English as a New Language Handbook
English as a New Language Workbook
by Maureen Granger
English as a New Language Handbook is a practical convenient reference for students learning English as a second language.
It covers all elements of grammar with clear explanations, descriptions and examples. There is special emphasis on the areas where students have the most difficulty, such as verbs and tenses.
The first three sections provide detailed information on grammar and punctuation.
Sections four and five concentrate on writing skills.
Section five contains writing exercises designed mainly for self assessment.
This is a book intended to be used throughout the day, to help solve problem with spoken or written English when they occur. However, it is also a suitable book for classroom use and course work.
English as a New Language Workbook contains 50 exercises providing intensive guided practice in English grammar, usage and punctuation, allowing students to apply, consolidate and develop their knowledge of English language.
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English a New Language Handbook Contents
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About this book 1 WORKING WITH WORDS Nouns Types of nouns Gender Number Countable and uncountable nouns Possessive case Pronouns Personal pronouns Relative pronouns Interrogative pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Reflexive pronouns Adjectives, Kinds of adjectives Participles as adjectives Agreement Adjectives plus prepositions Position of adjectives Adjectives and adverbs Comparison Adverbs Kinds of adverbs Formation of adverbs Adverbs and adjectives with the same form Comparison Position of adverbs Verbs Auxiliary verbs Modal auxiliary verbs Full verbs Tense and meaning Aspects of the tense system The infinitive Participles Phrasal verbs The conditional tenses Conditional sentences More about present tenses More about past tenses More about future tenses Voice and mood Articles Conjunctions Prepositions
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2 BUILDING FOR MEANING Sentences, clauses and phrases Relating clauses to each other The principal clause Coordination and subordination Proximity Relating sentences to each other Semantic markers 3 CLARIFYING MEANING Punctuating sentences Full stops Commas Exclamation marks Question marks Semicolons Colons Dashes Brackets Quotation marks Punctuating words Full stops Apostrophes Hyphens 4 ART OR CRAFT? 5 WRITING FOR A REASON Purpose and audience To entertain or amuse To explain To recount To report To provoke To reflect To inform To describe To persuade To stimulate To instruct To remember Register Formal language Colloquial language Slang Jargon TABLE OF IRREGULAR VERBS SOME ANSWERS TO SECTION 5 INDEX
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English a New Language Workbook Contents
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1 Types of nouns 2 Gender 3 Number 4 Countable and uncountable nouns 5 Possessive case 6 Personal pronouns 7 Relative pronouns 8 Interrogative pronouns 9 Demonstrative pronouns 10 Reflexive pronouns 11 Using participles as adjectives 12 Demonstrative adjectives 13 Using prepositions with adjectives 14 Changed meaning in context 15 Adjectives and adverbs 16 Comparative and superlative adjectives 17 Forming adverbs 18 Comparative and superlative adverbs 19 Adjective or adverb? 20 Placing adverbs 21 Choosing the right article 22 Spelling the present participle 23 Spelling the third person singular in the present simple 24 Using the present simple tense 25 The present simple and the present continuous tenses 26 The past simple tense 27 The past continuous tense 28 The past simple and the past continuous tenses |
29 The present perfect tense 30 The past simple and the present perfect tenses 31 The present simple and the present perfect continuous tenses 32 The present perfect continuous and the past perfect tenses 33 The past perfect continuous and other past tenses 34 The present simple and the present continuous used for the future 35 The present continuous and 'going to' as future forms 36 The future simple tense 37 The future continuous tense 38 The future perfect and the future perfect continuous tenses 39 The future continuous or the future perfect tense 40 Type 1 conditional sentences 41 Type 2 conditional sentences 41 Type 3 conditional sentences 42 Conditionals of all three types 44 The passive voice 45 Gerunds and participles 46 Conjunctions 47 Prepositions 48 Constructing clauses 49 Analysing sentences 50 Sequencing 51 Semantic markers 52 Punctuation
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