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University of Finance and

Marketing
Faculty of Foreign Languages

Grammar
(Introduction)
What is grammar?
• the study of the classes of words,
their inflections, and their functions
and relations in a language
• the set of structural rules governing
the composition of clauses,
phrases, and words in any given
natural language
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Do we need to study grammar to
learn a language?
• Many people in the world speak
their own, native language without
having studied its grammar.
• Children start to speak before they
even know the word “grammar”.

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• But if you are serious about learning a
foreign language, grammar can help
you to learn a language more quickly
and more efficiently.
• When you understand the grammar
(or system) of a language, you can
understand many things yourself,
without having to ask a teacher or
look in a book.
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Aims of the course
• Identify different parts of speech
• Recognize the basic elements of a
sentence
• Distinguish different types of phrases,
clauses, and sentences
• Apply grammatical knowledge to
making sentences and communication
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Schedule of the course
Part of Speech

• Noun • Article
• Pronoun • Possessive &
• Adjective demonstrative
• Adverb • Quantifier
• Verb

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Schedule of the course
Phrase

• What is a phrase?
• Prepositional phrases
• Adjective phrases and
adjectival phrases
• Noun phrases

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Schedule of the course
Phrase

• Adverb phrases and


adverbial phrases
• Verb phrases and phrasal
verbs
• Co-ordination

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Schedule of the course
Clause

• Co-ordinate clauses, main


clauses and subordinate
clauses
• Relative clauses
• Adverbial clauses
• Noun clauses
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Schedule of the course
Clause

• Non-finite and verbless


clauses
• Ellipsis

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Schedule of the course
Sentence

• Definition
• Basic Elements of a
Sentence
• Sentence Types

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Sentence Types
• By Structure
– Simple sentences
– Compound sentences
– Complex sentences
– Compound-complex sentences

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Sentence Types
• By Function
– Declarative sentences
– Interrogative sentences
– Imperative sentences
– Exclamatory sentences

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Assessment

• In-class performance: 40%


– Class attendance: 10%
– Regular test: 10%
– Midterm test: 20%
• End-of-course test: 60%

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Coursebook

• George Davidson (2006) Phrases,


Clauses, Sentences, Learners
Publishing Pte Ltd

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Reference

• John Eastwood (1994)


Oxford Guide to English
Grammar, Oxford
University Press.
• G. L. Alexander ... [et. al]
(1994), English Grammar,
NXB TP HCM Home

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