| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |