《简明大学英语语法教程》

Chapter One:Part of Speech1

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A:The noun1

B:The pronoun1

C:The adjective4

D:The verb5

E:The adverb8

F:The preposition9

G:The conjunction11

H:The interjection12

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Chapter Two:The Parts of a Sentence14

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A:Subject and predicate15

B:How to find the subject of a sentence16

C:Complements17

D:Direct and Indirect object18

E:The object complement20

F:Subject complement21

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Chapter Three:The Phrase and the Clause24

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A:Noun phrases and verb phrases25

B:Adjective phrases and adverb phrases37

C:The prepositional phrases43

D:Main clauses48

E:Sub clauses48

F:Sentences classified by structure57

G:Sentences classified by purpose58

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Chapter Four:The Subject-Verb Agreement61

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A:Problems of agreement with nouns ending in—s61

B:Problems of agreement with collective nouns64

C:Problems of agreement with subject containing coordinate forms66

D:Problems of agreement with expressions of quantity68

E:Problems of agreement with nominal clause as subject72

F:Problems of agreement in relative-clause and existential sentence73

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Chapter Five:The Determiners75

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A:Collocations between determiners and nouns76

B:Collocations between determiners78

C:General and specific meanings80

D:Article idiomatic usage81

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Chapter Six:Correct Use Of Pronouns87

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A:Personal pronouns88

B:Reflexive pronouns,emphatic pronouns and each other90

C:The pronouns one/onces91

D:Everyone,something etc92

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Chapter Seven:Verb Tenses And Aspect98

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A:Comparisons between present progressive and simple present99

B:Comparisons between present perfect and simple past103

C:Comparisons between past progressive and simple past108

D:Comparisons between present perfect progressive and present perfect110

E:Comparisons between past simple and past perfect113

F:Past perfect progressive114

G:Ways of expressing future time115

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Chapter Eight:Active And Passive Voices124

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A:The use of the passive124

B:Tenses and aspects in the passive129

C:The passive with get130

D:Special passive patterns130

E:Passive+to-infinitive or active participle132

F:The passive to-infinitive and present participle133

G:Active forms with a passive meaning133

H:The passive or be+adjective134

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Chapter Nine:The Subjunctive Mood138

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A:Be—subjunctive139

B:Were—subjunctive140

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Chapter Ten:Auxiliary Verbs142

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A:The primary auxiliary verbs(do,have,be)143

B:The modal auxiliaries144

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Chapter Eleven:Non-Finite Verbs159

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Explanation159

A:Infinitive and the infinitive phrase160

B:Ing-participle164

C:Ing-participle clause173

D:Ing-participle or ed-participle clauses174

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Chapter Twelve:Adjective,Adverb And Their Phrases182

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A:Adjective patterns182

B:Adjectives used in one position only185

C:Adjectives and participles187

D:The order of adjectives188

E:Adjectives used as nouns189

F:Adjective or adverb189

G:Comparative and superlative forms192

H:Patterns expressing a comparison195

I:Adverbs and word order197

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Chapter Thirteen:Preposition And Prepositional Phrase209

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Explanation209

A:The other functions of prepositional phrases210

B:Prepositions of place211

C:Prepositions of time213

D:Idiomatic phrases with prepositions216

E:Noun+preposition218

F:Prepositional verbs220

G:Verb+object+preposition224

H:Phrasal verbs225

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Chapter Fourteen:Statements And Questions233

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A:Statement234

B:Negative statements235

C:Questions236

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Chapter Fifteen:Coordination And Subordination248

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Explanation:Relationship between the ideas in a sentence248

A:Coordinate ideas248

B:Subordinate ideas252

C:Adverbial clause252

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Chapter Sixteen:Conditional Clauses258

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Explanation258

A:Introduction258

B:Type 0 conditionals260

C:Type 1 conditionals260

D:Type 2 conditionals261

E:Type 3 conditionals262

F:If,as long as,unless,in case etc263

G:Should,were,had and inversion264

H:Implied conditions265

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Chapter Seventeen:Noun Clauses268

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A:Introduction268

B:Patterns with noun clauses269

C:Direct and indirect speech270

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Chapter Eighteen:Relative Clauses279

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A:Identifying clauses280

B:Classifying clauses280

C:Adding clauses280

D:Connective clauses281

E:Compare the identifying clause and adding clause281

F:Compare the classifying clause and the adding clause281

G:Relative Pronouns281

H:The pattern a quantifier+of whom/of which283

I:A special use of which283

J:The use of that284

K:Relative adverbs284

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Chapter Nineteen:Leaving Out And Replacing Words288

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A:Avoiding repetition288

B:Leaving out words atter the auxiliary289

C:Leaving out an infinitive clause290

D:Leaving out words after a question word290

E:Leaving out words through coordination290

F:Leaving out words at the beginning of a sentence291

G:Patterns with too,either,so and neither/nor292

H:Do so,do it and do that293

I:Some other ways of avoiding repetition293

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Chapter Twenty:Information And Emphasis296

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A:Word order and information296

B:Front-position298

C:The empty there and it300

D:There or it303

E:Emphasis304

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Bibliography307