New Century Dictionary Series: English Grammar Student Handbook

Author: Wu Zhiqian
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Publish Date: 1998-03-01
Features: This grammar manual covers various aspects of basic grammar. It is divided into seven chapters, each containing simple explanations, targeted examples, and clearly summarized tables. Exceptional cases are explained in the form of "notes" for reference. The manual cites more recent terminology from the field of linguistics after the 1970s, such as referring to "predicate" as "subject complement," classifying English "tenses" into two types: present tense and past tense; as well as "aspect": perfect aspect, progressive aspect; and "time": future time. Regardless of which terminology is adopted, grammar is ultimately a skill that requires proficiency...