English Grammar Understanding the Basics - Evelyn P. Altenberg, Robert M. Vago 2010

English Grammar Understanding the Basics - Evelyn P. Altenberg, Robert M. Vago 2010

Introduction

Part I: Kinds of words

Unit 1: Identifying nouns

Lesson 1: Identifying nouns

Lesson 2: Concrete and abstract nouns

Lesson 3: Singular and plural nouns

Lesson 4: Animate and inanimate nouns

Lesson 5: Count and noncount nouns

Lesson 6: Proper and common nouns

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 1

Unit 2: Verbs

Lesson 7: Identifying verbs

Lesson 8: The verb base

Lesson 9: Action verbs and linking verbs

Lesson 10: Transitive and intransitive verbs

Lesson 11: Phrasal verbs

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 2

Unit 3: Determiners

Lesson 12: Articles

Lesson 13: Demonstratives

Lesson 14: Possessives

Lesson 15: Quantifiers

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 3

Unit 4: Adjectives

Lesson 16: Identifying adjectives

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 4

Unit 5: Prepositions

Lesson 17: Identifying prepositions

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 5

Unit 6: Conjuctions

Lesson 18: Coordinating conjunctions

Lesson 19: Subordinating conjunctions

Lesson 20: Correlative conjunctions

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 6

Unit 7: Pronouns

Lesson 21: Subject and object pronouns

Lesson 22: Reflexive pronouns

Lesson 23: Demonstrative pronouns

Lesson 24: Possessive pronouns

Lesson 25: Interrogative pronouns

Lesson 26: Relative pronouns

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 7

Unit 8: Adverbs

Lesson 27: Identifying adverbs

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 8

Review matching exercise and answer key - Part I

Part II: Kinds of phrases

Unit 9: Noun phrases

Lesson 28: The basic structure of noun phrases

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 9

Unit 10: Prepositional phrases

Lesson 29: The basic structure of prepositional phrases

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 10

Unit 11: Verb phrases

Lesson 30: The basic structure of verb phrases

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 11

Unit 12: Auxiliary phrases

Lesson 31: The basic structure of auxiliary phrases

Lesson 32: Modals

Lesson 33: Perfect have

Lesson 34: Progressive be

Lesson 35: Combining auxiliary verbs

Lesson 36: The suffixes of auxiliary verbs

Lesson 37: Tense

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 12

Unit 13: Subjects and objects

Lesson 38: Subjects

Lesson 39: Direct objects

Lesson 40: Indirect objects

Lesson 41: The functions of pronouns

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 13

Unit 14: Compound phrases

Lesson 43: Compound noun phrases

Lesson 44: Compound verb phrases

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 14

Review matching exercise and answer key - Part II

Part III: Getting started with sentences

Unit 15: The functions of sentences

Lesson 45: Identifying sentences by function

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 15

Unit 16: Combining sentences

Lesson 46: Simple sentences

Lesson 47: Compound sentences

Lesson 48: Complex sentences

Lesson 49: Sentences with relative clauses

Lesson 50: Compound-complex sentences

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 16

Unit 17: Related sentences

Lesson 51: Looking at related sentences

Lesson 52: Active and passive sentences

Lesson 53: Positive and negative sentences

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 17

Review matching exercise and answer key - Part III

List of Quicktips

Glossary