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The International Language

English
The International Language
Introduction
English in use
English for beginners • English for B2 students
FCE English • Business English
Teaching English

 The International Language


[edit] Welcome

Welcome to English in Use, part of the English book on Wikibooks!

"English in Use" is a book about the actual use of the English language. It features sections about types of grammar, punctuation and formality. This wikibook is intended for use by native speakers of English or advanced learners of English as a second language.

If you wish to learn English then you should use one of the English books for students learning English as a second language. For new learners of English try the English for beginners book. If you have some experience of English but need to refresh your knowledge try the English for B2 Students Wikibook. If you're preparing for the Cambridge FCE exam then head to the FCE English module. Those interested in English for business contexts should try the Business English Wikibook.

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English
English/Introduction · English/About · English/Q&A
Words: English/Parts of speech overview · English/Nouns and pronouns · English/Verbs · English/Adjectives and adverbs · English/Prepostions, conjunctions, and interjections · English/Verbals
Sentences: English/Sentences overview · English/Basic components · English/Phrases · English/Clauses · English/Fragments and run-on sentences
Usage: English/Adjective and adverb usage · English/Pronoun usage · English/Subject-verb agreement · English/Verb usage
Punctuation: English/End marks · English/Commas · English/Apostrophes · English/Quotations · English/Other common punctuation marks · English/Less common typographical marks
Other key topics: English/Capitalization · English/Spelling · English/Writing and composition · English/Figures of syntax / English/Syntax · English/Recent grammar restructure attempts
Appendices: Exercise index · English/Glossary · English/External resources · Commons errors · History · Dictionary · Thesaurus
Introduction · About · Ask a question!
Words and usage
Punctuation
Sentences
Other key topics
Appendices

Topics in detail (Content is repeated.)
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General: Introduction - Grammar
Parts of speech: Nouns - Verbs - Pronouns - Adjectives - Adverbs - Conjunctions - Prepositions - Interjections
Other English topics: Gerunds and participles - Orthography - Punctuation - Syntax - Appositives -

Figures of Syntax
Detailed contents
  1. Introduction Development stage: 25% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  2. Grammar
  3. Articles and nounsDevelopment stage: 25% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
    1. Articles
      1. The definite article
        1. General uses of the definite article
        2. Omissions of the definite article
      2. The indefinite article
        1. General uses of the indefinite article
        2. Omissions of the indefinite article
    2. Nouns
      1. Concrete
        1. Proper
        2. Common
          1. Individual
          2. Collective
      2. Abstract
        1. Attribute
        2. Verbal
      3. Words and word groups used as nouns
        1. Adjectives made nouns
        2. Pronouns made nouns
        3. Verbs made nouns
        4. Participles made nouns
        5. Adverbs made nouns
        6. Conjunctions made nouns
        7. Prepositions made nouns
        8. Interjections or phrases made nouns
      4. Countable and uncountable nouns
      5. Compound nouns
      6. Inflections of Nouns
        1. Genders
        2. Numbers
          1. Regular plurals
          2. Almost-regular plurals
          3. Irregular plurals
            1. Irregular Germanic plurals
            2. Irregular plurals of foreign origin
          4. Exercises
        3. Cases
          1. The Nominative Case
          2. The Possessive Case
          3. The Objective Case
          4. The declension of nouns
      7. The noun as a modifier
      8. The syntactic functions of nouns
      9. References
  4. Verbs Development stage: 50% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
    1. Present and past
      1. Present simple
      2. Present continuous
      3. Present simple and present continuous
      4. Past simple
      5. Past continuous
      6. Past simple and past continuous
      7. Used to
    2. Present perfect and past
      1. Present perfect
      2. Present perfect continuous
      3. Present perfect and past
      4. Past perfect
      5. Past perfect continuous
      6. Past perfect and simple past
    3. Future
      1. Future perfect
      2. Future perfect continuous
      3. Future simple
      4. Future with 'going to'
      5. Present continuous for future events
      6. Present simple for future events
    4. If-Clauses (conditional) and 'wish'
  5. Pronouns Development stage: 50% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
    1. Demonstrative pronouns
    2. Interrogative pronouns
    3. Personal pronouns
    4. Possessive pronouns
    5. Relative pronouns
  6. Adjectives and adverbs
    1. Adjectives Development stage: 50% (as of March 26, 2005)
      1. Function
      2. Form
      3. Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed
      4. Adjectives word order
      5. The + adjective
      6. Personality adjectives
    2. Adverbs Development stage: 50% (as of March 26, 2005)
      1. Function
      2. Form
      3. Kinds of adverbs
        1. Adverbs of degree
        2. Adverbs of time
        3. Adverbs of manner
        4. Adverbs of place
        5. Conjunctive adverbs
      4. Adverbs word order
      5. Comparative forms of adverbs
      6. Adverbs with different forms and meanings
      7. Adverbs with different forms and same meanings
    3. Adjectives and adverbs
    4. Adverbs with same form as the adjective
      1. Any more, any longer, no longer
      2. Enough and too
      3. Ever
      4. Quite and rather
      5. Still, yet and already
      6. So and such
    5. Comparison
    6. Superlatives
    7. References
  7. Conjunctions Development stage: 75% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  8. Prepositions Development stage: 25% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  9. Interjections Development stage: 100% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  10. Functions Development stage: 00% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  11. Gerund and participles Development stage: 75% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  12. Punctuation Development stage: 75% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  13. Orthography Development stage: 75% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  14. Syntax Development stage: 100% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
    1. Appositives Development stage: 100% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
    2. Figures of Syntax Development stage: 100% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  15. Study guide Development stage: 00% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
  16. History Development stage: 50% (as of Jan 24, 2005)
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