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English Grammar: A complete introduction [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 214x136x18 mm, kaal: 290 g
  • Sari: TY English Reference
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Dec-2019
  • Kirjastus: Teach Yourself Books
  • ISBN-10: 1529393108
  • ISBN-13: 9781529393101
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 214x136x18 mm, kaal: 290 g
  • Sari: TY English Reference
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Dec-2019
  • Kirjastus: Teach Yourself Books
  • ISBN-10: 1529393108
  • ISBN-13: 9781529393101
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English grammar doesn't have to be difficult. This book, complete with exercises and answers, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to writing or using English confidently and correctly. This book includes: simple step-by-step explanations to help you grasp new principles or those that have previously confused you; practice questions throughout, to help you embed your learning and improve your confidence, and points of interest to lighten your learning - all in one great-value book, so you don't need any separate workbooks or coursebooks.

Chapters include: the history of the English language; syllables and morphemes; nouns; pronouns; verbs; adjectives and adverbs; prepositions and conjunctions; phrases and clauses; kinds of sentence; direct and indirect speech; prefixes and suffixes; gender and grammar; spelling and punctuation.

ABOUT THE SERIES The Complete Introduction series from Teach Yourself is the ultimate one-stop guide for anyone wanting a comprehensive and accessible entry point into subjects as diverse as philosophy, mathematics, psychology, Shakespeare and economics. Loved by students and perfect for general readers who simply want to learn more about the world around them, these books are your first choice for discovering something new.
Meet the author vii
1 The history of the English language
1(14)
English as a hybrid language
The sources of modern English
Old English
Old English Grammar
Middle English
Modern English
2 Dividing the word: syllables and morphemes
15(8)
Minimum free form?
Speech and syllables
What are morphemes?
3 Nouns
23(12)
What is a noun?
Types of noun
Functions of nouns
4 Pronouns
35(16)
Nouns and pronouns
Personal pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Relative pronouns
What are determiners?
Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives
Other forms of pronoun
5 Verbs
51(30)
The importance of verbs
Finite and non-finite verbs
Tenses
Active and passive voice
Auxiliary verbs
Modal verbs
Subjunctive mood
Imperative mood
Non-finite (non-tensed] verbs: the infinitive
Participles and gerunds
Commas, subjects and participles
6 Modifiers: adjectives and adverbs
81(24)
Describing words?
The difference between adjectives and adverbs
7 Function words: prepositions and conjunctions
105(12)
What function?
Prepositions
Conjunctions
8 Phrases and clauses
117(20)
The difference between phrases and clauses
Main clauses
Subordinate clauses
9 Kinds of sentence
137(18)
Simple sentences
Compound sentences
Complex sentences: choosing the main clause Compound-complex sentences
10 Direct and indirect speech
155(12)
Speech and writing
How to write speech
Speech and drama
Speech in the prose narrative
Direct speech
Indirect speech
11 Affixes: prefixes and suffixes
167(22)
What are prefixes and suffixes?
Prefixes
Suffixes
12 Gender and grammar
189(8)
The gender problem
13 Register: formal and informal
197(10)
Received by whom?
What is register?
14 Spelling and punctuation
207(16)
`Correct' spelling
Punctuation: terminal points
Test yourself answers 223(34)
Taking it further 257(4)
Glossary 261(6)
Index 267(6)
About the author 273(2)
A complete introduction series 275
Ron Simpson has an MA (Oxon) in English Language and Literature and a PGCE from Birmingham University. He taught English for 30 years and, during his teaching career, was Head of English at King's School and Pontefract and Head of Sixth Form at Campsmount School, Doncaster. He has worked with JMB, now NEAB, as Review Panel Member (English GCE/GCSE) and is currently Moderator for the GCSE English/English Literature, GCSE Oral English and Certificate of Achievement English.