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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 350 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, kaal: 550 g, 16 Tables, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 08-Oct-2015
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138855499
  • ISBN-13: 9781138855496
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 350 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, kaal: 550 g, 16 Tables, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 08-Oct-2015
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138855499
  • ISBN-13: 9781138855496
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An Introduction to English Grammar provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of English grammar. The first part of the book (The Grammar) provides a step-by-step introduction to the key topics in English grammar. The second part (The Applications) shows how a grasp of these topics can be helpful in resolving usage problems, in developing a clear writing style, and in mastering punctuation and spelling. A whole chapter, English in Use, is devoted to illustrating the grammatical features of a wide range of modern text types, including emails, Facebook pages, and tweets. It also looks at the special grammatical features of English in everyday conversation.

Each chapter is followed by two sets of exercises. The first set can be used in self-study or in the classroom. The second set deals with more advanced topics, and can be used for classroom discussion or essay writing.

This fourth edition has been fully revised and updated and includes:











clearer descriptions and improved presentation





new material on word structure and word formation





new exercises, examples and extracts





updated further reading

Assuming no prior knowledge of English grammar, this book is ideal for beginning students on a one-semester course and provides everything a student needs on the theory and practice of English usage. A comprehensive Glossary of grammatical terms is included and a website provides invaluable additional exercises.

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'This 4th edition of 'An Introduction to English Grammar', first published almost a quarter of a century ago, is testimony to the books enduring appeal. Gerald Nelson has managed to improve the attractiveness of this already successful textbook. Students will welcome the lucid and accessible style, the detailed demonstration of how the grammatical concepts presented are relevant to issues of usage and writing, the use of real corpus-derived examples and extracts, and the up-to-date discussion of emails and tweets. Further user-friendly features include graded exercises, a comprehensive glossary and helpful suggestions for further reading.' Peter Craig Collins, University of New South Wales, Australia

Preface to the fourth edition xiii
Introduction 1(6)
What is grammar?
1(1)
Grammar and other aspects of language
1(1)
Grammars of English
2(1)
National varieties of English
3(1)
Standard English and non-standard English
3(1)
Variation according to use
4(1)
Descriptive rules and prescriptive rules
5(1)
Why study grammar?
5(1)
How this book is organized
6(1)
PART I The grammar
7(138)
1 The parts of a simple sentence
9(27)
1.1 How we analyse sentences: form and function
9(1)
1.2 Subject, predicate, verb
10(1)
1.3 Operator
10(2)
1.4 Do, be and have
12(1)
1.5 Identifying the subject
13(2)
1.6 Grammatical features of the subject
15(1)
1.7 Transitive verbs and direct object
16(1)
1.8 Linking verbs and subject complement
17(1)
1.9 Intransitive verbs and adverbials
18(1)
1.10 Adverbial complement
19(1)
1.11 Direct object and indirect object
19(2)
1.12 Direct object and object complement
21(1)
1.13 Summary: the basic sentence structures
22(2)
1.14 The meanings of the sentence elements
24(12)
Exercises
27(6)
Advanced exercises
33(3)
2 Word classes
36(42)
2.1 Open and closed classes
36(1)
2.2 Word classes and word uses
37(1)
Nouns
38(1)
2.3 Noun suffixes
38(1)
2.4 Noun classes
38(2)
2.5 Number
40(1)
2.6 Gender
40(1)
2.7 Case
41(1)
2.8 Dependent and independent genitives
41(1)
Main verbs
42(1)
2.9 Verb suffixes
42(1)
2.10 Regular verbs
43(1)
2.11 Irregular verbs
43(3)
Auxiliary verbs
46(1)
2.12 Classes of auxiliaries
46(1)
2.13 The passive auxiliary
46(1)
2.14 The progressive auxiliary
46(1)
2.15 The perfect auxiliary
46(1)
2.16 Auxiliary do
47(1)
2.17 Modal auxiliaries
47(1)
2.18 The meanings of the modals
47(1)
Adjectives
48(1)
2.19 Adjective suffixes
48(1)
2.20 Adjective classes
48(1)
2.21 Gradability and comparison
49(2)
Adverbs
51(1)
2.22 Adverb suffixes
51(1)
2.23 Gradability and comparison
51(1)
Pronouns
51(1)
2.24 Pronoun classes
51(2)
2.25 Personal pronouns
53(1)
2.26 Possessive pronouns
54(1)
2.27 Reflexive pronouns
54(1)
2.28 Demonstrative pronouns
55(1)
2.29 Reciprocal pronouns
56(1)
2.30 Interrogative pronouns
56(1)
2.31 Relative pronouns
56(1)
2.32 Indefinite pronouns and numerals
57(1)
2.33 Pronoun one
58(1)
Determiners
59(1)
2.34 Classes of determiners
59(1)
2.35 Pre-determiners
60(1)
2.36 Central determiners
61(1)
2.37 Post-determiners
61(1)
2.38 The articles and reference
62(2)
Conjunctions
64(1)
2.39 Coordinating conjunctions
64(1)
2.40 Subordinating conjunctions
65(1)
Prepositions
65(1)
2.41 Simple prepositions
65(2)
2.42 Complex prepositions
67(11)
Exercises
67(9)
Advanced exercises
76(2)
3 The structures of phrases
78(43)
3.1 Phrase types
78(1)
The noun phrase
79(1)
3.2 The structure of the noun phrase
79(1)
3.3 Determiners
80(1)
3.4 Modifiers
80(1)
3.5 Relative clauses
81(1)
3.6 Appositive clauses
82(1)
3.7 Apposition
82(1)
3.8 Coordination of noun phrases
83(1)
3.9 Noun phrase complexity
84(1)
3.10 Functions of noun phrases
84(1)
The verb phrase
85(1)
3.11 The structure of the verb phrase
85(1)
3.12 Main verbs
86(1)
3.13 Tense, person, and number
87(1)
3.14 Aspect
88(1)
3.15 Voice
89(2)
3.16 Expressing future time
91(1)
3.17 The ordering of auxiliaries
91(2)
3.18 Finite and non-finite verb phrases
93(1)
3.19 Mood
94(2)
3.20 Multi-word verbs
96(3)
The adjective phrase
99(1)
3.21 The structure of the adjective phrase
99(1)
3.22 Functions of adjective phrases
100(2)
The adverb phrase
102(1)
3.23 The structure of the adverb phrase
102(1)
3.24 Functions of adverb phrases
102(1)
The prepositional phrase
103(1)
3.25 The structure of the prepositional phrase
103(2)
3.26 Functions of prepositional phrases
105(16)
Exercises
105(11)
Advanced exercises
116(5)
4 Sentences and clauses
121(24)
4.1 What is a sentence?
121(1)
4.2 Irregular sentences and non-sentences
122(1)
4.3 What is a clause?
123(1)
4.4 Sentence types
124(1)
4.5 Declaratives
124(1)
4.6 Interrogatives
125(1)
4.7 Imperatives
126(1)
4.8 Exclamatives
127(1)
4.9 Speech acts
127(1)
4.10 Active and passive sentences
128(1)
4.11 Positive and negative sentences
129(1)
4.12 Compound sentences
130(1)
4.13 Complex sentences and subordinate clauses
131(1)
4.14 Non-finite and verbless clauses
131(2)
4.15 Functions of subordinate clauses
133(1)
4.16 Sentence complexity
134(1)
4.17 There-structures
135(1)
4.18 Cleft sentences
136(1)
4.19 Anticipatory it
136(9)
Exercises
137(6)
Advanced exercises
143(2)
PART II The applications
145(156)
5 Usage problems
147(28)
Subject--verb agreement
147(1)
5.1 The general rules
147(1)
5.2 And
148(1)
5.3 Or, nor
149(1)
5.4 With
150(1)
5.5 Collective nouns
150(1)
5.6 Indefinite pronouns
151(1)
5.7 Quantity phrases
152(1)
5.8 Singular nouns ending in -s
153(1)
5.9 Who, which, that
153(1)
5.10 What
154(1)
5.11 There is, there are
154(1)
5.12 Citations and titles
155(1)
Case
155(1)
5.13 Subject complement
155(1)
5.14 Coordinated phrases
155(1)
5.15 After as and than
156(1)
5.16 After but
156(1)
5.17 After let
156(1)
5.18 Who, whom
157(1)
5.19 Case with -ing clauses
157(1)
Auxiliaries and verbs
158(1)
5.20 Problems with auxiliaries
158(1)
5.21 Lie, lay
159(1)
5.22 Present tense
159(1)
5.23 Past and -ed participles
160(1)
5.24 Past and were subjunctive
160(1)
5.25 Multiple negation
161(1)
Adjectives and adverbs
162(1)
5.26 Confusion between adjectives and adverbs
162(1)
5.27 Comparison
163(1)
5.28 Only
164(1)
5.29 Dangling modifiers
164(11)
Exercises
165(8)
Advanced exercises
173(2)
6 Style
175(16)
6.1 Style in writing
175(1)
Emphasis
175(1)
6.2 End-focus
175(1)
6.3 Front-focus
176(1)
6.4 There-structures and cleft sentences
176(1)
6.5 Parenthetic expressions
177(1)
Clarity
177(1)
6.6 End-weight
177(1)
6.7 Misplaced expressions
178(2)
6.8 Abstract nouns
180(1)
6.9 Modifiers in noun phrases
181(1)
6.10 Subordination
181(1)
6.11 Parallelism
182(1)
6.12 Repeated sounds
183(1)
6.13 Pronoun reference
184(1)
Consistency
185(1)
6.14 Pronoun agreement
185(1)
6.15 Tense consistency
185(6)
Exercises
186(3)
Advanced exercises
189(2)
7 English in use
191(51)
7.1 Register variation
191(1)
7.2 Conversational English
191(9)
7.3 Unscripted monologue
200(2)
7.4 Sports commentary
202(4)
7.5 English in emails and text messages
206(6)
7.6 English in chatrooms, message boards, and tweets
212(9)
7.7 The language of literature
221(21)
Exercises
232(5)
Advanced exercises
237(5)
8 Punctuation
242(26)
8.1 Punctuation rules
242(1)
8.2 Sentence fragments and fragmentary sentences
243(2)
8.3 Run-on sentences and comma splices
245(1)
8.4 Coordinated main clauses
246(2)
8.5 Direct speech
248(3)
8.6 Citations
251(1)
8.7 Questions
252(1)
8.8 Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses
252(2)
8.9 Restrictive and non-restrictive apposition
254(2)
8.10 Adverbial clauses
256(2)
8.11 Vocatives and interjections
258(1)
8.12 Avoiding misunderstanding
258(1)
8.13 Genitives of nouns
258(1)
8.14 Genitives of pronouns
259(9)
Exercises
260(6)
Advanced exercises
266(2)
9 Word formation and spelling
268(33)
9.1 The structure of words
268(1)
9.2 Morphemes
268(2)
9.3 Derivation and inflection
270(2)
9.4 Compounding
272(1)
9.5 Blending and clipping
273(1)
9.6 Acronyms and abbreviations
274(1)
9.7 Combining forms and back formations
274(1)
9.8 Spelling, pronunciation, and meaning
275(2)
9.9 Spelling variants
277(1)
9.10 Spelling rules for short and long vowel sounds
278(1)
9.11 Spelling rules for adding suffixes
279(7)
9.12 Spelling rules for adding prefixes
286(1)
9.13 Other aids to spelling
287(2)
9.14 Homophones: words pronounced similarly
289(12)
Exercises
294(5)
Advanced exercises
299(2)
Glossary 301(28)
Further reading 329(2)
Index 331
Gerald Nelson is Professor of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His publications include English: An Essential Grammar, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2010) and Internet Grammar of English, Survey of English Usage, University College London (1998).

The late Sidney Greenbaum was Director of the Survey of English Usage and formerly Quain Professor of English Language and Literature, University College London. He was the author of The Oxford English Grammar (1996) and co-author of several books, including Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (1985), University Grammar of English (1973) and The Grammar of Contemporary English (1972).