Preface |
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Symbols |
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Part One A guide to the use of this book 1--56 |
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1 | (36) |
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3 | (2) |
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The way this book is organized 6--14 |
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5 | (4) |
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Varieties of English 15--16 |
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9 | (1) |
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Grammar in spoken and written English 17--32 |
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10 | (9) |
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19 | (8) |
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A note on phonetic symbols 43 |
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27 | (1) |
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Geographical and national varieties 44 |
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28 | (2) |
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Levels of usage: formal and informal English 45--56 |
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30 | (7) |
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Part Two Grammar in use 57--434 |
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37 | (382) |
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Section A Concepts 57--239 |
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39 | (91) |
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Referring to objects, substances and materials 57--66 |
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39 | (4) |
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Concrete and abstract 67--69 |
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43 | (2) |
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Amount or quantity 70--81 |
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45 | (7) |
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Definite and indefinite meaning 82--101 |
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52 | (9) |
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Relations between ideas expressed by nouns 102--109 |
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61 | (3) |
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Restrictive and non-restrictive meaning 110--112 |
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64 | (2) |
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Time, tense and aspect 113--150 |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (5) |
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The progressive aspect 132--139 |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (4) |
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81 | (3) |
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84 | (5) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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Place, direction and distance 170--193 |
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93 | (11) |
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Manner, means and instrument 194--197 |
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104 | (2) |
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Cause, reason and purpose 198--206 |
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106 | (4) |
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Condition and contrast 207--214 |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (5) |
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Role, standard and point of view 224 |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (4) |
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Addition, exception and restriction 234--238 |
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125 | (3) |
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Subject matter: about and on 239 |
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128 | (2) |
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Section B Information, reality and belief 240--297 |
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130 | (29) |
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Statements, questions and responses 240--252 |
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130 | (6) |
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Omission of information 253--255 |
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136 | (1) |
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Reported statements and questions 256--260 |
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137 | (3) |
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Denial and affirmation 261--269 |
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140 | (4) |
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Agreement and disagreement 270--273 |
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144 | (1) |
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Fact, hypothesis and neutrality 274--282 |
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145 | (5) |
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Degrees of likelihood 283--292 |
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150 | (6) |
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Attitudes to truth 293--297 |
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156 | (3) |
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Section C Mood, emotion and attitude 298--350 |
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159 | (28) |
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Emotive emphasis in speech 299--305 |
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159 | (4) |
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Describing emotions 306--318 |
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163 | (5) |
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168 | (2) |
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Permission and obligation 325--329 |
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170 | (3) |
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Influencing people 330--340 |
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173 | (7) |
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Friendly communications 341--348 |
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180 | (5) |
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185 | (2) |
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Section D Meanings in connected discourse 351--434 |
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187 | (232) |
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187 | (3) |
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Linking clauses and sentences 360--370 |
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190 | (3) |
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`General purpose' links 371--374 |
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193 | (2) |
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Cross-reference and omission 375--394 |
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195 | (9) |
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Presenting and focusing information 395--409 |
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204 | (7) |
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Order and emphasis 410--434 |
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211 | (14) |
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Part Three A--Z in English grammar 435--747 |
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225 | (2) |
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Adjective patterns 436--439 |
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227 | (4) |
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231 | (4) |
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Adjective or adverb? 445--447 |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (7) |
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245 | (3) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (3) |
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252 | (6) |
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258 | (6) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (4) |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (4) |
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277 | (3) |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (7) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (3) |
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291 | (4) |
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295 | (2) |
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Introductory there 547--549 |
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297 | (3) |
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300 | (16) |
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316 | (3) |
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Nationality words 579--580 |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (4) |
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325 | (5) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (4) |
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335 | (5) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (3) |
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344 | (3) |
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Personal and reflexive pronouns 619--629 |
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347 | (5) |
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Phrasal and prepositional verbs 630--634 |
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352 | (5) |
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357 | (3) |
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360 | (4) |
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364 | (2) |
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Prepositional phrases 654--656 |
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366 | (2) |
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Prepositions and prepositional adverbs 657--660 |
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368 | (3) |
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371 | (1) |
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Pronunciation of endings 663--666 |
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372 | (2) |
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Proper nouns and names 667--674 |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (5) |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (1) |
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Relative clauses 686--694 |
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383 | (5) |
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388 | (1) |
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Some-words and any-words 697--699 |
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389 | (3) |
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Spelling changes 700--704 |
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392 | (2) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (6) |
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403 | (9) |
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412 | (5) |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
Index |
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