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Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar Sue Tyson-Ward

Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar By Sue Tyson-Ward

Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar by Sue Tyson-Ward


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Summary

Offers an introduction to Portuguese Grammar. This title explains the linguistic terms and illustrates all structures with examples that are translated into English. It has 46 short units each consisting of: a 'Grammar in focus' section; exercises to practice what you have learnt; and a 'Grammar in context' section.

Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar Summary

Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar by Sue Tyson-Ward

Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar is an up-to-date introduction to Portuguese Grammar. It contains both traditional explanations of the most important points of grammar and lively texts and exercises to check comprehension. All linguistic terms are explained in a glossary at the start of the book and all structures are illustrated with examples that are translated into English. You can work through the units from start to finish or dip in and out to practise the areas you need the most. There are 46 short units each consisting of: a 'Grammar in focus' section, where the language point of the unit is explained with examples; exercises to practice what you have learnt; and a 'Grammar in context' section, where you will find the grammar points illustrated in realistic texts such as dialogues and extracts from authentic material. 'Language watch' sections throughout the book highlight links between Portuguese and English and are full of handy hints to aid your learning. The book takes European Portuguese as its standard but major differences in structure or vocabulary in Brazilian Portuguese are highlighted and there is a special section at the end of the book listing some of the most important differences in vocabulary. This book will help you to understand and manipulate Portuguese Grammar with confidence because: you need no prior knowledge of grammatical terminology to use it; the approach is accessible and supportive; the examples are clear and in context; exercises help you practise every point; and, 'Language watch' sections guide you towards a better understanding of how the language works.

About Sue Tyson-Ward

Sue Tyson-Ward is currently a part-time lecturer in Spanish and Portuguese at Lancaster Adult College and Chair of ALL Spanish and Portuguese Committee. She has extensive experience of teaching, examining and writing.

Table of Contents

Glossary of grammatical terms; Portuguese spelling, accents and stress; nouns and articles; adjectives; adverbs; comparatives and superlatives; demonstrative adjectives and pronouns; possessive adjectives and pronouns; relative pronouns and adjectives; prepositions; por and para; negatives, interrogatives and exclamations; prefixes and suffixes; todo, ambos and cada; numerals; measures and dimensions; time; personal pronouns; impersonal verbs; infinitives; present tense; radical-changing verbs; orthographic-changing verbs; reflexive verbs; verbs followed by a preposition; preterite tense; imperfect tense; preterite versus imperfect; future tense; conditional tense; ter and haver; participles; compound tenses - present perfect; other compound tenses; continuous tenses; model auxiliaries - must/ought/should/could; commands (imperative); irregular verbs; ser and estar; the passive; tenses of the subjunctive; subjunctive - emotion, doubt, desire, influence; subjunctive - impersonal expressions and verbs of opinion; subjunctive - conjunctions and hypothesis; subjunctive - indefinite and negative antecedents; if clauses; direct and indirect speech; European and Brazilian Portuguese - some differences in vocabulary; verb tables; taking it further; key to exercises.

Additional information

GOR002232925
9780340847855
0340847859
Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar by Sue Tyson-Ward
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Murray Press
20030101
304
N/A
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