| Meet the authors |
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| Introduction |
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1.1 What's the use of grammar? |
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1.3 What's in a sentence? |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (4) |
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12 | (28) |
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12 | (5) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (3) |
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2.4 More information on adjectives |
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22 | (2) |
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2.5 Adjectives: something nice... |
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24 | (2) |
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2.6 Comparative and superlative |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (4) |
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40 | (12) |
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3.1 Numbers: one, two, three |
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40 | (3) |
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3.2 Numbers: first, second, third |
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43 | (2) |
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3.3 Numbers: 1/2, 7°, 15% |
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45 | (3) |
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3.4 Weights, measurements, time |
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48 | (4) |
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52 | (10) |
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52 | (6) |
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58 | (4) |
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5 Verbs (1) -- introduction and present tense |
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62 | (15) |
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5.1 Basic information on verbs |
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62 | (5) |
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67 | (5) |
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72 | (5) |
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6 Verbs (2) -- modal verbs and talking about the future |
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77 | (13) |
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77 | (5) |
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82 | (4) |
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6.3 Talking about the future |
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86 | (4) |
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7 Verbs (3) -- perfect and imperfect |
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90 | (20) |
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7.1 Use of the perfect and imperfect |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (3) |
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7.3 The present perfect -- hebben or zijn |
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96 | (2) |
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7.4 The present perfect -- past participles |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (5) |
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7.7 Perfect or imperfect? |
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108 | (2) |
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8 Verbs (4) -- separable and inseparable |
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110 | (9) |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (4) |
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9 Verbs (5) -- reflexive, imperative, infinitive |
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119 | (15) |
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119 | (5) |
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124 | (3) |
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9.3 Infinitive constructions |
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127 | (7) |
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10 Verbs (6) -- conditional, zou, word order, passive |
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134 | (21) |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (5) |
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145 | (5) |
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150 | (5) |
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155 | (7) |
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11.1 Negatives -- geen and niet |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (4) |
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162 | (4) |
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166 | (13) |
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166 | (3) |
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13.2 Er -- referring to things |
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169 | (3) |
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172 | (3) |
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13.4 Er -- some other considerations |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (14) |
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14.1 Prepositions -- general |
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179 | (3) |
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14.2 Prepositions -- space and location |
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182 | (2) |
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14.3 Prepositions -- other types |
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184 | (3) |
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14.4 Fixed prepositions (1) |
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187 | (6) |
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15 Clauses and conjunctions |
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193 | (25) |
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15.1 Basic information on clauses |
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193 | (3) |
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15.2 Conjunctions: linking similar clauses |
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196 | (3) |
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15.3 Linking main and sub-clauses -- general |
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199 | (3) |
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15.4 Linking main and sub-clauses -- functions |
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202 | (4) |
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15.5 Linking with adverbs |
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206 | (5) |
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211 | (7) |
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218 | (12) |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (4) |
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16.3 Adverbs -- place and order |
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224 | (6) |
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230 | (12) |
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17.1 Word order: main clauses |
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230 | (4) |
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17.2 Word order: sub-clauses |
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234 | (4) |
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17.3 Word order: final position in sentence |
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238 | (4) |
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242 | (24) |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (3) |
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250 | (5) |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (3) |
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260 | (6) |
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266 | (21) |
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19.1 Punctuation and accents |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (5) |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (6) |
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287 | (4) |
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287 | (3) |
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20.2 Logging learning experiences |
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290 | (1) |
| Test yourself |
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291 | (1) |
| Can you do the following? |
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292 | (1) |
| Taking it further |
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293 | (2) |
| Key to exercises |
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295 | (35) |
| Glossary |
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330 | (7) |
| Index |
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