTEN page 84
1. False 2. True 3. True 4. False
5. True 6. True 7. False 8. False
EXERCISE 15 pages 85–86
1. How often 2. What 3. Why 4. How many 5. What kind of
6. How much 7. How 8. Where 9. When 10. Who
EXERCISE 16 pages 86–87
1. What does Halina ask Dorota? She asks Dorota about
exercise in the United States.
2. What kind of exercise does Dorota do? She walks.
3. Where does Dorota exercise? She exercises in a park
(near her house).
4. When does Louisa exercise? She exercises during her lunch hour.
5. How often does Dorota exercise? She exercises (OR tries to exercise) five days a week.
6. Why do people need to exercise? Because they want to stay healthy. OR Because they sit all day. OR Because they have desk jobs.
7. What do bike messengers do? They take mail from one office to another.
EXERCISE 17 page 87
1. does she walk? 2. does she wear sneakers to work?
3. does she have a day off (each week)? 4. (new) shoes do you have?
5. does she go to the gym in the winter?
6. bikes does Peter (OR he) see (in the street)?
7. do bike messengers (OR they) ride fast?
8. do Shafia and Ali (OR they) like to run?
EXERCISE 18 pages 88–89
1. Who needs a job? 2. Who wants to exercise?
3. What kinds of jobs pay well?
4. How many people ride their bicycles to work?
5. Which workers exercise during their lunch hour?
6. How many people in your company exercise before work?
7. Whose company has a gym for the workers?
8. What happens after lunch?
EXERCISE 19 page 89
1. What kind of clothes do people wear at the gym?
2. Why do people (OR Americans) exercise?
3. Whose friend exercises during her lunch hour? OR
Whose friend wears sneakers with a business suit?
4. When do some office workers exercise?
5. What does a bike messenger do?
6. How much does that bike cost?
7. How often does Louisa exercise?
8. Who works on a bicycle?
REVIEW page 91
1. Do you work 2. I don’t 3. have 4. work 5. Do you like
6. I do 7. go 8. come 9. don’t work 10. spend
11. Does she go 12. She doesn’t go
13. What do you and your daughter do 14. to walk
15. How often do you go 16. We try 17. we go
18. What kind of food does your daughter eat
19. She likes 20. doesn’t like 21. Who doesn’t like
22. loves 23. He takes 24. Where does your son go
25. He goes 26. Does he enjoy 27. he does 28. He has
29. He doesn’t like 30. How much does the school cost
31. How many children go 32. go
EDITING PRACTICE pages 92–93
1. What does bike messenger mean? 2. C
3. does a bike messenger deliver 4. delivers 5. Who works
6. C 7. happens 8. They sometimes open OR Sometimes they open
9. C 10. always ride 11. C 12. C 13. they often ride
14. means 15. C 16. C 17. They never need 18. to go
WRITE page 93
Nina/She lives in Chicago. Nina/She likes the city. Why
does Nina/she like it? Because it’s wonderful in the summer!
Nina/She often goes to a big park downtown. It has concerts
every Thursday evening. Nina/She doesn’t pay for these
concerts. They’re free. Nina/She likes to visit Lake Michigan. It
has many free beaches. But the water is often cold. Nina/She
doesn’t swim in June or July. Nina/She swims only in August.
Nina/She also visits a beautiful park on the lake. Sometimes
Nina/she has dinner at a restaurant near the lake. Nina/She
doesn’t do that often. It’s expensive. Nina/She sometimes
invites friends to visit Chicago.
