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Spanish grammar in context : analysis and practice
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New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill, 2003
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9780071419314
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An exciting new series that teaches students how to use grammar like a native speaker The best way to bring the grammar of a language to life is by experiencing it in context, as it's actually used by native speakers and writers. Designed for intermediate and advanced students, the books in this series put foreign grammar into context for students with an array of engaging texts, including newspaper articles, song lyrics, literary texts, and even transcriptions from TV talk shows. Each chapter focuses on a specific element of grammar. A short text is followed by an explanation of the relevant grammar and several exercises. Exercises center on specific topics and stress everyday words and expressions. Students get to build vocabularies while honing grammar skills. Throughout, elements of grammar that are especially difficult for English speakers are highlighted. A debate on genetic engineering, a discussion of the impact of new immigration laws on Hispanic communities in the United States, an interview with Placid Domingo... these are just a few of the authentic sources on which learners hone their command of Spanish grammar in Spanish Grammar in Context,


Author Notes

Juan Kattan-Ibarra is an experienced and widely published author of many Spanish-language learning titles
Angela Howkins is a lecturer in Spanish at Dundee College, Scotland


Table of Contents

Prefacep. v
Acknowledgementsp. vii
Glossary of grammatical termsp. viii
Part 1 The verbp. 1
1 The present tensep. 3
2 The preteritep. 10
3 The imperfectp. 15
4 The perfectp. 20
5 The pluperfectp. 25
6 The futurep. 28
7 The conditionalp. 34
8 The infinitivep. 39
9 The gerundp. 43
10 Modal verbsp. 49
11 Passive and impersonal sentencesp. 54
12 The reflexivep. 59
13 Ser and estarp. 65
14 The present subjunctivep. 71
15 The imperfect subjunctivep. 80
16 The pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfectp. 86
17 The imperativep. 91
Part 2 Grammar essentialsp. 99
18 Articlesp. 101
19 Nounsp. 108
20 Adjectivesp. 113
21 Adverbsp. 120
22 Comparisonp. 126
23 Demonstrativesp. 132
24 Possessivesp. 137
25 Personal pronounsp. 142
26 Relative pronounsp. 150
27 Negationp. 156
28 Prepositionsp. 162
29 Conjunctionsp. 172
30 Word orderp. 177
Consolidation exercisesp. 182
Keysp. 187
Irregular and spelling-changing verbsp. 204
Bibliographyp. 209
Indexp. 211
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