J. Lachlan Mackenzie - Principles & Pitfalls of English Grammar

Contents

PART I First principles

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Towards a mastery of English grammar

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Some basics

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2.1 Introduction 2.2 The verb

2.2.1 Introduction

2.2.2 Tense, aspect, voice and mood

2.2.3 The verb phrase 2.2.4 Auxiliary verbs

2.3 Other word classes 2.3.1 The noun

2.3.2 The pronoun 2.3.3 The adjective 2.3.4 The adverb 2.3.5 The preposition

2.4 Conclusion

Exercises

PART II The verb phrase

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Tense and aspect

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3.1 Introduction

3.2 Tense

3.3 The four tense forms

3.3.1 Simple present tense 3.3.2 Simple past tense 3.3.3 Present perfect tense 3.3.4 Past perfect tense