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NMDCAT ENGLISH GRAMMER
- Table of contents
- About the author
- Preface
- Editor’s Note
- English Grammar
- Parts of Speech
- Nouns
- Common and Proper Nouns
- Nouns of Address
- Concrete and Abstract Nouns
- Countable Nouns
- Uncountable Nouns
- Collective Nouns
- Compound Nouns
- Nominalization (Creating Nouns)
- Pronouns
- Personal pronouns
- Personal Pronouns – Number
- Personal Pronouns – Person (First person, Second person, Third person)
- Personal Pronouns – Gender
- Personal Pronouns – Case
- Personal Pronouns – Reflexive Pronouns
- Intensive Pronouns
- Indefinite Pronouns
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Interrogative Pronouns
- Relative Pronouns
- Reciprocal Pronouns
- Dummy Pronouns
- Verbs
- Finite and Non-finite Verbs
- Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- Regular and Irregular Verbs
- Auxiliary Verbs
- Primary Auxiliary Verbs
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Will
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Would
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Shall
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Should
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Can
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Could
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – May
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Might
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs – Must
- Substituting Modal Verbs
- Semi-Modal Auxiliary Verbs
- Infinitives
- Participles
- Action Verbs
- Stative Verbs
- Linking Verbs
- Light Verbs
- Phrasal Verbs
- Common Phrasal Verbs
- Conditional Verbs
- Causative Verbs
- Factitive Verbs
- Reflexive Verbs
- Adjectives
- Attributive Adjectives
- Predicative Adjectives
- Proper Adjectives
- Collective Adjectives
- Demonstrative Adjectives
- Interrogative Adjectives
- Nominal Adjectives
- Compound Adjectives
- Order of Adjectives
- Degrees of Comparison
- Comparative Adjectives
- Superlative Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Adverbs of Time
- Adverbs of Place
- Adverbs of Manner
- Adverbs of Degree
- Mitigators
- Intensifiers
- Adverbs of Frequency
- Adverbs of Purpose
- Focusing Adverbs
- Negative Adverbs
- Conjunctive Adverbs
- Evaluative Adverbs
- Viewpoint Adverbs
- Relative Adverbs
- Adverbial Nouns
- Regular and Irregular Adverbs
- Degrees of Comparison
- Comparative Adverbs
- Superlative Adverbs
- Order of Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Prepositional Phrases
- Categories of Prepositions
- Common Prepositional Errors
- Prepositions with Nouns
- Prepositions with Verbs
- Prepositions with Adjectives
- Prepositions in Idioms
- Idioms that Start with Prepositions
- Idioms that End with Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Correlative Conjunctions
- Subordinating Conjunctions
- Other parts of speech
- Particles
- Articles
- Determiners
- Possessive Determiners
- Gerunds
- Gerunds as Objects of Verbs
- Interjections
- Inflection (Accidence)
- Conjugation
- Tense
- Present Tense
- Present Simple Tense
- Present Continuous Tense (Progressive)
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Past Tense
- Past Simple Tense
- Past Continuous Tense
- Past Perfect Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- Future Tense (Approximation)
- Future Simple Tense
- Future Continuous Tense
- Future Perfect Tense
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Aspect
- Perfective and Imperfective Aspect
- Aspects of the Present Tense
- Aspects of the Past Tense
- Aspects of the Future Tense
- Mood
- Indicative Mood
- Subjunctive Mood
- Subjunctive Mood – Expressing Wishes
- Voice
- Active Voice
- Passive Voice
- Middle Voice
- Speech
- Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
- Grammatical Person
- Declension
- Plurals
- Gender in Nouns
- Regular and Irregular Inflection
- Syntax
- Subjects and Predicates
- The Subject
- The Predicate
- Complements
- Objects
- Subject Complements
- Object Complements
- Adjective Complements
- Adverbial Complements
- Modifiers
- Adjuncts
- Phrases
- Noun Phrases
- Adjective Phrases
- Adverbial Phrases
- Participle Phrases
- Absolute Phrases
- Appositives
- Clauses
- Independent Clauses
- Dependent Clauses
- Noun Clauses
- Relative Clauses
- Adverbial Clauses
- Sentences
- Compound Sentences
- Complex Sentences
- Compound-Complex Sentences
- Declarative Sentences
- Interrogative Sentences
- Negative Interrogative Sentences
- Imperative Sentences
- Conditional Sentences
- Major and Minor Sentences (Regular and Irregular Sentences)
- Quiz answers
- Index
About the author
Peter Herring was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up with a passion for
reading. He attended the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada,
where he majored in English Literature. He went on to complete a master’s
degree in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at University College Dublin in
Ireland, where he graduated with honors.
Peter has worked as an editor since 2009, lending his passion for words to
scientific research projects, non-fiction publishing, and The Free Dictionary.
He lives in Dublin, Ireland, with his wife and son.
About the Editor
Nick Norlen is the managing editor of The Free Dictionary, where he oversees
all editorial projects. After graduating with honors from La Salle University in
Philadelphia, he worked as a reporter before joining the Farlex team in 2008.
He lives in Newtown, Pennsylvania, with his wife and daughter, whose first
word is his favorite word.
Preface
Grammar is without a doubt one of the most daunting aspects of the English
language, an area riddled with complexities, inconsistencies, and contradictions.
It has also been in a state of flux for pretty much its entire existence. For Native
speakers of English, as well as those learning it as a new language, grammar
presents a very serious challenge to speaking and writing both accurately and
effectively.
Having a single, reliable, go-to reference guide should therefore be indispensable
to those trying to learn, improve, or perfect their speech or writing. This book is
that guide: a clear, unambiguous, and comprehensive source of information that
covers all the relevant topics of English grammar, while still being easy to
understand and enjoyable to read.
Every topic in the book has been broken down into basic units. Each unit can be
read and understood in its own right, but throughout the book, you will find
cross-references to other sections and chapters to help make it clear how all the
pieces fit together. If you’re having trouble understanding something, try going
back (or forward) to other related topics in the book.
Finally, it must be mentioned that, because English is such a flexible,
inconsistent language, the “rules” that are often bandied about are usually not
rules at all, but rather guides that reflect how the language is used. Accordingly,
the guidelines contained within this book are just that—guidelines. They are not
intended to provide constrictive or proscriptive rules that confine everyone to a
particular way of speaking or writing.
Learning how the English language works will enhance your engagement with speech and writing every day, from the books you read to the e-mails you write, to the conversations, you have with friends and strangers alike. As such, mastering grammar is not an exercise that is confined to the classroom. While it is certainly important to learn the structures, styles, and rules that shape the language, the key to truly learning English is to read and listen to the way people write and speak every day, from the most well-known authors to the people you talk to on the bus. Take the information you find in this book and carry it with you into.
