Book_Index

Essential English Grammar
Content
Total Pages: 452
Chapter 1: The Eight Parts of Speech
Pages: 1-211 (211 pages)
Introduction
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 207-211 (5 pages)
Common Mistakes - Interjections (212, 1 page)
Chapter 2: Verbs (2) and Prepositions (2)
Pages: 213-365 (153 pages)
Introduction
Pages: 213-214 (2 pages)
Section 1: Verbals
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 366-399 (34 pages)
Introduction
Pages: 366-367 (2 pages)
Section 1: Phrases
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 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
Pages: 401-452 (52 pages)
Introduction
Pages: 401-402 (2 pages)
Section 1: Idiomatic Use of Some Verbs
Pages: 403-407 (5 pages)
Common Mistakes - Verb Idioms (408, 1 page)
Section 2: Other Common Idioms
Pages: 409-451 (43 pages)
Common Mistakes - Idioms (452, 1 page)
The End