How English works : a grammar handbook with readings /
Ann Raimes.
- New York : St. Martin's Press, c1990
- xxiii, 389 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Part I: Grammar: Basic sentence structure: Subjects and predicate. Phrases and clauses. Questions and negatives – Noun phrases: Proper nouns. Countable and un countable nouns. Articles – Verb phrases: Verb phrases. Verb tenses. Modal auxiliaries. Active and passive – Modifiers: Adjectives and noun modifiers. Adverbs and frequency adverbs. Comparisions – Agreement: Subject-verb agreement. Pronouns and pronoun reference. –ing forms… -- Combining sentences: Adjectival clauses. Noun clauses and reported speech. Adverbial clauses… -- Principles of written discourse: Style. Punctuation – Part II: Readings – Appendix
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