Grammar for English Language Teachers /
Martin Parrott.
- Cambridge. : Cambridge University Press, c2000.
- 514 p. ; 26 cm.
PART A WORDS; 1 Nouns; 2 Adjectives; 3 Adverbs; 4 Articles; 5 Quantifiers; 6 Comparatives and superlatives; 7 Prepositions; 8 Verbs; PART B MORE ABOUT VERBS AND RELATED FORMS; 9 Multiword verbs and multiword verbal expressions; 10 Modal verbs; 11 Infinitive and -ing forms of verbs; 12 The present; 13 The future; 14 The past; 16 The past: used to and would; 17 Reported and direct speech; 18 Conditionals; PART C SENTENCE CONSTITUENTS AND WORD ORDER; 19 Baisc principles and patterns; 20 Major variants; 21 Passive constructions; 22 Discourse markers; 23 Ellipsis and substitution; PART D COMPLEX SENTENCES; 24 Finite adverbial clauses; 25 Noun clauses; 26 Relative clauses; 27 Non-finite clauses; 28 Defining and non-defining phrases and clauses; 29 Integrating the elements; PART E EXTENSION EXERCISES: PART F PRONUNCIATION, SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION; PART G MORE ABOUT SENTENCE CONSTITUENTS; PART H KEY TO CONSOLIDATION EXERCISES
This book helps teachers to develop their understanding of English grammar. Grammar for English Language Teachers provides an accessible reference for planning lessons and clarifying learners' problems. It includes a typical difficulties section in each chapter, which explores learners' problems and mistakes and offers ways of overcoming them.