Parrot, Martin.

Grammar for English language teachers / Martin Parrott. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - viii, 470 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Previous edition: 2000. Includes index.

Nouns -- Articles -- Quantifiers -- Adjectives -- Adverbs -- Comparatives and superlatives -- Prepositions -- Verbs (introduction) -- Combining words -- Multiword verbs and verbal expressions -- Modal verbs -- Infinitive and -ing forms of verbs -- The present -- The future -- The past -- The present perfect -- Used to and would -- Reported and direct speech -- Conditional sentences -- Sentence constituents : basic principles -- Sentence constituents : major variants -- Passive constructions -- Discourse markers -- Ellipsis and substitution -- Finite adverbial clauses -- Noun clauses -- Relative clauses -- Non-finite clauses -- Defining and non-defining phrases and clauses -- Complex sentences : integrating the elements -- Research activities -- Phonemic symbols.

Designed to help teachers to develop their overall knowledge and understanding of English grammar, this guide provides a quick source of reference in planning lessons and clarifying learners' problems.

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