Exercise Book for Understanding English Grammar
10th Edition
Published on 17. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-13-401427-2 (ISBN)
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Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-401427-2 (9780134014272)
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Content
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. The Study of Grammar: An Overview
English: A World Language
Three Definitions Of Grammar
Traditional School Grammar
Studying Grammar Today
Language Variety and the Issue of Correctness
Language Change
Language in the Classroom
Key Terms
For Further Reading
PART II: THE GRAMMAR OF BASIC SENTENCES
2. Words and Phrases
Chapter Preview
The Open Classes
Nouns and Verbs
The Noun Phrase
The Verb Phrase
NP + VP = S
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
The Closed Classes
Classroom Applications
Key Terms
3. Sentence Patterns
Chapter Preview
Subjects and Predicates
Diagramming Sentences
The Sentence Slots
The Be Patterns
Pattern I: NP be ADV/TP
Pattern II: NP be ADJ
Pattern III: NP1 be NP1
The Linking Verb Patterns
Pattern IV: NP V-lnk ADJ
Pattern V: NP1 V-lnk NP1
The Optional Slots
The Intransitive Verb Pattern
Pattern VI: NP V-int
The Transitive Verb Patterns
Pattern VII: NP1 V-tr NP2
Pattern VIII: NP1 V-tr NP2 NP3
Pattern IX: NP1 V-tr NP2 ADJ
Pattern X: NP1 V-tr NP2 NP2
Compound Structures
Exceptions to the Ten Sentence Patterns
Sentence Types
Interrogative Sentences (Questions)
Imperative Sentences (Commands)
Exclamative Sentences
Punctuation and the Sentence Patterns
Diagramming the Sentence Patterns
Notes on the Diagrams
Key Terms
Sentences for Practice
Questions for Discussion
Classroom Applications
4. Expanding the Main Verb
Chapter Preview
The Five Verb Forms
Auxiliary-Verb Combinations
The Modal Auxiliaries
The Future Tense
Tense and Aspect
Using the Verb Forms
Exceptions to the Verb-Expansion Rule
The Stand-in Auxiliary Do
The Subjunctive Mood
Key Terms
Sentences for Practice
Questions for Discussion
Classroom Application
1. The Study of Grammar: An Overview
English: A World Language
Three Definitions Of Grammar
Traditional School Grammar
Studying Grammar Today
Language Variety and the Issue of Correctness
Language Change
Language in the Classroom
Key Terms
For Further Reading
PART II: THE GRAMMAR OF BASIC SENTENCES
2. Words and Phrases
Chapter Preview
The Open Classes
Nouns and Verbs
The Noun Phrase
The Verb Phrase
NP + VP = S
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
The Closed Classes
Classroom Applications
Key Terms
3. Sentence Patterns
Chapter Preview
Subjects and Predicates
Diagramming Sentences
The Sentence Slots
The Be Patterns
Pattern I: NP be ADV/TP
Pattern II: NP be ADJ
Pattern III: NP1 be NP1
The Linking Verb Patterns
Pattern IV: NP V-lnk ADJ
Pattern V: NP1 V-lnk NP1
The Optional Slots
The Intransitive Verb Pattern
Pattern VI: NP V-int
The Transitive Verb Patterns
Pattern VII: NP1 V-tr NP2
Pattern VIII: NP1 V-tr NP2 NP3
Pattern IX: NP1 V-tr NP2 ADJ
Pattern X: NP1 V-tr NP2 NP2
Compound Structures
Exceptions to the Ten Sentence Patterns
Sentence Types
Interrogative Sentences (Questions)
Imperative Sentences (Commands)
Exclamative Sentences
Punctuation and the Sentence Patterns
Diagramming the Sentence Patterns
Notes on the Diagrams
Key Terms
Sentences for Practice
Questions for Discussion
Classroom Applications
4. Expanding the Main Verb
Chapter Preview
The Five Verb Forms
Auxiliary-Verb Combinations
The Modal Auxiliaries
The Future Tense
Tense and Aspect
Using the Verb Forms
Exceptions to the Verb-Expansion Rule
The Stand-in Auxiliary Do
The Subjunctive Mood
Key Terms
Sentences for Practice
Questions for Discussion
Classroom Application