A Student Grammar of Spanish
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Bilingual, 1/19/2006
EAN 9780521670777, ISBN10: 0521670772
Paperback, 354 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 2 cm
Language: English
A Student Grammar of Spanish, first published in 2006, is a concise introduction to Spanish grammar, designed for English-speaking undergraduates. Assuming no prior knowledge of grammatical terminology, it explains each aspect of Spanish grammar in clear and simple terms, provides a wealth of glossed examples to illustrate them, and helps students to put their learning into practice through a range of fun and engaging exercises. Clearly organized into thirty units, each covering a different aspect of the grammar, the book functions both as an essential reference guide and a comprehensive workbook. Individual topics can be looked up via a user-friendly cross-referencing system, and concise definitions are provided in a useful glossary of grammatical terms. The exercises, which include paired and group activities, are suitable for both classroom use and self-study. Each unit is split into two levels, basic and intermediate, making this grammar the perfect accompaniment to any first or second year undergraduate course.
1. Alphabet, spelling and pronunciation
2. Definite and indefinite articles, gender of nouns
3. Number
4. Verbs
5. Perfect tense and pluperfect tense
6. Future tense and future perfect tense
7. Imperfect tense
8. Preterit tense or past definite
9. Conditional tense
10. Progressive tense or gerund
11. Imperative mood
12. Irregular verbs
13. 'Ser' and 'Estar'
14. Transitive and intransitive verbs, and reflexive verbs
15. Impersonal verbs
16. Subjunctive
17. Personal pronouns
18. Possessive adjectives and pronouns, relative and interrogative pronouns
19. Indefinite pronouns
20. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
21. Adjectives
22. Personal or distinctive 'A'
23. Prepositions
24. Prepositions 'por' and 'ara'
25. Adverbs
26. Interrogative and negative sentences
27. Numbers and measurements, time and dimensions
28. Comparatives and superlatives
29. Word order
30. Augmentatives and diminutives.