English Grammar Guide for Language Students : : Especially students of Biblical Hebrew, New Testament Greek, Latin, and related modern languages /

English Grammar Guide for Language Students : : Especially students of Biblical Hebrew, New Testament Greek, Latin, and related modern languages / / Peter Burton.

Too many incoming students are fluent in English but unable to discuss the language grammatically. Introductory language courses and textbooks often assume a proficiency and familiarity with grammatical terms that is not possessed by the students. This guide delivers an understanding of English gram...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
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Burton, Peter,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Gorgias Handbooks
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Scope and Purpose of the Book
  • 2. What is grammar?
  • 3. Phrases and Sentences
  • 4. Four types of simple sentences
  • 5. Two parts of a simple sentence: subject and predicate I
  • 6. Functions of words in sentences
  • 7. Parts of Speech I
  • 8. Two Parts of a Simple Sentence: Subject and Predicate II
  • 9. Definition of a phrase
  • 10. Transitivity of Verbs: Transitive verbs and intransitive verbs
  • 11. Voice of Verbs
  • 12. Tense of Verbs
  • 13. Aspect of Verbs
  • 14. Mood of Verbs
  • 15. Summary of components of a simple sentence: one subject and predicate
  • 16. Parts of Speech II
  • 17. Case
  • 18. Person
  • 19. Number
  • 20. Grammatical Gender
  • 21. Tables of personal pronouns and pronominal adjectives III
  • 22. Agreement I
  • 23. Apposition: Words in apposition to nouns and pronouns
  • 24. Types of Pronouns and Pronominal Adjectives I
  • 25. Non-finite verbs
  • 26. Grammar and Translation Issues II
  • 27. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
  • 28. Phrases II
  • 29. Simple sentence components and expansion using non-finite verbs and phrases
  • 30. Clauses I: Clauses, simple sentences and composite sentences
  • 31. Clauses II: Types of Subordinate Clauses (Dependent Clauses
  • 32. Sentence Expansion II: step 4
  • 33. Conjunctions
  • 34. Phrases III: Conjunctions and temporal phrases
  • 35. Types of Pronouns and Pronominal Adjectives II
  • 36. Agreement II
  • 37. Distinguishing present gerunds from present participles in the active voice
  • 38. Clauses III: Six types of Questions
  • 39. Clauses IV: Direct and Indirect Speech
  • 40. Word Order II
  • 41. Parts of Speech Summary II
  • 42. Summary of simple sentence components
  • 43. Sentence expansion: adding clauses
  • 44. Summary of Sentence Analysis Guidelines and Examples
  • 45. A Difficult Example
  • 46. Grammar and translation issues III: A basic rule of translation
  • 47. Verbs with double objects Part II
  • 48. Idioms using an indefinite pronoun or an indefinite adverb
  • 49. Bibliography and Suggested Reading
  • 50. Grammar Reference Glossary and Index

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