Practising Spanish grammar

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Practising Spanish Grammar can be used independently or as the ideal companion to the sixth edition of the widely acclaimed A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin and Moreira Rodraiguez). Thoroughly updated, this fourth edition of the workbook features an improved organization which closely mirrors that of A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish, sixth edition. The selection of exercises has been fully revised and expanded with new exercises on a variety of topics including possessives, conditional, future and past tenses, and polite requests. Designed to stimulate and engage even the most grammar-shy students, this is an ideal resource for Spanish learners at CEFR Level B2-C1, ACFTL Intermediate-High to Advanced.;Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the third edition; Note to the fourth edition; Acknowledgements; 1 Nouns; Gender; 1.1 General exercise (1) 1; 1.2 General exercise (2) 1; 1.3 Masculine and feminine pairs 1/2; 1.4 Words with two genders (1) 1; 1.5 Words with two genders (2) 2/3; 1.6 Words in -o and -a 1/2; 1.7 Nouns ending in -ma 2/3; 1.8 Nouns ending in -is 2/3; 1.9 Words ending in -e 2; 1.10 Gender of compound nouns 2/3; Number; 1.11 Plural formation 1/2; 1.12 Agreement of the verb 2 Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents Preface to the first edition Preface to the third edition Note to the fourth edition Acknowledgements 1 Nouns Gender 1.1 General exercise (1) 1 1.2 General exercise (2) 1 1.3 Masculine and feminine pairs 1/2 1.4 Words with two genders (1) 1 1.5 Words with two genders (2) 2/3 1.6 Words in -o and -a 1/2 1.7 Nouns ending in -ma 2/3 1.8 Nouns ending in -is 2/3 1.9 Words ending in -e 2 1.10 Gender of compound nouns 2/3 Number 1.11 Plural formation 1/2 1.12 Agreement of the verb 2 1.13 Spanish plural for English singular and vice versa 22 Articles The form of the article 2.1 El or la, un, or una? 1 Uses of the article 2.2 The article with names of languages 1 2.3 The article with names of countries and towns 1/2 2.4 The article with days of the week 1/2 2.5 General exercise on the definite article 2 2.6 The indefinite article after a verb 2 2.7 Unos 2/3 Use and omission of the articles 2.8 Use and omission of the definite article 2 2.9 Use and omission of the indefinite article 2 2.10 Use and omission of the definite and indefinite article (1) 2/3 2.11 Use and omission of the definite and indefinite article (2) 33 Adjectives Agreement 3.1 Basic agreement 1/2 3.2 More complex agreements 2/3 3.3 Colour adjectives 2/3 Formation of adjectives 3.4 Formation of the feminine 1/2 3.5 -ísimo forms 1 3.6 Adjectives pertaining to places 2 3.7 Adjectives formed from nouns (relational adjectives) 3 3.8 Translating 'un-' 3 Adjective position 3.9 Adjective position (1) 2/3 3.10 Adjective position (2) 2/3 3.11 Position of adjective with nouns connected by de 2 3.12 Adjective position: bueno, malo, grande, pequeño 3 3.13 Adjectives whose meaning varies according to position 34 Comparatives Regular and irregular comparative forms 4.1 Comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs 1 4.2 Más grande/mayor, más pequeño/menor 2 Comparisons of inequality 4.3 Más/menos que or más/menos de? 1 Comparisons of quantity with clauses 4.4 Distinguishing where there is a comparison with a clause 2 4.5 Constructing comparisons of quantity with a clause 2/3 Superlative of adjectives and adverbs 4.6 Superlative of adjectives 1 4.7 Equivalence with English 'most' and '-est' 3 Other comparative constructions 4.8 'The more ... the more/the less ... the less . . .' 14.9 'More and more . . ., less and less . . .' 2 Comparison of equality 4.10 Tan and tanto 1 Miscellaneous 4.11 General exercise (1) 2 4.12 General exercise (2) 2/3 5 Demonstratives Agreement 5.1 Agreement 1 Usage 5.2 Equivalence with English 2 5.3 Demonstrative or article? 1/2 6 The neuter 6.1 Lo with adjectives or with adverbs 1 6.2 Translation of 'how' by lo 1/2 6.3 Translating lo + adjective/adverb 2 6.4 Lo as a neuter pronoun 1 6.5 Lo, lo que, lo de 2/3 6.6 Neuter demonstrative pronouns (esto, eso, aquello) 1