Understanding sentence structure : an introduction to English syntax /

Understanding sentence structure : an introduction to English syntax /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tortora, Christina author.
Imprint:	Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2018.
Description:	xix, 348 pages : charts, 26 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Linguistics in the world Linguistics in the world.
Subject:	English language -- Syntax. English language -- Syntax.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11963125

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ISBN:	9781118659489 1118659481 9781118659946 1118659945
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don't know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speaker's mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed"--
Other form:	Online version: Tortora, Christina author. Understanding sentence structure 1 Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2018 9781118659748

Table of Contents:

Let's get parsing!
The subject NP- outside and In
The subject's better half: the verb phrase
Up close and personal with the prepositional phrase
Infinite wisdom: sentences inside the verb phrase
It's more complex than that: the complex noun phrase
Making their presence felt: silent categories
The main attraction: main verbs and the simple tenses
The support system: auxiliaries and the compound tenses
It takes a village: main verbs, auxiliaries, tense, and negation
Unfinished business.