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Contents
Part One: Building Blocks Phrase, Clause, Sentence · Person, Number · Verbs and Verb Parts · Infinitives and Gerunds · Modal Verbs · Nouns · Case Function · Personal Pronouns · Possessives and Demonstratives · Nominal Infinitive Phrases · Nominal Clauses · Relative and Interrogative Pronouns · Articles · Appositives · Adjectives · Adjectival Phrases and Clauses · Restrictive Relative Clauses · Non-restrictive Relative Clauses · Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases · Prepositions · Conjunctions Part Two: Verbs and Tense Introduction · Word Sequencing · The Verbs ‘To Be’ and ‘To Have’ · ‘To Be’ and Predicate Adjectives · Tense Systems · Tense Relationships · Tense in Historical Narrative · The Present/Future Tense System · Passive · Between Active and Passive · Time Relation · Correlated Time Relation · Past Future · Two More Tenses in Present/Future · Participation of ‘To Do’ in the Tenses · Discontinued Past and Defective Verbs · Elemental Verbal Constructions · The Verbs ‘To Get’ and ‘To Put’ · ‘To Get’ and ‘To Put’ in Elementals · Some Uses of ‘To Go’ Part Three: Subjunctive and Conditional Approach · The Conditional Paradigm · Alternating Verb Forms · Static Form in the Past · Politeness and the Subjunctive · Inevitability and Time Relation · Modal Verbs in Conditional Sentences · Interrogatory · Negation · Special Conditions · Indirect Discourse · Predicate Adjectives · Eventuality · Volition · Substitutions and Interchangeable Parts · Explanatory Clause · Interrogatory Clause of Reason · Clause of Impression · Qualifying Clause · Anomalies · Conditional of Alternatives · How to Make a Hash of the Subjunctive Part Four: Sentence and Paragraph Introductory Remark · Grammatical Inversion · Questions · Simple Sentence Inversions · Complex Sentences with Inversions · Universals · Commas and Other Punctuation · Reference · Sentence Variation Part Five: Learning and Teaching as a Non-native Writing for Non-natives · Steps in Writing a Paper · Integrating Sources into Your Paper · Writing Effective Conclusions · Revising Your Paper · “Your Writing Sounds Awkward” · “Polish the Language” · Any Magical Recipes for Good Writing?
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