Wren New Elementary Grammar On Modern Lines 5

P.C. Wren’s New English Grammar Series, comprising six books, can be classed among the best and most authoritative of traditional grammars for children. These graded books contain a systematic treatment of English grammatical forms and lead up to P.C. Wren and H. Martin’s monumental work High School English Grammar and Composition. The aim of the revision of the present series is to make the books more suitable for use in the modern classroom. Apart from the learner-friendly format and attractive illustrations.

1. Some grammar rules and structures have been revised or recast so as to bring them into line with current usage. For example, the use of me, him, us, etc. after than and as in comparisons and the use of who as the object of a verb or preposition, which were frowned upon in P.C. Wren’s time, are now considered correct. Sentences like “He is taller than me”, “Who do you want?” and “ Who are you talking about?” are correct.

2. Some chapters have been expanded or recast so as to reflect the new developments in the study of English structure and usage. The chapters dealing with tenses and modals have been completely rewritten

3. The material dealing with analysis has been considerably cut down. The exercises on parsing have been eliminated

1. The Sentence

2. The Noun

3. The Verb

4. The Adjective

5. The Adverb

6. The Pronoun

7. The Preposition

8. The Conjunction

9. The Interjection

10. The Same Word Used as Different parts of Speech

11. Nouns– Number

12. Nouns– Gender

13. Nouns–Case

14. Comparison of Adjectives

15. Articles

16. Personal Pronouns

17. Relative Pronouns

18. Interrogative Pronouns

19. Demonstrative and Indefinite Pronouns

20. Introduction to Verb Forms

21. Irregular Verbs

22. Simple Present & Present Continuous Tense

23. Simple Past and Present Perfect Tense

24. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

25. Past Continuous and Past Perfect Tense

26. Future Tenses and Going to Form

27. Revision Exercises of Tenses

28. Auxiliary and Modal Verbs

29. Active and Passive Voice

30. Mood

31. The Infinitive and the Gerund

32. The Participle

33. Comparison of Adverbs

34. Correct Use of Prepositions

35. Co-ordinating and Sub-ordinating Conjunctions

36. More About Verbs

37. Syntax of Adverbs

38. More about Prepositions

39. Analysis of Simple Sentences

40. The Phrase and the Clause

41. Sentences: Simple, Compound & Complex

42. Noun Clauses

43. Adjective Clauses

44. Adverb Clauses

45. Clause Analysis of Complex Sentences

46. The Sequence of Tenses

47. Direct and Indirect Speech