PIPPIN PUBLISHING

THE GRAMMAR TOOLBOX - STUDENT’S TEXT

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Descript:
The Grammar Toolbox is a comprehensive, practical guide to North American English, how it works and how it is used today. Filled with concise examples and usage tips as well as practice exercises, it unravels the mysteries of English grammar and usage for both intermediate and advanced students of English, as well as for native speakers who want to polish their oral and written performance.

Starting with the parts of speech, the building blocks of language, it follows a clear, easy-to-use format. Its concise examples, helpful usage and spelling tips, as well as the practical exercises that reflect the English heard and used in the real world, combine to make it an indispensable tool for use whether as a guide to classroom instruction or as a vital reference for independent learners.

While this book stands on its own as an essential resource for all students, it also makes an excellent companion volume to Patricia Munro Conway's Reflections: Developing Proficiency in English, published in 1995 by Pippin. In addition, a 128 page student activity book, the Construction Manual, provides abundant opportunity for additional practice.

**This title is available in a Mandarin edition, published by Shanghai Education Publishing
    House. For ordering information, please e-mail sephbq@seph.sh.cn

Paperback  6-3/4"  9-3/4"


Table of contents:
Parts of Speech

Introduction

  Parts of the Sentence
    Subject
    Predicate

  Clauses and Phrases
    Clauses
    Phrases

  Word Order in Sentences

Nouns
  Definition
  Form of Nouns
    Gender
    Case
    Number
  Kinds of Nouns
    Common
    Proper Nouns
    Simple Nouns
    Compound Nouns
  Functions of Nouns
    Subject of the Verb
    Vocative
    Appositive
    Object
    Complement or Attribute
    Adjective
    Adverb
  Inclusive Language
    Gender Labels

Pronouns
  Definition
  Kinds of Pronouns
    Personal Pronouns
    Reflexive Pronouns
    Demonstrative Pronouns
    Interrogative Pronouns
    Indefinite Pronouns
    Relative Pronouns

Verbs
  Definition
  Kinds of Verbs
    Transitive Verbs
    Intransitive Verbs
    Linking Verbs
  Forming Verbs
  Forms of Verbs
  Tenses
    Present, Past and Future
    Present Tenses
    Past Tenses
    Future Tenses
  Mood
    Indicative Mood
    Imperative Mood
    Subjunctive Mood
  Voice
    Active Voice
    Passive Voice
  Phrasal Verbs
    Phrasal Verbs

Articles
  Definition
  Kinds of Articles
    Definite Article
    Indefinite Article

Adjectives
  Definition
  Kinds of Adjectives
    Qualitative Adjectives
    Non-Qualitative Adjectives

Adverbs
  Definition
  Forming Adverbs
  Kinds of Adverbs
    Adverbs of Manner
    Adverbs of Comparison
    Adverbs of Quantity, Intensity or Degree, and Approximation
    Adverbs of Time and Frequency
    Adverbs of Place
    Adverbs of Affirmation
    Adverbs of Negation
    Adverbs of Doubt
    Adverbs of Interrogation
    Relative Adverbs
    Sentence Adverbs
  Distinguishing Adverbs from Adjectives

Prepositions
  Definition
    Preposition
    Prepositional Phrase
  Simple, Compound and Complex Prepositions
  Position of Prepositions
  Functions of Prepositional Phrases
    Adjective
    Indirect Object
    Adverb
  Choosing the Appropriate Preposition
    Prepositions of Place or Position
    Prepositions of Time
    Prepositions of Manner
    Expressions with Prepositions

Conjunctions
  Definition
  Kinds of Conjunctions
    Co-ordinating Conjunctions
    Subordinating Conjunctions
  Functions of Subordinate Clauses
    Nouns
    Adverbs
    Adjectives
  Verb Tenses in Subordinate Clauses
    In General
    With "While," "As" and "When"
    With "After," "Before" and "Until"
    With "When"
    With "If" and "Unless"
    With "As If" and "As Though"
    With "Wish (That)"

Relative Pronouns and Relative Adverbs
  Definition
  Relative Pronouns
    Kinds of Relative Pronouns
  Relative Adverbs
  Relative Clauses
    Functions of Relative Clauses

Verbals
  Definition
  Participles
    Forms of Participles
    Function of participles
    Position of Participles in Sentences
  Gerunds
    Form of Gerunds
    Function of Gerunds
    Verbs Requiring Gerunds
  Infinitives
    Form of Infinitives
    Functions of Infinitives
    Verbs Requiring Infinitives
    Verbs Requiring a Gerund or Infinitive
    Adjectives with Infinitives
  Verbal Phrases
    Participial Phrases
   Gerund Phrases
    Infinitive Phrases

Interjections
  Definition
  Position of Interjections
  Modifiers of Interjections

Direct and Indirect Speech
  Definition
  Shifting to Indirect Speech from Direct Speech
    Tense of Verbs in Indirect Speech

Sound Features of English
 
Induction
  Pronunciation
    The Sound System of English
  Speech Flow
    Stress Patterns
    Intonation
    Juncture

Index


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