Ebook: Essential German grammar

Note continued: 12.10. Register differences in grammar -- 12.11. Register differences in vocabulary -- Register in context -- EXERCISES -- ch. 1 Words and sentences -- ch. 2 Nouns -- ch. 3 The noun phrase: determiners and pronouns -- ch. 4 Adjectives, adverbs and adverbials -- ch. 5 Prepositions -- ch. 6 Verbs: forms -- ch. 7 Verbs: uses -- ch. 8 Valency and cases -- ch. 9 Word order -- ch. 10 Complex sentences -- ch. 11 Word formation -- ch. 12 Spoken and written German.;Machine generated contents note: 1. Words And Sentences -- 1.1. Words and how they are linked in a sentence -- 1.2. The subject and the finite verb -- 1.3. Direct objects -- 1.4. Dative objects -- 1.5. Prepositional objects -- 1.6.sein `be' and its complements -- 1.7. Sentences and clauses -- 1.8. Main clauses -- 1.9. Questions and commands -- 1.10. Subordinate clauses -- Words and sentences in context -- 2. Nouns -- 2.1. Gender -- 2.2. Masculine nouns -- 2.3. Feminine nouns -- 2.4. Neuter nouns -- 2.5. Other clues to gender -- 2.6. Noun plurals -- 2.7. The plural of masculine nouns -- 2.8. The plural of feminine nouns -- 2.9. The plural of neuter nouns -- 2.10. Plurals in -s (and other foreign plurals) -- 2.11. Case -- 2.12. Case marking on the noun -- Nouns in context -- 3. The Noun Phrase: Determiners And Pronouns -- 3.1. The definite article -- 3.2. The indefinite article -- 3.3. Uses of the articles -- 3.4. Demonstratives -- 3.5. Possessives -- 3.6. Other determiners -- 3.7. Personal pronouns.;Note continued: 7.11. Subjunctive II: conditional sentences -- 7.12. Subjunctive I: reported speech -- 7.13. The modal auxiliary verbs -- 7.14.durfen -- 7.15.konnen -- 7.16.mogen -- 7.17.mussen -- 7.18.sollen -- 7.19.wollen -- Verb uses in context -- 8. Valency And Cases -- 8.1. Sentence patterns -- 8.2. Reflexive verbs -- 8.3. Dative objects -- 8.4. Other uses of the dative case -- 8.5. The genitive case -- 8.6. Prepositional objects -- 8.7. Predicate complements -- 8.8. Direction and place complements -- Valency and cases in context -- 9. Word Order -- 9.1. The `bracket' construction -- 9.2. Verbs at the end of the clause -- 9.3. First position in main clauses -- 9.4. The order of words and phrases in the central section -- 9.5. The position of pronouns -- 9.6. The position of the noun subject and objects -- 9.7. The position of adverbials -- 9.8. The position of complements -- 9.9. The position of nicht -- 9.10. Placing elements after the verbal bracket -- Word order in context.;Note continued: 10.Complex Sentences -- 10.1. Coordination and subordination -- 10.2. Coordination -- 10.3. Subordination: noun clauses -- 10.4. Subordination: other conjunctions -- 10.5. Subordination: relative clauses -- 10.6. Infinitive clauses -- 10.7. Infinitive clauses after prepositions -- 10.8. The infinitive without zu -- Complex sentences in context -- 11. Word Formation -- 11.1. The basics of word formation -- 11.2. The formation of nouns -- 11.3.Compound nouns -- 11.4. The formation of adjectives -- 11.5. Inseparable verb prefixes -- 11.6. Separable verb prefixes -- 11.7. Variable verb prefixes -- 11.8. Other ways of forming verbs -- Word formation in context -- 12. Spoken And Written German -- 12.1. The relationship between pronunciation and spelling -- 12.2. German spelling -- 12.3. The use of capital letters -- 12.4. One word or two? -- 12.5.ss and b -- 12.6. Punctuation: the comma -- 12.7. Other punctuation marks -- 12.8. Register -- 12.9. Colloquial and formal pronunciation.;Note continued: 5.3. Prepositions with the dative or the accusative -- 5.4. Prepositions with the genitive -- 5.5. Prepositional adverbs -- Prepositions in context -- 6. Verbs: Forms -- 6.1. Principal parts: weak, strong and irregular verbs -- 6.2. Tenses: general -- 6.3. Conjugation of weak and strong verbs in simple tenses -- 6.4. Separable and inseparable verbs -- 6.5. Conjugation of irregular verbs -- 6.6.Compound tenses -- 6.7.haben or sein in the perfect? -- 6.8. Forms of the passive -- 6.9. Forms of the subjunctive -- 6.10. Vowel changes with strong verbs -- 6.11. List of strong and irregular verbs -- Verb forms in context -- 7. Verbs: Uses -- 7.1. The tenses and their use -- 7.2. Present and future -- 7.3. Past and perfect -- 7.4. The passive with werden -- 7.5. The `subjectless' passive -- 7.6. The passive with dative objects -- 7.7.von or durch with the passive -- 7.8. The passive with sein -- 7.9. Alternatives to passive constructions -- 7.10. The subjunctive: general.;"This is a student-friendly grammar designed to give intermediate level-plus learners a firm foundation for developing their German language skills. Key features include: reference grammar section offering clear explanations, authentic texts from a range of media, helpful examples and tables; exercise section for practice; glossary of key grammatical terms. This new edition offers: grammatical explanations and passages revised in line with teaching practice, with some brand-new texts; an improved and accessible layout design; companion website offering many resources including interactive exercises and instructor materials. It is suitable for both classroom use and self-study"--;Note continued: 3.8. Reflexive pronouns -- 3.9. Demonstrative, possessive and indefinite pronouns -- The noun phrase in context -- 4. Adjectives, Adverbs And Adverbials -- 4.1. Adjective declension -- 4.2. Adjective declension: some special cases -- 4.3. Adjectives used as nouns -- 4.4. Adjectives with the dative -- 4.5. Adjectives with prepositions -- 4.6.Comparison of adjectives -- 4.7. Some uses of the comparative and superlative -- 4.8. Adverbs and adverbials -- 4.9. Time adverbials -- 4.10. Adverbs of place -- 4.11. Adverbs of direction -- 4.12. Adverbs of attitude -- 4.13. Adverbs of manner -- 4.14. Adverbs of degree -- 4.15. Interrogative adverbials -- 4.16. Adverb comparison -- 4.17. Cardinal numbers -- 4.18. Ordinal numbers -- 4.19. Fractions -- 4.20. Clock times, days of the week and months -- 4.21. Modal particles -- Adjectives, adverbs and adverbials in context -- 5. Prepositions -- 5.1. Prepositions with the accusative -- 5.2. Prepositions with the dative.