| Preface | 5 |
| Abbreviations and symbols | 7 |
| Part One - The Verb Phrase | |
| Classification of Verbs | 11 |
| Formal Classification of Verbs | 11 |
| The Inflectional Forms of English Verb | 11 |
| Regular Verbs | 11 |
| Irregular Verbs | 14 |
| Simple Forms and Compound Forms | 14 |
| One-Word Verbs and Group-Verbs | 14 |
| Functional Classification of Verbs | 15 |
| Full Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs | 15 |
| Non-Finites and Finites | 16 |
| Anomalous Finites | 16 |
| Table of Verb Forms | 21 |
| Exercises | 22 |
| The Conjugation of the English Verb | 30 |
| Simple Tenses | 31 |
| The Present Tense | 31 |
| The Past Tense | 32 |
| Compound Tenses | 34 |
| The Compound Forms of the Present Tense and the Past Tense | 34 |
| The Building Blocks of Compound Tenses | 35 |
| Tense Tables | 37 |
| Active Voice | 37 |
| Passive Voice | 38 |
| Exercises 24-40 | 39 |
| Verb Categories | 44 |
| Mood | 44 |
| The Indicative Mood | 44 |
| The Imperative Mood | 45 |
| The Subjunctive Mood | 45 |
| Voice | 46 |
| The Active Voice | 46 |
| The Passive Voice | 46 |
| Aspect | 47 |
| The Common Aspect | 48 |
| The Continuous Aspect | 48 |
| Verbs Normally Used in the Continuous Aspect | 49 |
| Tense | 50 |
| Number and Person | 54 |
| Exercises 41-52 | 55 |
| The Use of the Tenses | 61 |
| Tenses Expressing Present Time | 61 |
| The Present Tense | 61 |
| The Present Continuous Tense | 63 |
| The Present Perfect Tense | 64 |
| The Present Perfect Continuous Tense | 66 |
| Other Tenses Expressing Present Time | 67 |
| Tenses Expressing Past Time | 68 |
| The Past Tense | 68 |
| The Past Continuous Tense | 70 |
| The Past Perfect Tense | 75 |
| The Past Perfect Continuous Tense | 80 |
| Other Tenses Expressing Past Time | 82 |
| Tenses Expressing Future Time | 86 |
| The Future Tense | 86 |
| The Future Continuous Tense | 89 |
| The Future Perfect Tense | 91 |
| The Future Perfect Continuous Tense | 92 |
| Other Tenses Expressing Future Time | 93 |
| Exercises 53-76 | 95 |
| Sequence of Tenses | 120 |
| Exercises 77-84 | 124 |
| Various Concepts Expressed by the Anomalous Finites and Other Verb Forms | 136 |
| Condition | 136 |
| The Conditional Tenses | 136 |
| Conditional Sentences | 137 |
| Wish | 141 |
| Ability | 143 |
| Permission | 145 |
| Prohibition | 146 |
| Obligation, Necessity | 148 |
| Possibility, Probability, Likelihood | 152 |
| Miscellaneous Concepts | 154 |
| Willingness, Determination | 154 |
| Insistency, Refusal | 155 |
| Promises, Threats | 155 |
| Requests, Invitation | 156 |
| Surprise, Indignation, Disappointment, Joy, etc. | 156 |
| Concession | 157 |
| Hopes | 157 |
| Purpose | 158 |
| Admonition, Reproach | 158 |
| Preference | 159 |
| Indifference | 159 |
| Habit | 160 |
| Courage, Impudence | 161 |
| Exercises 85-97 | 161 |
| Verb + Subject Complement (V + SC) | 178 |
| Link-Verbs or Copulas | 178 |
| The Subject Complement | 178 |
| Verb + Object(s) (V + O) | 181 |
| Transitive and Intransitive Verbs | 182 |
| The Object | 182 |
| Verb + Direct Object (V + DO) | 187 |
| Verb + Direct Object + Direct Object (V + DO + DO) | 187 |
| Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object (V + IO + DO) | 187 |
| Verb + (Direct Object) + to/for + Indirect Object (V + (DO) + to/for + IO) | 188 |
| Verb + Prepositional Object (V + PO) | 188 |
| Verb + Object + Object Complement (V + O + OC) | 189 |
| Verb + Adverbial Modifier(S) (V + AdvM) | 190 |
| The Adverbial Modifier | 192 |
| Adverbs Modifying Verbs | 192 |
| Forms of Adverbs | 193 |
| Classification of Adverbs According to Meaning | 193 |
| Adverbs and Adjectives with the Same Form | 195 |
| Adverbs with Two Forms | 196 |
| Summary of Verb Phrases | 198 |
| Formal Classification of Verb Phrases | 198 |
| Functional Classification of Verb Phrases | 199 |
| Exercises 98-105 | 200 |
| Part Two - The Verbal Phrase | |
| Non-Finite Forms of the Verb (Verbals) | 207 |
| Tables of the Verbals | 207 |
| Table of the Infinitive | 207 |
| Tabel of the Gerund and the Participle | 208 |
| haracteristics of the Verbals | 209 |
| Exercises 106-126 | 212 |
| The Syntactic Functions of the Verbal Phrase | 223 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Subject | 223 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Grammatical Subject | 223 |
| The Verbal Phrase in Sentences with Preparatory 'It' | 223 |
| Exercises 127-132 | 228 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Subject Complement | 231 |
| Nominative with the Infinitive | 231 |
| Nominative with the Participle | 233 |
| Exercises 133-138 | 234 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Object | 238 |
| The Infinitive Phrase as Object | 238 |
| The Gerundial Phrase as Object | 240 |
| Verbs Followed by the Infinitive or the Gerund | 242 |
| Exercises 139-149 | 246 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Object Complement | 252 |
| Accusative with the Infinitive | 252 |
| Accusative with the Participle | 257 |
| Exercises 150-158 | 260 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Adverbial Modifier | 265 |
| The Infinitive Phrase as Adverbial Modifier | 265 |
| The Gerundial Phrase as Adverbial Modifier | 265 |
| The Participial Phrase as Adverbial Modifier | 266 |
| Exeercises 159-168 | 268 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Noun Modifier | 277 |
| The Infinitive Phrase as Postmodifier | 277 |
| The Gerund as Premodifier | 279 |
| The Participle as Noun Modifier | 280 |
| Exercises 169-185 | 283 |
| The Verbal Phrase as Modifier of an Adjective | 292 |
| The Infinitive Phrase as Modifier of an Adjective | 292 |
| The Gerundial Phrase as Modifier of an Adjective | 295 |
| Exercises 186-194 | 296 |
| Additional Notes on the Verbal Phrase | 302 |
| The Logical Subject of the Gerund | 302 |
| The Infinitive Phrase after Question-Words | 304 |
| The Split Infinitive | 304 |
| The Particle "to" without the Infinitive | 305 |
| The Gerund and the Verbal Noun | 305 |
| Summary of the Functions of Verbal Phrases | 306 |
| Revision Exercises I (Exercises 195-200) | 308 |
| Part Three - I. The Noun Phrase | |
| The Noun | 319 |
| Formal Caracteristics of Nouns | 319 |
| Formal Classification of Nouns | 319 |
| Formation of the Plural | 320 |
| Formation of the Genitive | 322 |
| Noun Categories | 323 |
| Logical Categories of Nouns | 323 |
| Number | 324 |
| Gender | 332 |
| Case | 333 |
| Exercises 201-226 | 334 |
| Determiners | 345 |
| Classification of Determiners | 345 |
| The Articles | 354 |
| Forms of the Articles | 354 |
| Common Uses of the Articles | 355 |
| Use of the Definite Article | 356 |
| Use of the Indefinite Article | 362 |
| Use of the Zero Article | 366 |
| Use of the Articles with Proper Nouns | 374 |
| The Pronoun as Determiner | 379 |
| The Demonstrative Pronoun as Determiner | 379 |
| The Possessive Pronoun as Determiner | 379 |
| The Interrogative Pronoun as Determiner | 381 |
| The Indefinite Pronoun as Determiner | 382 |
| Numerals as Determiners | 392 |
| Adjectives as Determiners | 392 |
| Exercises 227-243 | 393 |
| Modifiers | 413 |
| Premodifiers | 414 |
| Adjectives as Premodifiers | 414 |
| Nouns as Premodifiers | 414 |
| Miscellaneous Premodifiers | 418 |
| Postmodifiers | 419 |
| Adjectives as Postmodifiers | 419 |
| Adverbs as Postmodifiers | 420 |
| Nouns as Postmodifiers (Apposition) | 420 |
| The Prepositional Phrase as Postmodifier | 421 |
| Clauses as Postmodifiers | 423 |
| Exercises 244-262 | 430 |
| Noun Substitutes | 441 |
| The Pronoun as Noun Substitute | 441 |
| The Personal Pronoun | 441 |
| The Possessive Pronoun as Noun Substitute | 443 |
| The Reflexive and Emphasizing Pronoun (Self-Pronoun) | 443 |
| The Reciprocal Pronoun | 444 |
| The Demonstrative Pronoun as Noun Substitute | 444 |
| The Interrogative Pronoun as Noun Substitute | 445 |
| The Indefinite Pronoun as Noun Substitute | 446 |
| The Numeral as Noun Substitute | 449 |
| Exercises 263-275 | 449 |
| Summary of Noun Phrases | 458 |
| The Prepositional Phrase | |
| The Preposition | 459 |
| Formal Characteristics of Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases | 459 |
| The Functions of the Prepositional Phrase | 461 |
| Exercises 276-280 | 462 |
| The Adjectival Phrase | |
| The Adjective | 467 |
| Classification of Adjectives | 467 |
| Comparison of Adjectives | 468 |
| Modification of Adjectives | 470 |
| Premodifiers of Adjectives | 470 |
| Postmodifiers of Adjectives | 471 |
| Functions of the Adjectival Phrase | 474 |
| Exercises 281-287 | 475 |
| Revision Exercises II (Exercises 288-289) | 479 |
| Part Four - Sentences | |
| General Characteristics of Sentences | 485 |
| Definition of the Sentence | 485 |
| Classification of Sentences | 486 |
| Structural Classification of Sentences | 486 |
| Functional Classification of Sentences | 487 |
| Exercises 290-293 | 488 |
| Structure of the Sentence | 491 |
| Subject + Verb | 491 |
| Positions of the Subject in the Sentence | 492 |
| Agreement between Subject and the Finite Verb | 502 |
| Kinds of Subject | 506 |
| Exercises 294-310 | 510 |
| Subject + Predicate | 523 |
| Exercises 311-320 | 534 |
| Compound Sentences | 543 |
| Exercises 321-325 | 545 |
| Complex Sentences | 549 |
| Noun Clauses | 550 |
| Adverbial Clauses | 556 |
| Exercises 326-331 | 558 |
| Revision Exercises III. (Exercise 332) | 563 |
| Appendix | |
| Irregular Verbs | 569 |
| Nouns | 575 |
| Irregular Plurals | 575 |
| Plurals with Different Meaning | 579 |
| Gender | 580 |
| Numerals | 582 |
| Cardinal Numbers | 582 |
| Ordinal Numbers | 583 |
| Irregular Forms of Comparison | 586 |
| Key to Exercises Based on Texts | 588 |
| Key to Translation Exercises | 591 |
| Bibliography | 620 |
| Index | 623 |