Understanding English grammar : a course book for Chinese learners of English / Tong T.N. Hung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hung, Tony T. N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar.

English language.

English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--Chinese.

English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.

English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

ix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Course book for Chinese learners of English.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2005.

Summary:

This book aims at helping learners of English (particularly those whose first language is Chinese) to improve their understanding of, and their competence in, English grammar. It directly addresses the needs of Chinese learners and takes full account of their first language in helping them understand how English works by systematically requiring them to think about grammar, and to come up with their own hypotheses about how it works on the basis of the given data.

The book is designed for students' learning on their own as well as in a classroom. Each chapter is accompanied by a separate 'students' notes', which the students can consult after working through all the data and exercises in each chapter, to check their own answers and to read further explanations on the grammatical points in question. This book therefore appeals to the growing number of students learning through self-access, as well as promotes independent learning among those enrolled in educational institutions. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Subject 7

2 Nouns and Noun Phrases 21

3 Tense and Finiteness 41

4 Auxiliary Verbs and Aspect 57

5 Transitivity and Passive Voice 73

6 Verb Complementation 91

7 Simple Sentences 105

8 Finite Subordinate Clauses 117

9 Non-finite Subordinate Clauses 131

10 Relative Clauses 143

Writing tasks 221

Proof-reading exercises 222

Diagnostic test 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 234) and index.

ISBN:

962209726X

OCLC:

57548332