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Essential Dutch Grammar: Teach Yourself Gerdi Quist

Essential Dutch Grammar: Teach Yourself By Gerdi Quist

Essential Dutch Grammar: Teach Yourself by Gerdi Quist


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Essential Dutch Grammar will help you get more out of your study of Dutch. Now in a brand new edition with new, easy-to-follow page design and interactive on-line features.

Essential Dutch Grammar: Teach Yourself Summary

Essential Dutch Grammar: Teach Yourself by Gerdi Quist

Essential Dutch Grammar will help you get more out of your study of Dutch. Essential Dutch Grammar is an up-to-date introduction to Dutch grammar. You don't need to know a lot about grammar before you start. Everything is explained simply and there are lots of examples to illustrate each point. Unlike more traditional grammars, Essential Dutch Grammar is structured so that you can look up language forms according to what you want to say, even if you don't know the grammatical term for them. If you already know some grammar, then you can use the 'reference grammar' section at the back of the book to look up the points you need. Essential Dutch Grammar will help you to understand and manipulate Dutch 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. Now in a brand new edition with new, easy-to-follow page design and interactive on-line features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. USEFUL VOCABULARY Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking. END-OF-UNIT SUMMARIES AND ONLINE TESTS Summaries and tests to help you keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of the Netherlands.

About Gerdi Quist

Gerdi Quist lectures in Dutch at University College, London, where Dennis Strik lectured for ten years.

Table of Contents

Contents Meet the authors Only got a minute? Only got five minutes? Only got ten minutes? Introduction 1 Sentence composition 1.1 What's the use of grammar? 1.2 Double Dutch? 1.3 What's in a sentence? 1.4 Spelling 1.5 Spelling: consonants 2 Nouns and adjectives 2.1 Nouns and articles 2.2 Demonstratives 2.3 Adjectives 2.4 More information on adjectives 2.5 Adjectives: something nice... 2.6 Comparative and superlative 2.7 More on comparisons 2.8 Plural nouns 2.9 Compound nouns 2.10 Diminutives 3 Numbers 3.1 Numbers: one, two three 3.2 Numbers: first, second, third 3.3 Numbers: 1/2, 7-, 15% 3.4 Weights, measurements, time 4 Pronouns 4.1 Personal pronouns 4.2 Possession 5 Verbs (1) - introduction and present tense 5.1 Basic information on verbs 5.2 Present tense 5.3 Present tense - use 6 Verbs (2) - modal verbs and talking about the future 6.1 Modal verbs 6.2 Modal verbs - use 6.3 Talking about the future 7 Verbs (3) - perfect and imperfect 7.1 Use of the perfect and imperfect 7.2 The present perfect 7.3 The present perfect - hebben or zijn 7.4 The present perfect - past participles 7.5 The past perfect 7.6 The imperfect 8 Verbs (4) - separable and inseparable 8.1 Separable verbs 8.2 Inseparable verbs 9 Verbs (5) - reflexive, imperative, infinitive 9.1 Reflexive verbs 9.2 Imperative 9.3 Infinitive constructions 10 Verbs (6) - conditional, zou, word order, passive 10.1 The conditional 10.2 Zou: more uses 10.3 Verb word order 10.4 The passive 10.5 The passive - use 11 Negation 11.1 Negatives - geen and niet 11.2 Other negatives 12 Prefixes and suffixes 13 Er 13.1 Er - as a subject 13.2 Er - referring to things 13.3 Er - position 13.4 Er - some other considerations 14 Prepositions 14.1 Prepositions - general 14.2 Prepositions - space and location 14.3 Prepositions - other types 14.4 Fixed prepositions 15 Clauses and conjunctions 15.1 Basic information on clauses 15.2 Conjunctions: linking similar clauses 15.3 Linking main and sub-clauses - general 15.4 Linking main and sub-clauses - functions 15.5 Linking with adverbs 15.6 Relative clauses 16 Adverbs 16.1 Adverbs - general 16.2 Adverbs- types 16.3 Adverbs - place and order 17 Word order 17.1 Word order: main clauses 17.2 Word order: sub-clauses 17.3 Word order: final position in sentence 18 Style 18.1 Formal and informal 18.2 Foreign words 18.3 Exclamations 18.4 Interjections 18.5 Strong language 18.6 Topic - comment 18.7 Style 19 Best of the rest 19.1 Punctuation and accents 19.2 Dictionaries 19.3 Using dictionaries 19.4 Abbreviations 19.5 Irregular verbs 20 Pointing the way 20.1 Where to start 20.2 Logging learning experiences Test yourself Can you do the following? Taking it further Key to exercises Glossary of grammatical terms Index

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GOR004125644
9781444103984
1444103989
Essential Dutch Grammar: Teach Yourself by Gerdi Quist
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Murray Press
20100730
368
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