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Essential English Grammar
CONTENTS (Total Pages: 452)
Chapter 1: The Eight Parts of Speech (1-211, 211 pages)
Introduction (1-4, 4 pages)
  • What is English Grammar? (2, 1 page)
  • What is a sentence? (3, 1 page)
  • Common Mistakes (4, 1 page)
Section 1: Nouns (5-29, 25 pages)
  • I. Definition of Nouns (5, 1 page)
  • II. Types of Nouns (6-7, 2 pages)
  • A. Common Nouns (6, 1 page)
  • B. Proper Nouns (6, 1 page)
  • C. Collective Nouns (6, 1 page)
  • D. Abstract Nouns (7, 1 page)
  • E. Material Nouns (7, 1 page)
  • III. Changes in Nouns (8-24, 17 pages)
  • A. Number of Nouns (8-18, 11 pages)
  • B. Gender of Nouns (19-20, 2 pages)
  • C. Case of Nouns (21-24, 4 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Nouns (25, 1 page)
Section 2: Pronouns (26-58, 33 pages)
  • I. Definition (26, 1 page)
  • II. Types (27-43, 17 pages)
  • A. Personal Pronouns (27-29, 3 pages)
  • B. Compound Pronouns (30-31, 2 pages)
  • C. Demonstrative Pronouns (32-33, 2 pages)
  • D. Indefinite Pronouns (34-35, 2 pages)
  • E. Reciprocal Pronouns (36, 1 page)
  • F. Numeral Pronouns (37, 1 page)
  • G. Relative Pronouns (38-41, 4 pages)
  • H. Compound Relative Pronouns (42, 1 page)
  • I. Interrogative Pronouns (43, 1 page)
  • III. Usage (44-53, 10 pages)
  • A. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (44-46, 3 pages)
  • B. Case of Pronouns (47-53, 7 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Pronouns (54, 1 page)
Section 3: Verbs (55-115, 61 pages)
  • I. Definition (55, 1 page)
  • II. Types (56-63, 8 pages)
  • A. Transitive/Intransitive (56-60, 5 pages)
  • B. Regular/Irregular (61-63, 3 pages)
  • III. Conjugation (64-97, 34 pages)
  • A. Person/Number (64-67, 4 pages)
  • B. Tense (68-78, 11 pages)
  • (1) Simple Tenses (68-71, 4 pages)
  • (2) Perfect Tenses (72-75, 4 pages)
  • (3) Progressive Forms (76-78, 3 pages)
  • C. Mood (79-88, 10 pages)
  • (1) Indicative (79-82, 4 pages)
  • (2) Imperative (83-85, 3 pages)
  • (3) Subjunctive (86-88, 3 pages)
  • D. Voice (89-95, 7 pages)
  • (1) Active/Passive (89-92, 4 pages)
  • (2) Command Voice (93, 1 page)
  • (3) Subjunctive Voice (94-95, 2 pages)
  • E. Conclusion (96-97, 2 pages)
  • IV. Auxiliary Verbs (98-109, 12 pages)
  • A. Main vs Auxiliary (98, 1 page)
  • B. Usage (99-109, 11 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Verbs (110, 1 page)
Section 4: Adjectives (111-135, 25 pages)
  • I. Definition (111, 1 page)
  • II. Types (112-117, 6 pages)
  • A. Descriptive Adjectives (112-114, 3 pages)
  • (1) Common Adjectives (112-113, 2 pages)
  • (2) Proper Adjectives (114, 1 page)
  • B. Limiting Adjectives (115, 1 page)
  • (1) Pronominal Adjectives (115, 1 page)
  • (2) Numeral Adjectives (115, 1 page)
  • III. Comparison (116-120, 5 pages)
  • A. Degrees of Comparison (116-117, 2 pages)
  • B. Formation Methods (118-120, 3 pages)
  • IV. Usage and Position (121-125, 5 pages)
  • V. Articles (126-135, 10 pages)
  • A. Indefinite Articles (126-128, 3 pages)
  • B. Definite Articles (129-131, 3 pages)
  • C. Omission (132-135, 4 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Adjectives (136, 1 page)
Section 5: Adverbs (137-155, 19 pages)
  • I. Definition (137, 1 page)
  • II. Types (138-148, 11 pages)
  • A. Simple Adverbs (138-140, 3 pages)
  • B. Interrogative Adverbs (141, 1 page)
  • C. Relative Adverbs (142, 1 page)
  • D. Conjunctive Adverbs (143-148, 6 pages)
  • III. Comparison (149-151, 3 pages)
  • IV. Usage and Position (152-155, 4 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Adverbs (156, 1 page)
Section 6: Prepositions (157-185, 29 pages)
  • I. Definition (157, 1 page)
  • II. Types (158-172, 15 pages)
  • A. Simple Prepositions (158-167, 10 pages)
  • B. Phrasal Prepositions (168-170, 3 pages)
  • C. Double Prepositions (171, 1 page)
  • D. Participial Prepositions (172, 1 page)
  • III. Objects (173-176, 4 pages)
  • A. Nouns/Equivalents (173-175, 3 pages)
  • B. Prepositional Phrases (176, 1 page)
  • IV. Position (177-185, 9 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Prepositions (186, 1 page)
Section 7: Conjunctions (187-205, 19 pages)
  • I. Definition (187, 1 page)
  • II. Types (188-192, 5 pages)
  • A. Coordinating (188-190, 3 pages)
  • B. Subordinating (191-192, 2 pages)
  • III. Usage (193-205, 13 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Conjunctions (206, 1 page)
Section 8: Interjections (207-211, 5 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Interjections (212, 1 page)
Chapter 2: Verbs (2) and Prepositions (2) (213-365, 153 pages)
Introduction (213-214, 2 pages)
Section 1: Verbals (215-239, 25 pages)
  • I. Infinitives (216-223, 8 pages)
  • A. Forms (216, 1 page)
  • B. Tenses (217-218, 2 pages)
  • C. Usage (219-223, 5 pages)
  • II. Participles (224-230, 7 pages)
  • A. Forms (224, 1 page)
  • B. Tenses (225, 1 page)
  • C. Usage (226-230, 5 pages)
  • III. Gerunds (231-238, 8 pages)
  • A. Forms (231, 1 page)
  • B. Tenses (232, 1 page)
  • C. Usage (233-238, 6 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Verbals (239, 1 page)
Section 2: Idiomatic Use of Prepositions (240-364, 125 pages)
  • I. With Persons/Things (240, 1 page)
  • II. With Different Parts of Speech (241, 1 page)
  • III. Common Words (242-363, 122 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Prepositions (364, 1 page)
Chapter 3: Phrases, Clauses and Sentences (366-399, 34 pages)
Introduction (366-367, 2 pages)
Section 1: Phrases (368-372, 5 pages)
  • I. Definition (368, 1 page)
  • II. Types (369-371, 3 pages)
  • A. By Structure (369, 1 page)
  • (1) Noun Phrases (369, 1 page)
  • (2) Prepositional (369, 1 page)
  • (3) Infinitive (369, 1 page)
  • (4) Participial (369, 1 page)
  • (5) Gerund (369, 1 page)
  • B. By Function (370, 1 page)
  • (1) Noun (370, 1 page)
  • (2) Adjective (370, 1 page)
  • (3) Adverbial (370, 1 page)
  • (4) Absolute (370, 1 page)
  • Common Mistakes - Phrases (372, 1 page)
Section 2: Clauses (373-383, 11 pages)
  • I. Definition (373, 1 page)
  • II. Types (374-382, 9 pages)
  • A. By Structure (374-376, 3 pages)
  • (1) Coordinate (374-376, 3 pages)
  • (2) Main/Subordinate (374-376, 3 pages)
  • B. By Function (377-382, 6 pages)
  • (1) Noun (377-382, 6 pages)
  • (2) Adjective (377-382, 6 pages)
  • (3) Adverbial (377-382, 6 pages)
  • III. Sequence of Tenses (383, 1 page)
  • Common Mistakes - Clauses (384, 1 page)
Section 3: Sentences (385-399, 15 pages)
  • I. Definition (385, 1 page)
  • II. Types (386-398, 13 pages)
  • A. By Structure (386-391, 6 pages)
  • (1) Simple (386-391, 6 pages)
  • a. Subject (387, 1 page)
  • b. Predicate (388, 1 page)
  • c. Compound Elements (389-391, 3 pages)
  • (2) Compound (392-393, 2 pages)
  • (3) Complex (394-395, 2 pages)
  • (4) Mixed (396, 1 page)
  • B. By Function (397-398, 2 pages)
  • (1) Declarative (397-398, 2 pages)
  • (2) Interrogative (397-398, 2 pages)
  • (3) Imperative (397-398, 2 pages)
  • (4) Exclamatory (397-398, 2 pages)
  • III. Direct/Indirect Speech (399, 1 page)
  • Common Mistakes - Sentences (400, 1 page)
Chapter 4: Idioms (401-452, 52 pages)
Introduction (401-402, 2 pages)
Section 1: Idiomatic Use of Some Verbs (403-407, 5 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Verb Idioms (408, 1 page)
Section 2: Other Common Idioms (409-451, 43 pages)
  • Common Mistakes - Idioms (452, 1 page)
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