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Grammar and Usage in the Classroom

by: Lester, Mark

Grammar and Usage in the Classroom

by: Lester, Mark

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9780023700606
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0023700602
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2001
Publisher: Longman
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PART I: TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR

Parts of Speech

(68)

Introduction to parts of Speech

(2)

Nouns

(18)

Identifying common nouns

(9)

Using the apostrophe to indicate possessive nouns

(6)

Pronouns

(13)

Personal pronouns

(3)

Reflexive pronouns

(1)

Indefinite pronouns

(1)

Demonstrative pronouns

(1)

Interrogative pronouns

(2)

Personal pronoun problems

(5)

Adjectives

(12)

Predicate adjectives

(3)

Modifying adjectives

(9)

Verbs

(8)

Action verbs

(1)

Linking verbs

(4)

Finite tenses---present and past

(1)

Present tense

(1)

Past tense

(2)

Adverbs

(5)

Adverbs modifying verbs

(2)

Adverb modifying adjectives

(1)

Adverbs modifying other adverbs

(2)

Prepositions

(2)

Conjunctions

(4)

Coordinating conjunctions

(2)

Correlative conjunctions

(1)

Parallelism

(1)

Interjections

(2)

Summary of traditional grammar

(2)

The Sentence

(24)

Introduction

(2)

Subject

(3)

Predicate

(2)

Subject-verb agreement

(1)

Complement

(8)

Action verb + complement

(4)

Linking verb + complement

(4)

Classifying sentences by purpose

(1)

Diagraming

(5)

Summary of traditional terms

(2)

Phrases

(51)

Introduction

(1)

Noun phrase

(2)

Verb phrase

(7)

Prepositional phrase

105

(9)

Adjective phrase

106

(2)

Adverb phrase

108

(6)

Appositive phrase

114

(3)

Verbal phrase

117

(28)

Participle and participial phrase

120

(8)

Gerund and gerund phrase

128

(6)

Infinitive and infinitive phrase

134

(11)

Summary of traditional terms

145

(1)

Clauses

146

(41)

Introduction

146

(1)

Adjective (relative) clause

147

(13)

Restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses

153

(7)

Adverb clause

160

(5)

Adverb clause modifying an adjective

161

(1)

Adverb clause modifying another adverb

162

(1)

Adverb clause modifying a verb

162

(3)

Subordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs

165

(5)

Noun clause

170

(9)

Sentences classified according to structure

179

(4)

Summary of traditional terms

183

(4)

PART II: ALTERNATIVES AND OPTIONS

A Short History of English Grammar

187

(30)

The origins of traditional grammar

187

(8)

The development of historical-descriptive grammars

195

(2)

The development of structural lingustics

197

(18)

Word formation and parts of speech

200

(7)

Phrasal verbs

207

(4)

Modals

211

(1)

Alternatives to traditional Latin-based analyses of English tense

212

(3)

Summary

215

(2)

Transformational Grammar

217

(45)

Introduction

217

(1)

Theoretical basis of transformational grammar

218

(6)

How classical transformational grammar works

224

(5)

Tense and helping verbs

229

(15)

Modals

232

(3)

Perfect

235

(2)

Progressive

237

(7)

``Stranded'' tense in questions and negative statements

244

(8)

Questions

244

(5)

Negative statements

249

(3)

Passive

252

(5)

The order of transformational rules

257

(3)

Summary

260

(2)

Sentence Combining

262

(71)

Introduction

262

(1)

The Linguistic Perspective

262

(2)

Noun modification

264

(24)

Relative (adjective) clauses

265

(4)

Reducing relative clauses

269

(19)

Nominalization

288

(18)

Noun clauses

291

(2)

Noun phrases

293

(13)

Absolutes

306

(7)

Review

313

(4)

Present participal phrases

313

(1)

Gerund phrases

314

(1)

Absolutes

315

(2)

The Pedagogical Perspective

317

(1)

Kellogg Hunt

317

(7)

What accounts for the growth in T-unit length?

321

(3)

John Mellon

324

(1)

Frank O'Hare

325

(1)

William Strong

325

(1)

Francis Christensen

326

(5)

Summary

331

(2)

Grammar In The Classroom

333

(34)

Introduction

333

(1)

The Role Of Grammar In The Secondary Classroom

334

(3)

Teaching Grammar More Effectively

337

(1)

Teaching grammar for its own sake

338

(9)

Teaching grammar as a way of helping students write better

347

(16)

Student writing error

347

(12)

The relation of grammar and writing

359

(4)

Conclusion

363

(1)

Summary

364

(3)

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