Understanding English Grammar
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For courses in Advanced Grammar.
The essentials of English grammar, with a distinctively clear organization and user-friendly language
The acclaimed Understanding English Grammar fosters students' innate language expertise as they study sentence grammar. It offers a practical blend of the most useful elements of both traditional and new linguistic grammar, beginning with an overview of English as a world language, language change, and various classroom issues associated with prescriptive grammar and correctness, along with an updated list of further readings. Every discussion is viewed through the eyes of a novice reader, bearing in mind how the current generation of students uses communication tools for social purposes. Both students and teachers appreciate the self-teaching quality that incremental exercises provide throughout the chapters, with answers at the end of the book.
The Tenth Edition introduces new coauthors Loretta Gray and Joseph Salvatore-two respected scholars who bring their special expertise in linguistics and creative writing, as well as long experience in teaching grammar and writing.
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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