Practical English Usage. Swan M.

4th ed. — 2016. — 748 p. 3rd ed. — 2005. — 688 p.

Completely revised and updated to reflect changes in language use. NEW Organisation into two easy-to-use parts, making it quicker to find the information you want. Part 1 is a complete topic-by-topic student's grammar, with section introductions highlighting common mistakes. Part 2 is a guide to key vocabulary topics, including an A-Z list of common word problems. NEW Also available online, including 87 diagnostic tests.

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Contents Overview
verbs, tense and aspect
future 211-221
present tenses 461-466
past simple and progressive 421-422 perfect verb forms 427 present perfect 455-460 past perfect 423^125 progressive (continuous) verb forms 470^72
past verb form with present or
future meaning 426 tense simplification in subordinate
clauses (present for future, past for would etc) 580
be, do, have and modal auxiliaries
auxiliary verbs 85
be 89-92 there is 587 do 158-162 have 234-239
modal verbs 353-354 can and could 121-125 may and might 338-344 can, could, may and might
compared 345 must 358-361 ought 403 should 518-521 should, ought and must compared
520 will 629 would 633
infinitives and participles
infinitives 279-292 -ing forms 293-294 -ing forms used like nouns
(gerunds) 295-298
-ing form or infinitive after remembe,, go on etc 299
-ing and -ed forms used as adjectives (participles) 408-411
verbs: other points
active verb forms 10
passives 412-420
subjunctive 567
link verbs: be, seem, look etc 328
irregular verbs 304
verb complementaiion (what can
follow a verb?) 606 verbs with two objects 610 verb + object + complement 607 two-part verbs: phrasal verbs 599;
prepositional verbs 600
verbs of movement
(she ran in etc) 608 turning verbs into nouns 598
older English verb forms 392
nouns
singular and plural 523-532 countable and uncountable nouns
148-149 gender (references to males and
females) 222 piece- and group-words
(a bar of chocolate, a bunch
of flowers etc) 430
possessive ss 439-440 noun + noun 385-386
complementaiion (what can follow a noun?) 384
pronouns
personal pronouns
(I, me, you etc) 428-9 reflexive pronouns (myself etc) 493 each other and one another 171 indefinite pronouns (somebody,
someone, anything etc) 548 interrogaiive which, what, who etc
622-624 one: substitute word (a big one etc)
395 possessives and demonstratives: see
determiness relative who, whom, which, that etc
494-497 whoever, whatever etc 625
determiners (the, my, some, several etc)
introduciion 154
articles (a/ап and the) 61-70 possessives (my, mine etc) 441^43 demonstratives
(this, that, these, those) 589-590
all 35^10
another and other(s) 54
any 55
any and every 56
both 110
each 169
each and every 170
every (one) 193
either 174
enough 187
half 231
less and fewer 320
least and fewest 318
(a) little and (a) few 329
[a] lot 333
more 355
most 356
much and many 357
neither (of) 372
no, none and not a/any 376
so much and so many 542
some 546
some and any 547
too much and too many 596
adjectives
position 12-14
order before nouns 15
complementation (what can follow an adjective?) 19
adjectives with and 16
adjectives without nouns 17
pronuncaation of aged, naked etc 18
adverbs
position 21-25
adverbs of manner and adjectives 26 adverbs or adjectives? confusing cases 27
adverb pardcles 20
comparison
structures 135
as ... as; as much/mant as 136 comparaiive and superlaiive adjectives and adverbs 137-141
prepositions
general
introduction 448
at the ends of clauses 452
before conjunctions 453
before -ing forms 454
before and after particular words
and expressions 449^150 prepositional verbs 600 expressions without prepositions 451
particular prepositions
about and on 4
above and over 6
according to 8
across, over and through 9
along 45
(a)round and about 60
at/in and to 80
at, on and in: place 81
at, on and in: time 82
before and in front of 98
below, under, underneath
and beneath 100 between and among 105 by: time 117 by and near 118 by (method, agent) and with
(tools etc) 119 due to and owing to 166 during and for 167 during and in 168 for: purpose and cause 207 for, since, in and from: time 208 in and into, on and onto 269 in and to 270 in spite of 272 instead of 301
like and as: similarity, function 326 near (to) 365
opposite, facing and in front of 402 out of 404 through: time 592 untll 602 up and down 603 with 631
conjunctions
general
conjunctioss 510 sentence structure 511
particular conjunctions and 52
and after try, wait, go etc 53 as and though: special word order 71 as if and as though; like 74 as long as 75 as well as 78 because 94 before 97 both ... and 111 either... or 175 how 252
immediately, the moment etc 267 it's time (that) 306 lest 321
neither... nor 373 neithe,, nor and not... either 374 not only ... 383 now (that) 387 once 394
so that and in order that 543 that-clauses 583 omission of that 584 unless 601 when and if 618 whether ... or... 620 whether and if 621
word order and sentence organisation
basic word order 509 inversion (verb before subject)
302-303 fronting (e.g. People like that
I can't stand) 513 information structure 512 emphasis 184
various structures
questions 480^86 question tags 487-488 negative structures 367-371 imperatives 268, 323 (let) exclamations 195
direct speech: reporting verbs and
word order 156 indirect speech
(reported speech) 274-278
relatives
(the person who ... etc): 494-498 whoever, whatever etc 625
if 256-265
preparatory it: 446-447
cleft sentences: what I need is a
holiday 130; it was my secretary
who ... 131
ellipsis (leaving out words) 177-182
understanding complicated
sentences 515
constructing text
discourse markers (linking
expressions) 157 paragraphs 406 repetition 500
correspondence
letters 146
emails and text messages 147
spoken grammar
contractions 143 spoken structures and tags 514 short answers (Yes, he can etc) 517 reply questions (Was it? Did you?) 484
special kinds of language
abbreviations and acronyms 2 idioms, collocations and fixed expressions 255
politeness using questions 435 distancing verb forms 436 softening expressions 437 'social' language 545
varieties and styles of English American and British English 51 standard English and dialects 308 correctness 309
spoken and written English 310 formality 311 variation and change 312 abbreviated styles 1 headlines 240 slang 533 taboo words and swearwords 575
topic areas
age 32
dates 152
meals 347
measurements: 'marked' and
'unmarked' forms 350 names (Florence, Homer etc) 362 names and tides (Peter; Mr Lewis) 363 nationalities, countries and
regions 364 numbers 389 telephoning 578 telling the time 579
spelling and punctuation
spelling 556-565 punctuation 473-479
pronunciation
stress and rhythm 554
intonation 555
weak and strong forms 616
word-building

prefixes and suffixes 445
confusable words and expressions
accept and agree 7 all right and alright 41 allow, permit and let 42 almost and nearly; practically 43 alone, lonely, lonesome and lone 44 also, as well and too 46-47 alternately and alternatively 48 although, though, but and however:
contrast 49 altogether and all together 50 arise and rise 59 as, because, since and for 72 as, when and while:
simultaneous events 73 at first and first 84 (a)wake and (a)waken 86 back and again 87 bath and bathe 88 beat and win 93 begin and start 99 beside and besides 101 besides, except and apart from 102 big, large and great 106 born and borne 108 borrow and lend 109 bring and take 112 bring up and educate 113 Britain, the United Kingdom,
the British Isles and England 114 broad and wide 115 care: take care (of), care (about) and
care for 127 changes (become, get, go, grow etc) 128 city and town 129 classic and classical 254 close and shut 132 cloth and clothes 133 come and go 134 comic and comical 254
continual(ly) and continuous(ly) 142
dead, died and death 153
east and eastern, north and northern
etc 172 economic and economical 254 efficient and effective 173 electric and electrical 254 end and finish: verbs 185 especially) and special(ly) 188 except and except for 194 expect, hope, wait and look forward 196 experiment and experience 197 fairly, quite, rather and pretty:
adverbs of degree 199 far and a long way 200 farther and further 201 female and feminine; male
and masculine 203 finally, at last, in the end
and at the end 204 fit and suit 206 forget and leave 209 fun and funny 210 get and go: movement 225 hear and listen (to) 241 here and there 245 high and tall 246 hire, rent and let 247 historic and historical 254 holiday and holidays 248 how and what ... like? 253 ill and sick 266 in case and if 271 its and it's 305 last, the last, the latest 314 later and in 315 lay and lie 316
long and (for) a long time 330 lose and loose 332 loudly and aloud 334 magic and magical 254 maybe and perhaps 346 next and the next; nearest 375 no more, not any more, no longer 379 not and no 382
opportunity and possibility 400 play and game 432 politic and political 254 politics and policy 438 price and prize 468 principal and principle 469
road and street 502
say and teft 504
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