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Grammar for English language teachers / Martin Parrott

By: Parrott, Martin.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000Description: 514 p. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0521477972 (pbk.); 9780521477970 (pbk.).Subject(s): English language -- Grammar -- Study and teachingDDC classification: 428.207
Contents:
Short cut to what you're looking for. - Phonetic symbols. - Thanks. - Acknowledgements. Introduction. - Part A. Words. Introduction to Part A. 1. Nouns. 2. Adjectives. 3. Adverbs. 4. Articles. 5. Quantifiers. 6. Comparatives and superlatives. 7. Prepositions. 8. Verbs. - Part B. More about verbs and related forms. Introduction to Part B. 9. Multiword verbs and multiword verbal expressions. 10. Modal verbs. 11.Infinitive and ing- forms of verbs. 12. The present, including uses of the present perfect. 13. The future. 14. The past: past simple, present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. 15. The past: past perfect simple, past continuous and past perfect continuous. 16. The past: used to and would. 17. Reported and direct speech. 18. Conditional sentences. - Part C. Sentence constituents and word order. Introduction to Part C. 19. Basic principles and patterns. 20. Major variants. 21. Passive constructions. 22. Discourse markers. 23. Ellipsis and substitution. - Part D. Complex sentences. Introduction to Part D. 24. Finite adverbal clauses. 25. Noun clauses. 26. Relative clauses. 27. Non-finite clauses. 28. Defining and non-defining phrases and clauses. 29. Integrating the elements. - Part E. Extension exercises. - Part F. Pronunciation, spelling and punctuation. I. Pronunciation. II. Spelling. III. Punctuation. - Part G. More about sentences constituents. I. Discourse markers - examples in context. II. Subordinating conjunctions - meaning. - Part H. Key to consolidation exercises.
Summary: Grammar for English Language Teachers encourages teachers to appreciate the range of factors which affect grammatical choices, but also introduces the 'rules of thumb' presented to learners in course materials. Consolidation exercises provide an opportunity for teachers to test the rules against real language use and to evaluate classroom and reference materials. - Back cover.
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Winner of Duke of Edinburgh's English Language Award 2000.

With exercises and a key - cover

Short cut to what you're looking for. - Phonetic symbols. - Thanks. - Acknowledgements. Introduction. - Part A. Words. Introduction to Part A. 1. Nouns. 2. Adjectives. 3. Adverbs. 4. Articles. 5. Quantifiers. 6. Comparatives and superlatives. 7. Prepositions. 8. Verbs. - Part B. More about verbs and related forms. Introduction to Part B. 9. Multiword verbs and multiword verbal expressions. 10. Modal verbs. 11.Infinitive and ing- forms of verbs. 12. The present, including uses of the present perfect. 13. The future. 14. The past: past simple, present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. 15. The past: past perfect simple, past continuous and past perfect continuous. 16. The past: used to and would. 17. Reported and direct speech. 18. Conditional sentences. - Part C. Sentence constituents and word order. Introduction to Part C. 19. Basic principles and patterns. 20. Major variants. 21. Passive constructions. 22. Discourse markers. 23. Ellipsis and substitution. - Part D. Complex sentences. Introduction to Part D. 24. Finite adverbal clauses. 25. Noun clauses. 26. Relative clauses. 27. Non-finite clauses. 28. Defining and non-defining phrases and clauses. 29. Integrating the elements. - Part E. Extension exercises. - Part F. Pronunciation, spelling and punctuation. I. Pronunciation. II. Spelling. III. Punctuation. - Part G. More about sentences constituents. I. Discourse markers - examples in context. II. Subordinating conjunctions - meaning. - Part H. Key to consolidation exercises.

Grammar for English Language Teachers encourages teachers to appreciate the range of factors which affect grammatical choices, but also introduces the 'rules of thumb' presented to learners in course materials. Consolidation exercises provide an opportunity for teachers to test the rules against real language use and to evaluate classroom and reference materials. - Back cover.

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