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The Farlex Grammar Book

Welcome to the online home of The Farlex Grammar Book, your complete guide to the English language!

The Farlex Grammar Book is a comprehensive guide consisting of three volumes:

Volume I - English Grammar

Volume II - English Punctuation

Volume III - English Spelling and Pronunciation

Inside, you’ll find clear, easy-to-understand explanations of everything you need to master proper grammar, including complete English grammar rules, examples, and exceptions—plus a grammar quiz at the end of every topic to test what you’ve learned.

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Table of contents

-Parts of Speech
- -Nouns
  - Common and Proper Nouns
  - Nouns of Address
  - Concrete and Abstract Nouns
  - Countable Nouns
  - Uncountable Nouns
  - Collective Nouns
  - Compound Nouns
  - Nominalization (Creating Nouns)
- -Pronouns
  - +Personal pronouns
    - Personal Pronouns - Number
    - Personal Pronouns - Person (First person, Second person, Third person)
    - Personal Pronouns - Gender
    - Personal Pronouns - Case
    - Personal Pronouns - Reflexive Pronouns
  - Intensive Pronouns
  - Indefinite Pronouns
  - Demonstrative Pronouns
  - Interrogative Pronouns
  - Relative Pronouns
  - Reciprocal Pronouns
  - Dummy Pronouns
- -Verbs
  - Finite and Non-finite Verbs
  - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
  - Regular and Irregular Verbs
  - +Auxiliary Verbs
    - Primary Auxiliary Verbs
    - +Modal Auxiliary Verbs
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Will
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Would
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Shall
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Should
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Can
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Could
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - May
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Might
      - Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Must
      - Substituting Modal Verbs
    - Semi-Modal Auxiliary Verbs
  - Infinitives
  - Participles
  - Action Verbs
  - Stative Verbs
  - Linking Verbs
  - Light Verbs
  - +Phrasal Verbs
    - Common Phrasal Verbs
  - Conditional Verbs
  - Causative Verbs
  - Factitive Verbs
  - Reflexive Verbs
- -Adjectives
  - Attributive Adjectives
  - Predicative Adjectives
  - Proper Adjectives
  - Collective Adjectives
  - Demonstrative Adjectives
  - Interrogative Adjectives
  - Nominal Adjectives
  - Compound Adjectives
  - Order of Adjectives
  - +Degrees of Comparison
    - Comparative Adjectives
    - Superlative Adjectives
- -Adverbs
  - Adverbs of Time
  - Adverbs of Place
  - Adverbs of Manner
  - +Adverbs of Degree
    - Mitigators
    - Intensifiers
  - Adverbs of Frequency
  - Adverbs of Purpose
  - Focusing Adverbs
  - Negative Adverbs
  - Conjunctive Adverbs
  - Evaluative Adverbs
  - Viewpoint Adverbs
  - Relative Adverbs
  - Adverbial Nouns
  - Regular and Irregular Adverbs
  - +Degrees of Comparison
    - Comparative Adverbs
    - Superlative Adverbs
  - Order of Adverbs
- -Prepositions
  - Prepositional Phrases
  - Categories of Prepositions
  - Common Prepositional Errors
  - Prepositions with Nouns
  - Prepositions with Verbs
  - Prepositions with Adjectives
  - +Prepositions in Idioms
    - Idioms that Start with Prepositions
    - Idioms that End with Prepositions
  - Dangling Prepositions
- -Conjunctions
  - Coordinating Conjunctions
  - Correlative Conjunctions
  - Subordinating Conjunctions
- -Other parts of speech
  - Particles
  - Articles
  - +Determiners
    - Possessive Determiners
  - +Gerunds
    - Gerunds as Objects of Verbs
  - Interjections

-Inflection (Accidence)
- -Conjugation
  - +Tense
    - +Present Tense
      - Present Simple Tense
      - Present Continuous Tense (Progressive)
      - Present Perfect Tense
      - Present Perfect Continuous Tense
    - +Past Tense
      - Past Simple Tense
      - Past Continuous Tense
      - Past Perfect Tense
      - Past Perfect Continuous Tense
    - +Future Tense (Approximation)
      - Future Simple Tense
      - Future Continuous Tense
      - Future Perfect Tense
      - Future Perfect Continuous Tense
  - +Aspect
    - Perfective and Imperfective Aspect
    - Aspects of the Present Tense
    - Aspects of the Past Tense
    - Aspects of the Future Tense
  - +Mood
    - Indicative Mood
    - +Subjunctive Mood
      - Subjunctive Mood - Expressing Wishes
  - +Voice
    - Active Voice
    - Passive Voice
    - Middle Voice
  - +Speech
    - Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
  - Grammatical Person
- -Declension
  - Plurals
  - Gender in Nouns
- Regular and Irregular Inflection

-Syntax
- -Subjects and Predicates
  - The Subject
  - +The Predicate
    - +Complements
      - Objects
      - Subject Complements
      - Object Complements
      - Adjective Complements
      - Adverbial Complements
- -Modifiers
  - Adjuncts
- -Phrases
  - Noun Phrases
  - Adjective Phrases
  - Adverbial Phrases
  - Participle Phrases
  - Absolute Phrases
  - Appositives
- -Clauses
  - Independent Clauses
  - +Dependent Clauses
    - Noun Clauses
    - Relative Clauses
    - Adverbial Clauses
- -Sentences
  - Compound Sentences
  - Complex Sentences
  - Compound-Complex Sentences
  - Declarative Sentences
  - Interrogative Sentences
  - Negative Interrogative Sentences
  - Imperative Sentences
  - Conditional Sentences
  - Major and Minor Sentences (Regular and Irregular Sentences)

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