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Contents
Introduction
VII
Acknowledgements
VIII
Key to symbols
IX
Sentence and text
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
English grammar
The simple sentence
Statements, questions, imperatives and exclamations
Questions and answers
Leaving out and replacing words
Information and emphasis
Spoken English and written English
1
6
15
25
42
52
64
Verb forms
8
9
10
11
12
13
The verb phrase
Verb tenses and aspects
The future
Be, have and do
Modal verbs
The passive
75
82
95
104
113
130
Infinitive, gerund and participles
14 The infinitive
15 The gerund
16
Participles
144
159
167
The noun phrase
17
18
19
20...