Modern English Grammar Structure, Meanings, and Usage

by Yadurajan, K.S.

• ISBN13: 9780198082958
• ISBN10: 0198082959
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-01-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

K.S. Yadurajan, former Professor of English, Department of Extension Services, Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad (now The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad), is a well-known language expert, educationist, and author.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION-The Study of Grammar
Grammar, Idiom, and Usage
The Parts of Speech
Units of Structure
Basic Sentence Types
Functions in the Sentence
PART I, THE PARTS OF SPEECH, NOUNS-Structure of the Noun phrase
Noun classes
Noun Features
Number
Gender
Case
The Genitive
The Articles
Functions of the Noun Phrase
PRONOUNS-Personal Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Reflexive /Emphatic pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns
PREPOSITIONS-Types
Functions
Prepositional Meanings
Some Idiomatic Usages
Tied Forms
VERBS-Lexical and Auxiliary
Types of Lexical Verbs
Forms of Lexical Verbs
Finite and Non-finite
The Infinitive
Gerunds and Participles
Gerund and the Infinitive
The Auxiliary
Tense
Expressing the Future
Aspect
Modals
Mood and Modality
Voice: Active and Passive
Structure of the Verb Phrase
Phrasal Verbs
ADJECTIVES-Introduction
Adjective Features
Syntactic Functions of Adjectives
Exceptional Cases
Adjective Complementation
Order of Adjectives
Comparison of Adjectives
Some Usage Points
ADVERBS-Adverb as a Part of Speech
Functions of Adverbs
Position of Adverbs
Comparison of Adverbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Some Points of Usage
CONJUNCTIONS-Introduction
Co-ordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Co-ordinating Conjunctions
PART II, SENTENCE STRUCTURE-The Simple Sentence
Introduction
The Simple Sentence Defined
Clause Patterns in the Simple Sentence
Syntactic functions and Thematic Roles
Questions
Negatives
Commands
Exclamations
COMPLEX AND COMPOUND SENTENCES-Introduction
Nominal Clauses
Relative clauses
Adverb Clauses
Comparative Clauses
Co-ordinate Clauses
GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATION-Some Principles of Information Organization
Concord
Reported Speech
Punctuation
Appendix 1, Formation of the Genitive
Appendix 2, Irregular Verbs