Preface |
5 |
Abbreviations and symbols |
7 |
Part One - The Verb Phrase |
|
Classification of Verbs |
11 |
Formal Classification of Verbs |
11 |
The Inflectional Forms of English Verb |
11 |
Regular Verbs |
11 |
Irregular Verbs |
14 |
Simple Forms and Compound Forms |
14 |
One-Word Verbs and Group-Verbs |
14 |
Functional Classification of Verbs |
15 |
Full Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs |
15 |
Non-Finites and Finites |
16 |
Anomalous Finites |
16 |
Table of Verb Forms |
21 |
Exercises |
22 |
The Conjugation of the English Verb |
30 |
Simple Tenses |
31 |
The Present Tense |
31 |
The Past Tense |
32 |
Compound Tenses |
34 |
The Compound Forms of the Present Tense and the Past Tense |
34 |
The Building Blocks of Compound Tenses |
35 |
Tense Tables |
37 |
Active Voice |
37 |
Passive Voice |
38 |
Exercises 24-40 |
39 |
Verb Categories |
44 |
Mood |
44 |
The Indicative Mood |
44 |
The Imperative Mood |
45 |
The Subjunctive Mood |
45 |
Voice |
46 |
The Active Voice |
46 |
The Passive Voice |
46 |
Aspect |
47 |
The Common Aspect |
48 |
The Continuous Aspect |
48 |
Verbs Normally Used in the Continuous Aspect |
49 |
Tense |
50 |
Number and Person |
54 |
Exercises 41-52 |
55 |
The Use of the Tenses |
61 |
Tenses Expressing Present Time |
61 |
The Present Tense |
61 |
The Present Continuous Tense |
63 |
The Present Perfect Tense |
64 |
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
66 |
Other Tenses Expressing Present Time |
67 |
Tenses Expressing Past Time |
68 |
The Past Tense |
68 |
The Past Continuous Tense |
70 |
The Past Perfect Tense |
75 |
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
80 |
Other Tenses Expressing Past Time |
82 |
Tenses Expressing Future Time |
86 |
The Future Tense |
86 |
The Future Continuous Tense |
89 |
The Future Perfect Tense |
91 |
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
92 |
Other Tenses Expressing Future Time |
93 |
Exercises 53-76 |
95 |
Sequence of Tenses |
120 |
Exercises 77-84 |
124 |
Various Concepts Expressed by the Anomalous Finites and Other Verb Forms |
136 |
Condition |
136 |
The Conditional Tenses |
136 |
Conditional Sentences |
137 |
Wish |
141 |
Ability |
143 |
Permission |
145 |
Prohibition |
146 |
Obligation, Necessity |
148 |
Possibility, Probability, Likelihood |
152 |
Miscellaneous Concepts |
154 |
Willingness, Determination |
154 |
Insistency, Refusal |
155 |
Promises, Threats |
155 |
Requests, Invitation |
156 |
Surprise, Indignation, Disappointment, Joy, etc. |
156 |
Concession |
157 |
Hopes |
157 |
Purpose |
158 |
Admonition, Reproach |
158 |
Preference |
159 |
Indifference |
159 |
Habit |
160 |
Courage, Impudence |
161 |
Exercises 85-97 |
161 |
Verb + Subject Complement (V + SC) |
178 |
Link-Verbs or Copulas |
178 |
The Subject Complement |
178 |
Verb + Object(s) (V + O) |
181 |
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs |
182 |
The Object |
182 |
Verb + Direct Object (V + DO) |
187 |
Verb + Direct Object + Direct Object (V + DO + DO) |
187 |
Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object (V + IO + DO) |
187 |
Verb + (Direct Object) + to/for + Indirect Object (V + (DO) + to/for + IO) |
188 |
Verb + Prepositional Object (V + PO) |
188 |
Verb + Object + Object Complement (V + O + OC) |
189 |
Verb + Adverbial Modifier(S) (V + AdvM) |
190 |
The Adverbial Modifier |
192 |
Adverbs Modifying Verbs |
192 |
Forms of Adverbs |
193 |
Classification of Adverbs According to Meaning |
193 |
Adverbs and Adjectives with the Same Form |
195 |
Adverbs with Two Forms |
196 |
Summary of Verb Phrases |
198 |
Formal Classification of Verb Phrases |
198 |
Functional Classification of Verb Phrases |
199 |
Exercises 98-105 |
200 |
Part Two - The Verbal Phrase |
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Non-Finite Forms of the Verb (Verbals) |
207 |
Tables of the Verbals |
207 |
Table of the Infinitive |
207 |
Tabel of the Gerund and the Participle |
208 |
haracteristics of the Verbals |
209 |
Exercises 106-126 |
212 |
The Syntactic Functions of the Verbal Phrase |
223 |
The Verbal Phrase as Subject |
223 |
The Verbal Phrase as Grammatical Subject |
223 |
The Verbal Phrase in Sentences with Preparatory 'It' |
223 |
Exercises 127-132 |
228 |
The Verbal Phrase as Subject Complement |
231 |
Nominative with the Infinitive |
231 |
Nominative with the Participle |
233 |
Exercises 133-138 |
234 |
The Verbal Phrase as Object |
238 |
The Infinitive Phrase as Object |
238 |
The Gerundial Phrase as Object |
240 |
Verbs Followed by the Infinitive or the Gerund |
242 |
Exercises 139-149 |
246 |
The Verbal Phrase as Object Complement |
252 |
Accusative with the Infinitive |
252 |
Accusative with the Participle |
257 |
Exercises 150-158 |
260 |
The Verbal Phrase as Adverbial Modifier |
265 |
The Infinitive Phrase as Adverbial Modifier |
265 |
The Gerundial Phrase as Adverbial Modifier |
265 |
The Participial Phrase as Adverbial Modifier |
266 |
Exeercises 159-168 |
268 |
The Verbal Phrase as Noun Modifier |
277 |
The Infinitive Phrase as Postmodifier |
277 |
The Gerund as Premodifier |
279 |
The Participle as Noun Modifier |
280 |
Exercises 169-185 |
283 |
The Verbal Phrase as Modifier of an Adjective |
292 |
The Infinitive Phrase as Modifier of an Adjective |
292 |
The Gerundial Phrase as Modifier of an Adjective |
295 |
Exercises 186-194 |
296 |
Additional Notes on the Verbal Phrase |
302 |
The Logical Subject of the Gerund |
302 |
The Infinitive Phrase after Question-Words |
304 |
The Split Infinitive |
304 |
The Particle "to" without the Infinitive |
305 |
The Gerund and the Verbal Noun |
305 |
Summary of the Functions of Verbal Phrases |
306 |
Revision Exercises I (Exercises 195-200) |
308 |
Part Three - I. The Noun Phrase |
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The Noun |
319 |
Formal Caracteristics of Nouns |
319 |
Formal Classification of Nouns |
319 |
Formation of the Plural |
320 |
Formation of the Genitive |
322 |
Noun Categories |
323 |
Logical Categories of Nouns |
323 |
Number |
324 |
Gender |
332 |
Case |
333 |
Exercises 201-226 |
334 |
Determiners |
345 |
Classification of Determiners |
345 |
The Articles |
354 |
Forms of the Articles |
354 |
Common Uses of the Articles |
355 |
Use of the Definite Article |
356 |
Use of the Indefinite Article |
362 |
Use of the Zero Article |
366 |
Use of the Articles with Proper Nouns |
374 |
The Pronoun as Determiner |
379 |
The Demonstrative Pronoun as Determiner |
379 |
The Possessive Pronoun as Determiner |
379 |
The Interrogative Pronoun as Determiner |
381 |
The Indefinite Pronoun as Determiner |
382 |
Numerals as Determiners |
392 |
Adjectives as Determiners |
392 |
Exercises 227-243 |
393 |
Modifiers |
413 |
Premodifiers |
414 |
Adjectives as Premodifiers |
414 |
Nouns as Premodifiers |
414 |
Miscellaneous Premodifiers |
418 |
Postmodifiers |
419 |
Adjectives as Postmodifiers |
419 |
Adverbs as Postmodifiers |
420 |
Nouns as Postmodifiers (Apposition) |
420 |
The Prepositional Phrase as Postmodifier |
421 |
Clauses as Postmodifiers |
423 |
Exercises 244-262 |
430 |
Noun Substitutes |
441 |
The Pronoun as Noun Substitute |
441 |
The Personal Pronoun |
441 |
The Possessive Pronoun as Noun Substitute |
443 |
The Reflexive and Emphasizing Pronoun (Self-Pronoun) |
443 |
The Reciprocal Pronoun |
444 |
The Demonstrative Pronoun as Noun Substitute |
444 |
The Interrogative Pronoun as Noun Substitute |
445 |
The Indefinite Pronoun as Noun Substitute |
446 |
The Numeral as Noun Substitute |
449 |
Exercises 263-275 |
449 |
Summary of Noun Phrases |
458 |
The Prepositional Phrase |
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The Preposition |
459 |
Formal Characteristics of Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases |
459 |
The Functions of the Prepositional Phrase |
461 |
Exercises 276-280 |
462 |
The Adjectival Phrase |
|
The Adjective |
467 |
Classification of Adjectives |
467 |
Comparison of Adjectives |
468 |
Modification of Adjectives |
470 |
Premodifiers of Adjectives |
470 |
Postmodifiers of Adjectives |
471 |
Functions of the Adjectival Phrase |
474 |
Exercises 281-287 |
475 |
Revision Exercises II (Exercises 288-289) |
479 |
Part Four - Sentences |
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General Characteristics of Sentences |
485 |
Definition of the Sentence |
485 |
Classification of Sentences |
486 |
Structural Classification of Sentences |
486 |
Functional Classification of Sentences |
487 |
Exercises 290-293 |
488 |
Structure of the Sentence |
491 |
Subject + Verb |
491 |
Positions of the Subject in the Sentence |
492 |
Agreement between Subject and the Finite Verb |
502 |
Kinds of Subject |
506 |
Exercises 294-310 |
510 |
Subject + Predicate |
523 |
Exercises 311-320 |
534 |
Compound Sentences |
543 |
Exercises 321-325 |
545 |
Complex Sentences |
549 |
Noun Clauses |
550 |
Adverbial Clauses |
556 |
Exercises 326-331 |
558 |
Revision Exercises III. (Exercise 332) |
563 |
Appendix |
|
Irregular Verbs |
569 |
Nouns |
575 |
Irregular Plurals |
575 |
Plurals with Different Meaning |
579 |
Gender |
580 |
Numerals |
582 |
Cardinal Numbers |
582 |
Ordinal Numbers |
583 |
Irregular Forms of Comparison |
586 |
Key to Exercises Based on Texts |
588 |
Key to Translation Exercises |
591 |
Bibliography |
620 |
Index |
623 |