Overview

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. RUSSIAN GRAMMAR YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language.

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Author:   Daphne West
Publisher:   John Murray Press
Imprint:   Teach Yourself
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.261kg
ISBN:  

9781444179552

ISBN 10:   1444179551
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   28 September 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

: Meet the author : Only got a minute? : Only got 5 minutes? : Only got 10 minutes? : Introduction Unit 1: Getting started 1.1: The Cyrillic alphabet 1.2: The stressed syllable 1.3: Spelling rules 1.4: Ten things to remember Unit 2: Nouns 2.1: Using nouns 2.2: Gender of nouns 2.3: Cases 2.4: Nominative case - singular 2.5: Nominative case - plural 2.6: Nominative case - irregular plurals 2.7: Accusative case - singular 2.8: Accusative case - plural 2.9: Accusative case - irregular plurals 2.10: Genitive case - singular 2.11: Genitive case - plural 2.12: Genitive case - irregular plurals 2.13: Dative case - singular 2.14: Dative case - plural 2.15: Instrumental case - singular 2.16: Instrumental case - plural 2.17: Prepositional case - singular 2.18: Prepositional case - plural 2.19: Six-case summary 2.20: Ten things to remember Unit 3: Adjectives (1) 3.1: Using adjectives 3.2: Cases and groups of adjectives 3.3: Unstressed adjectives (nominative singular and plural) 3.4: Stressed adjectives (nominative singular and plural) 3.5: Soft adjectives 3.6: Possessive adjectives (nominative singular and plural) 3.7: Reflexive possessive adjectives (nominative singular and plural) 3.8: Accusative singular of adjectives 3.9: Accusative plural of adjectives 3.10: Genitive singular of adjectives 3.11: Genitive plural of adjectives 3.12: Dative singular of adjectives 3.13: Dative plural of adjectives 3.14: Instrumental singular of adjectives 3.15: Instrumental plural of adjectives 3.16: Prepositional singular of adjectives 3.17: Prepositional plural of adjectives 3.18: Ten things to remember Unit 4: Adjectives (2) 4.1: Long and short forms of adjectives 4.2: Comparative adjectives - long form 4.3: Comparative adjectives - short form 4.4: Comparative constructions with adjectives 4.5: Superlative adjectives 4.6: Ten things to remember Unit 5: Adverbs 5.1: Adverbs of manner 5.2: Adverbs of time, place and extent 5.3: Comparative adverbs 5.4: Superlative adverbs 5.5: Ten things to remember Unit 6: Numerals 6.1: Cardinal numerals 6.2: Cardinal numerals - case endings 6.3: Using cardinal numerals with nouns and adjectives 6.4: Ordinal numerals 6.5: Telling the time 6.6: Dealing with dates 6.7: Quantities, age and distance 6.8: Ten things to remember Unit 7: Pronouns 7.1: Personal pronouns 7.2: Possessive pronouns 7.3: Interrogative pronouns 7.4: Demonstrative pronouns 7.5: Determinative pronouns 7.6: Reflexive pronouns 7.7: Relative pronouns 7.8: Indefinite pronouns 7.9: Ten things to remember Unit 8: Verbs (1) 8.1: Using verbs: the infinitive and the present tense 8.2: Regular present tense 8.3: Consonant changes in the present tense 8.4: Irregular present tense 8.5: The present tense of to be, to have, to be able, to want 8.6: The present tense of reflexive verbs 8.7: Ten things to remember Unit 9: Verbs (2) 9.1: Using verbs: the future and past tenses; 9.2: Compound future 9.3: Simple future 9.4: Imperfective past 9.5: Perfective past 9.6: Ten things to remember Unit 10: Verbs (3) 10.1: Verbs of motion 10.2: Conditions 10.3: Imperatives (commands) 10.4: Negatives 10.5: Impersonal constructions 10.6: Indirect statement and question 10.7: Indirect command, wish and purpose (subjunctive) 10.8: Conjunctions 10.9: Ten things to remember Unit 11: Prepositions 11.1: Using prepositions 11.2: Prepositions: place 11.3: Prepositions: motion and direction 11.4: Time 11.5: Setting the scene 11.6: Prepositions which follow verbs 11.7: Ten things to remember : Taking it further : Key to exercises : Glossary of grammatical terms

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Daphne West has taught Russian for more than thirty years and is the author of six Russian courses for adults and students. She is a recipient of the Pushkin Medal for contributions to the teaching of Russian.

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