Direct and Indirect speech
1. Indirect Statement ..................................................................................................................... 98
2. Indirect Command and Request ........................................................................................... 100
3. Indirect Questions.................................................................................................................. 101
3.1 Indirect General Questions............................................................................................... 101
3.2 Indirect Special Questions................................................................................................ 102
4. Revision ................................................................................................................................... 103
THE PASSIVE VOICE
1. The Formation of the Passive Voice..................................................................................... 107
2. Uses of the Passive Voice Peculiar to the English Language........................................... 108
3. Revision ................................................................................................................................... 118
4. Tests ......................................................................................................................................... 120
THE USE OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD
1. Conditional Sentences........................................................................................................... 122
1.1 Revision............................................................................................................................ 130
1.2 Test................................................................................................................................... 131
2. Making a Wish ......................................................................................................................... 132
3. Revision ................................................................................................................................... 135
4. Tests ........................................................................................................................................ 136
MODAL VERBS
1. Definition.................................................................................................................................. 137
2. Can............................................................................................................................................ 138
2.1 Revision............................................................................................................................. 143
3. May............................................................................................................................................ 144
4. Must.......................................................................................................................................... 147
4.1 Revision............................................................................................................................. 154
5. Should and Ought ................................................................................................................... 155
6. Need .......................................................................................................................................... 158
7. Revision ................................................................................................................................... 160
8. Tests ........................................................................................................................................ 164
THE NOUN
1. Formation of Nouns ............................................................................................................... 166
2. Classification of Nouns ........................................................................................................ 169
3. The Category of Number ....................................................................................................... 172
4. The Category of Case ............................................................................................................ 177
5. Tests ........................................................................................................................................ 181
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THE ARTICLE
1. The Use of Articles with Common Nouns ........................................................................... 182
1.1 The Use of the Indefinite Article (a/an).............................................................................. 182
1.2 The Use of the Definite Article (the).................................................................................. 184
1.3 The Zero Article................................................................................................................. 186
1.4 Revision............................................................................................................................. 191
2. The Use of Articles with Nouns of Material and Abstract Nouns...................................... 193
3. The Use of Articles with Proper Nouns ............................................................................... 196
3.1 Geographical Names......................................................................................................... 196
3.2 Names of Persons............................................................................................................. 197
3.3 The Use of Articles in the Names of Places, Some Buildings,
public organizations, etc.................................................................................................... 198
3.4 Revision............................................................................................................................. 200
4. Special Difficulties in the Use of Articles.............................................................................. 201
5. The Use of Articles with Nouns in Some Set Expressions................................................ 205
6. Tests ......................................................................................................................................... 207
THE PRONOUN
1. Classification of Pronouns .................................................................................................... 209
1.1 Personal and Possessive Pronouns.................................................................................. 209
1.2 Reflexive Pronouns........................................................................................................... 212
1.3 Demostrative Pronouns..................................................................................................... 215
1.4 Interrogative Pronouns...................................................................................................... 216
1.5 Defining Pronouns............................................................................................................. 217
1.6 Indefinite and Negative Pronouns..................................................................................... 224
1.7 "Much/many", "little/few", "a little/a few"..................................................................... 231
2. Tests .............................................. ,......................................................................................... 234
THE ADJECTIVE
1. Formation of Adjectives .......................................................................................................... 235
2. Word Order: adjective + noun ................................................................................................ 238
3. The Comparison of Adjectives ............................................................................................... 241
4. Tests ......................................................................................................................................... 249
THE ADVERB
1. Definition and Forms ............................................................................................................... 250
2. Classification of Adverbs........................................................................................................ 254
2.1 Adverbs of Manner............................................................................................................ 254
2.2 Adverbs of Time................................................................................................................ 256
2.3 Adverbs of Frequency....................................................................................................... 258
2.4 Adverbs of Place and Direction......................................................................................... 259
2.5 Adverbs of Degree, Measure and Quantity....................................................................... 260
2.6 Viewpoint Adverbs............................................................................................................. 266
3. Revision .................................................................................................................................... 268
4. Tests ......................................................................................................................................... 270
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