Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is a concise and contemporary combined reference grammar and workbook for intermediate-level students, and is ideal for use both in the classroom and for self-study.
The book contains clear explanations of the core areas of Russian grammar. Each point is illustrated with examples of contemporary language usage showing you how grammar works in practice while at the same time enhancing your vocabulary and cultural knowledge. Every chapter ends with a variety of exercises to test your progress and consolidate your understanding.
Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar features:
Tables to help you absorb more easily specific rules of grammar.
Level indicators so you can tailor learning to suit your ability and progress with confidence.
In-text icons that identify difficult points of grammar for you so you know where you need to focus that little bit harder
A glossary to aid your understanding of complex grammatical terms.
Exercises at the ends of chapters so you can test your comprehension
Answers to Exercises so you can check your own work.
With free access to online, interactive exercises with audio that give you practice listening and pronouncing Russian, Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is one of the most comprehensive resources for Russian grammar available.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'Da! is a unique book: this reference grammar with exercises presents aspects of Russian grammar in new and very interesting ways. It should be consulted by the serious student of the language.'
Dr. Stefan Pugh, Chair, Modern Languages, Wright State University, USA
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Höhe: 248 mm
Breite: 174 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-4878-7 (9781444148787)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr TATIANA FILOSOFOVA, Language Tutor in Russian, University of Glasgow, is a published journals author in Russian literature, folklore and poetry.
MARION SPORING, Senior Lecturer in Applied Language Studies, Communication & Language Studies, School of Humanities, University of Dundee
Autor*in
University of Kentucky Lexington, USA
University of Dundee, UK
Acknowledgments
How to use this book
Glossary of grammatical terms
1 Introduction
2 Nouns: animate and inanimate nouns, and gender
3 Nouns: number
4 Nouns: the concept of cases and the principle of noun declension
5 Nouns: nominative case
6 Nouns: accusative case
7 Nouns: genitive case
8 Nouns: dative case
9 Nouns: instrumental case
10 Nouns: prepositional case
11 Adjectives
12 Adjectives: comparative, superlative and short- and long-form adjectives
13 Adverbs
14 Pronouns
15 Numbers
16 Verbs
17 Verbs: present tense
18 Verbs: past tense
19 Verbs: future tense
20 Verbs: verbal aspect
21 Verbs: transitive and intransitive verbs, active and passive voice
22 Verbs: mood
23 Reflexive verbs
24 Verbs of motion: introduction; verbs of motion without prefixes
25 Verbs of motion: verbs of motion with prefixes
26 Participles
27 Gerunds
28 Prepositions
29 Conjunctions and particles
30 Impersonal sentences
31 Essentials of syntax
Bibliography
Key to exercises
Index
