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Practical English usage / Michael Swan.

Swan, Michael, 1936- (Author).

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Physical Description: xxx, 658 p. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Table of Contents

verbs, tense and aspect

future

211

(250)

present tenses

461

past simple and progressive

421

(6)

perfect verb forms

427

(28)

present perfect

455

past perfect

423

(47)

progressive (continuous) verb forms

470

past verb form with present or future meaning

426

(154)

tense simplification in subordinate clauses (present for future, past for would etc)

580

be, do, have and modal auxiliaries

auxiliary verbs

(268)

(498)

there is

587

158

(76)

have

234

(119)

modal verbs

353

can and could

121

(217)

may and might

338

(7)

can, could, may and might compared

345

(13)

must

358

(45)

ought

403

(115)

should

518

(2)

should, ought and must compared

520

(109)

will

629

(4)

would

633

infinitives and participles

infinitives

279

(14)

-ing forms

293

(2)

-ing forms used like nouns (gerunds)

295

(4)

-ing form or infinitive after remember, go on etc

299

(109)

-ing and -ed forms used as adjectives (participles)

408

verbs: other points

active verb forms

(402)

passives

412

(155)

subjunctive

567

link verbs: be, seem, look etc

328

irregular verbs

304

(302)

verb complementation (what can follow a verb?)

606

(4)

verbs with two objects

610

verb + object + complement

607

two-part verbs: phrasal verbs

599

(1)

prepositional verbs

600

(8)

verbs of movement (she ran in etc)

608

turning verbs into nouns

598

older English verb forms

392

(131)

nouns

singular and plural

523

countable and uncountable nouns

148

(74)

gender (references to males and females)

222

(208)

piece- and group-words (a bar of chocolate, a bunch of flowers etc)

430

(9)

possessive 's

439

noun + noun

385

complementation (what can follow a noun?)

384

(44)

pronouns

personal pronouns (I, me, you etc)

428

(65)

reflexive pronouns (myself etc)

493

each other and one another

171

(377)

indefinite pronouns (somebody, someone, anything etc)

548

(74)

interrogative which, what, who etc

622

one: substitute word (a big one etc)

395

(99)

possessives and demonstratives: see determiners relative who, whom, which, that etc

494

(131)

whoever, whatever etc

625

determiners (the, my, some, several etc)

introduction

154

articles (al an and the)

(380)

possessives (my, mine etc)

441

(148)

demonstratives (this, that, these, those)

589

all

(19)

another and other(s)

(1)

any

(1)

any and every

(54)

both

110

(59)

each

169

(1)

each and every

170

(23)

every (one)

193

either

174

(13)

enough

187

(44)

half

231

(89)

less and fewer

320

least and fewest

318

(11)

(a) little and (a) few

329

(4)

[a] lot

333

(22)

355

(1)

most

356

(1)

much and many

357

(15)

neither (of)

372

(4)

no, none and not a/any

376

(166)

so much and so many

542

(4)

some

546

(1)

some and any

547

(49)

too much and too many

596

adjectives

position

(3)

order before nouns

(4)

complementation (what can follow an adjective?)

adjectives with and

(1)

adjectives without nouns

(1)

pronunciation of aged, naked etc

(3)

adverbs

position

(5)

adverbs of manner and adjectives

(1)

adverbs or adjectives? confusing cases

adverb particles

(115)

comparison

structures

135

(1)

as...as; as much/many as

136

(1)

comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs

137

(311)

prepositions

general introduction

448

at the ends of clauses

452

(1)

before conjunctions

453

(1)

before -ing forms

454

before and after particular words and expressions

449

(151)

prepositional verbs

600

expressions without prepositions

451

particular prepositions about and on

(506)

above and over

(2)

according to

(1)

across, over and through

(36)

along

(35)

(a)round and about 60 at/in and to

(1)

at, on and in: place

(1)

at, on and in: time

(16)

before and in front of

(2)

below, under, underneath and beneath

100

(5)

between and among

105

(12)

by time

117

(1)

by and near

118

(1)

by (method, agent) and with (tools etc)

119

(47)

due to and owing to

166

(1)

during and for

167

(1)

during and in

168

(39)

for: purpose and cause

207

(1)

for, since, in and from: time

208

(61)

in and into, on and onto

269

(1)

in and to

270

(2)

in spite of

272

(29)

instead of

301

(25)

like and as: similarity, function

326

(39)

near (to)

365

(37)

opposite, facing and in front of

402

(2)

out of

404

(188)

through: time

592

(10)

until

602

(1)

up and down

603

(28)

with

631

conjunctions

general

conjunctions

510

(1)

sentence structure

511

particular conjunctions

and

(1)

and after try, wait, go etc

(18)

as and though: special word order

(3)

as if and as though; like

(1)

as long as

(3)

as well as

(16)

because

(3)

before

(14)

both...and

111

(64)

either...or

175

(77)

how

252

(15)

immediately, the moment etc

267

(39)

it's time (that)

306

(15)

lest

321

(52)

neither ... nor

373

(1)

neither, nor and not...either

374

(9)

not only ...

383

(4)

now (that)

387

(7)

once

394

(149)

so that and in order that

543

(40)

that-clauses

583

(1)

omission of that

584

(17)

unless

601

(17)

when and if

618

(2)

whether...or...

620

(1)

whether and if

621

word order and sentence organisation

basic word order

509

inversion (verb before subject)

302

(211)

fronting (e.g. People like that I can't stand)

513

information structure

512

emphasis

184

(296)

various structures

questions

480

(7)

question tags

487

negative structures

367

imperatives

268

(let) exclamations

195

direct speech: reporting verbs and word order

156

(118)

indirect speech (reported speech)

274

(220)

relatives (the person who...etc):

494

(131)

whoever, whatever etc

625

256

(190)

preparatory it:

446

cleft sentences: what I need is a holiday

130

(1)

it was my secretary who...

131

(46)

ellipsis (leaving out words)

177

(338)

understanding complicated sentences

515

constructing text

discourse markers (linking expressions)

157

(249)

paragraphs

406

(94)

repetition

500

correspondence

letters

146

(1)

emails and text messages

147

spoken grammar

contractions

143

(371)

spoken structures and tags

514

(3)

short answers (Yes, he can etc)

517

reply questions (Was it? Did you?)

484

special kinds of language

abbreviations and acronyms

(253)

idioms, collocations and fixed expressions

255

(180)

politeness

using questions

435

(1)

distancing verb forms

436

(1)

softening expressions

437

(108)

'social' language

545

varieties and styles of English

American and British English

(257)

standard English and dialects

308

(1)

correctness

309

(1)

spoken and written English

310

(1)

formality

311

(1)

variation and change

312

abbreviated styles

(239)

headlines

240

(293)

slang

533

(42)

taboo words and swearwords

575

topic areas

age

(120)

dates

152

(195)

meals

347

(3)

measurements: 'marked' and 'unmarked' forms

350

(12)

names (Florence, Homer etc)

362

(1)

names and titles (Peter; Mr Lewis)

363

(1)

nationalities, countries and regions

364

(25)

numbers

389

(189)

telephoning

578

(1)

telling the time

579

spelling and punctuation

spelling

556

punctuation

473

(81)

pronunciation

stress and rhythm

554

(1)

intonation

555

(61)

weak and strong forms

616

word-building

prefixes and suffixes

445

confusable words and expressions

accept and agree

(34)

all right and alright

(1)

allow, permit and let

(1)

almost and nearly; practically

(1)

alone, lonely, lonesome and lone

(2)

also, as well and too

(2)

alternately and alternatively

(1)

although, though, but and however: contrast

(1)

altogether and all together

(9)

arise and rise

(13)

as, because, since and for

(1)

as, when and while: simultaneous events

(11)

at first and first

(2)

(a)wake and (a)waken

(1)

back and again

(1)

bath and bathe

(5)

beat and win

(6)

begin and start

(2)

beside and besides

101

(1)

besides, except and apart from

102

(4)

big, large and great

106

(2)

born and borne

108

(1)

borrow and lend

109

(3)

bring and take

112

(1)

bring up and educate

113

(1)

Britain, the United Kingdom, the British Isles and England

114

(1)

broad and wide

115

(12)

care: take care (of), care (about) and care for

127

(1)

changes (become, get, go, grow etc)

128

(1)

city and town

129

(125)

classic and classical

254

close and shut

132

(1)

cloth and clothes

133

(1)

come and go

134

(120)

comic and comical

254

ontinual(ly) and continuous(ly)

142

(11)

dead, died and death

153

(19)

east and eastern, north and northern etc

172

(82)

economic and economical

254

efficient and effective

173

(81)

electric and electrical

254

end and finish: verbs

185

(3)

especial(ly) and special(ly)

188

(6)

except and except for

194

(2)

expect, hope, wait and look forward

196

(1)

experiment and experience

197

(2)

fairly, quite, rather and pretty: adverbs of degree

199

(1)

far and a long way

200

(1)

farther and further

201

(2)

female and feminine; male and masculine

203

(1)

finally, at last, in the end and at the end

204

(2)

fit and suit

206

(3)

forget and leave

209

(1)

fun and funny

210

(15)

get and go: movement

225

(16)

hear and listen (to)

241

(4)

here and there

245

(1)

high and tall

246

(1)

hire, rent and let

247

(7)

historic and historical

254

holiday and holidays

248

(5)

how and what...like?

253

(13)

ill and sick

266

(5)

in case and if

271

(34)

its and it's

305

(9)

last, the last, the latest

314

(1)

later and in

315

(1)

lay and lie

316

(14)

long and (for) a long time

330

(2)

lose and loose

332

(2)

loudly and aloud

334

magic and magical

254

(92)

maybe and perhaps

346

(29)

next and the next; nearest

375

(7)

no more, not any more, no longer not and no

382

(18)

opportunity and possibility

400

(32)

play and game

432

politic and political

254

(184)

politics and policy

438

(30)

price and prize

468

(1)

principal and principle

469

(33)

road and street

502

(2)

say and tell

504

(4)

sensible and sensitive

508

(8)

shade and shadow

516

(18)

small and little

534

(3)

so (conjunction) and then

537

(12)

some time, sometime and sometimes

549

(1)

soon, early and quickly

550

(19)

such and so

569

speak and talk

553

(29)

thankful and grateful

582

(15)

travel, journey, trip and voyage

597

(30)

whose and who's

627

other words and expressions

[be] able to

(8)

actual(ly)

(17)

afraid

(1)

after: adverb

(1)

after: conjunction

(1)

after all

(2)

ago

(1)

alike

(23)

any (any better etc)

(1)

appear

(523)

as: structures

581

as such

(1)

as usual

(2)

ask

(4)

at all

(13)

before: adverb

(7)

bet

103

(1)

better

104

(3)

[a] bit

107

(9)

but meaning 'except'

116

(4)

call

120

(6)

can't help

126

(18)

contrary

144

(1)

control

145

(5)

country

150

(1)

dare

151

(4)

different

155

(182)

divorce

337

doubt

163

(1)

dress

164

(1)

drown

165

(11)

elder and eldest

176

(7)

else

183

(3)

enjoy

186

(3)

even

189

(1)

eventual(ly)

190

(1)

ever

191

(1)

ever so, ever such

192

(6)

explain

198

(4)

feel

202

(3)

finished

205

(386)

first (this is the first ... etc): tenses

591

get: meanings and structures

223

(3)

give with action-nouns

226

(1)

go/come for a...

227

(1)

go/come...ing

228

(1)

gone with be

229

(1)

had better

230

(2)

happen to...

232

(1)

hardly, scarcely and no sooner

233

(9)

hear, see etc + object + verb form

242

(1)

hear, see etc with that-clause

243

(1)

help

244

(5)

home

249

(1)

hope

250

(1)

hopefully

251

(22)

indeed

273

(34)

just

307

(6)

know

313

(278)

last (this is the last...etc): tenses

591

learn

317

(2)

left

319

(3)

let:

322

(2)

life: countable or uncountable

324

(1)

like: verb

325

(2)

likely

327

(4)

look

331

(4)

make:

335

(2)

marry

337

(11)

mean

348

(1)

means

349

(2)

mind (do you mind etc)

351

(1)

miss

352

(14)

need

366

no (no better etc)

(320)

no doubt

377

(1)

no matter

378

(10)

nowadays

388

(2)

of course

390

(1)

often

391

(2)

once: adverb

393

(5)

only: focusing adverb

398

(1)

open

399

(2)

opposite (adjective): position

401

(4)

own

405

(2)

part

407

(24)

place (a place to live, etc)

431

(2)

please and thank you

433

(1)

point of view

434

(10)

prefer

444

(23)

presently

467

(22)

quite

489

(1)

rather

490

(2)

reason

492

(7)

remind

499

(2)

[the] rest

501

(2)

[the] same

503

(2)

see

505

(1)

see, look (at) and watch

506

(1)

seem

507

(28)

smell

535

since: tenses

522

(14)

so: adverb meaning 'like this/that'

536

(2)

so: degree adverb (so tired, so fast)

538

(1)

so (and not) with hope, believe etc

539

(1)

so with say and tell

540

(4)

so-and-so; so-so

544

(7)

sort of, kind of and type of

551

(1)

sound

552

(14)

still, yet and already: time

566

(2)

such

568

(2)

suggest

570

(1)

suppose, supposing and what if

571

(1)

supposed to

572

(1)

surely

573

(1)

sympathetic

574

(2)

take: time

576

(1)

taste

577

(4)

than: structures

581

(4)

the matter (with)

585

(1)

there

586

(2)

think

588

(5)

time

593

(1)

tonight

594

(1)

too

595

(9)

used to

604

(1)

[be] used to...ing

605

(6)

very and very much

611

(1)

wait

612

(1)

want

613

(1)

-wards

614

(1)

way

615

(2)

well

617

(2)

where (to)

619

(9)

why and why not

628

(2)

wish: tenses

630

(2)

worth

632

(2)

yes and no

634

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