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Preface1 The sentenceNoun phrases
Verb phrases
Modifiers2 The verb phrase3 The verbLinking verbs
Irregular verbs
Tenses4 The progressive tensesThe present progressive
The past progressive
The future progressive5. The perfect tensesThe present perfect
The past perfect
The future perfect6 Modal auxiliariesShades of meaning
Special auxiliaries7 The progressive forms of modal auxiliaries8 The auxiliary doUsing do in questions
Using do in negative sentences9 The passive voiceUsing the passive10 The passive form of modal auxiliariesThe future tense
The past tense11 The stative passiveAdjectives and participles
The progressive form vs. the stative passive
Prepositions12 Past participles with get13 Participal adjectivesPresent participles
Past participles14 Subject-verb agreementThird-person singular and plural
The verb be
Expressions of quantity
Collective nouns
Auxiliary verbs
Complex sentences15 Agreement with nounsPersonal pronouns and collective nouns
Indefinite pronouns
Complex nouns16 Using otherAdjectives Pronouns17 GerundsDistinguishing gerunds from present participles
The possessive18 ConjunctionsCoordinating conjunctions
Conjunctions and their meaning
Correlative conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Adverbs that act as conjunctions19 PrepositionsCompound prepositions
Noun and pronoun objects
More than one prepositional phrase20 Adjectives and adverbsAdjectives
Adverbs21 Filler subjects and impersonal subjectsFiller subjects
Impersonal subjects22 ClausesIndependent clauses
Dependent clauses
Relative clauses23 PunctuationThe period
The comma
The semicolon
The colon
The question mark
The exclamation point
The apostrophe
Quotation marks
The hyphen and the dash
Parentheses and brackets24 Capitalization, numbers, and italicsCapitalization
Numbers
ItalicsAppendix: Review exercises
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