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1 online resource |
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Essential language grammars |
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Essential grammar.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Why grammar?; Abbreviations and spelling; Glossary; 1 WORDS AND SENTENCES; 1.1 Words and how they are linked in a sentence; 1.2 The subject and the finite verb; 1.3 Direct objects; 1.4 Dative objects; 1.5 Prepositional objects; 1.6 sein 'be' and its complements; 1.7 Sentences and clauses; 1.8 Main clauses; 1.9 Questions and commands; 1.10 Subordinate clauses; Words and sentences in context; 2 NOUNS; 2.1 Gender; 2.2 Masculine nouns; 2.3 Feminine nouns; 2.4 Neuter nouns; 2.5 Other clues to gender; 2.6 Noun plurals |
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2.7 The plural of masculine nouns2.8 The plural of feminine nouns; 2.9 The plural of neuter nouns; 2.10 Plurals in -s (and other foreign plurals); 2.11 Case; 2.12 Case marking on the noun; Nouns in context; 3 THE NOUN PHRASE: DETERMINERS AND PRONOUNS; 3.1 The definite article; 3.2 The indefinite article; 3.3 Uses of the articles; 3.4 Demonstratives; 3.5 Possessives; 3.6 Other determiners; 3.7 Personal pronouns; 3.8 Reflexive pronouns; 3.9 Demonstrative, possessive and indefinite pronouns; The noun phrase in context; 4 ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS AND ADVERBIALS; 4.1 Adjective declension |
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4.2 Adjective declension: some special cases4.3 Adjectives used as nouns; 4.4 Adjectives with the dative; 4.5 Adjectives with prepositions; 4.6 Comparison of adjectives; 4.7 Some uses of the comparative and superlative; 4.8 Adverbs and adverbials; 4.9 Time adverbials; 4.10 Adverbs of place; 4.11 Adverbs of direction; 4.12 Adverbs of attitude; 4.13 Adverbs of manner; 4.14 Adverbs of degree; 4.15 Interrogative adverbials; 4.16 Adverb comparison; 4.17 Cardinal numbers; 4.18 Ordinal numbers; 4.19 Fractions; 4.20 Clock times, days of the week and months; 4.21 Modal particles |
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Adjectives, adverbs and adverbials in context5 PREPOSITIONS; 5.1 Prepositions with the accusative; 5.2 Prepositions with the dative; 5.3 Prepositions with the dative or the accusative; 5.4 Prepositions with the genitive; 5.5 Prepositional adverbs; Prepositions in context; 6 VERBS: FORMS; 6.1 Principal parts: weak, strong and irregular verbs; 6.2 Tenses: general; 6.3 Conjugation of weak and strong verbs in simple tenses; 6.4 Separable and inseparable verbs; 6.5 Conjugation of irregular verbs; 6.6 Compound tenses; 6.7 haben or sein in the perfect?; 6.8 Forms of the passive |
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6.9 Forms of the subjunctive6.10 Vowel changes with strong verbs; 6.11 List of strong and irregular verbs; Verb forms in context; 7 VERBS: USES; 7.1 The tenses and their use; 7.2 Present and future; 7.3 Past and perfect; 7.4 The passive with werden; 7.5 The 'subjectless' passive; 7.6 The passive with dative objects; 7.7 von or durch with the passive; 7.8 The passive with sein; 7.9 Alternatives to passive constructions; 7.10 The subjunctive: general; 7.11 Subjunctive II: conditional sentences; 7.12 Subjunctive I: reported speech; 7.13 The modal auxiliary verbs; 7.14 dürfen; 7.15 können |
| Summary |
Essential German Grammar is a student-friendly grammar and workbook designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build a real understanding of both spoken and written German. The reference grammar section offers clear explanations of key grammar points while a separate exercise section gives students the opportunity to test themselves and put into practice what they have learned. This new edition has been revised and updated throughout. Explanations, tables and exercises have been improved and a number of the authentic texts and illustrations have been replaced by new material. Key |
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Includes index |
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In English and German |
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Vendor-supplied metadata |
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German language -- Grammar
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German language -- Usage
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- German.
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German language -- Grammar
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German language -- Usage
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kohl, Katrin M. (Katrin Maria), 1956- author.
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Kaiser, Claudia (Language specialist), author.
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Loftus, Gudrun, author.
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| ISBN |
9781317541837 |
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1317541839 |
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1315728079 |
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9781315728070 |
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