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The Knots in English: A Manual for Caribbean Users
Merle Hodge
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The Knots in English: A Manual for Caribbean Users
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We all write: emails, letters, articles, proposals, reports, press releases, essays and examinations. But for Caribbean English-speakers, writing ‘proper’ English is often a challenge since we are in fact Creole-speakers.

In The Knots in English, Merle Hodge capitalises on her 25 years of teaching experience to break down the differences between English grammar and Creole grammar and provide users with a key tool in improving language proficiency. It uses straightforward examples to demystify the English language for the student, teacher, professional and everyday user alike. Knots is divided into 8 sections and is laid out in an easy to follow format, complete with answers. One of its best features is that users may consult individual sections for clarification on particular points or work through each section from beginning to end.

Since its initial publication in 1997, The Knots in English has established itself as the go-to guide for teaching and learning English in the Caribbean and is intended primarily as an English language teaching support. The Knots in English will prove valuable to all Caribbean English-speakers.

Language
English
ISBN
978-976-637-660-4
Contents
Preface
Basics
A. Word Classes or “The Parts of Speech”
A1 NOUNS
A2 PRONOUNS
A3 ADJECTIVES
A4 VERBS
A5 ADVERBS
A6 PREPOSITIONS
A7 CONJUNCTIONS
A8 INTERJECTIONS
A9 WORD CLASSES/WORD SLOTS
B. The Sentence
B1 WHAT IS A SENTENCE?
B2 THE SUBJECT
B3 THE OBJECT
B4 THE INDIRECT OBJECT
B5 THE COMPLEMENT
B6 PHRASES AND CLAUSES
Noun Forms
C. Number
C1 SINGULAR AND PLURAL
C2 DIFFERENT WAYS OF ADDING S
C3 OTHER PLURAL FORMS
C4 PLURAL MARKERS: CREOLE V. ENGLISH
C5 COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
C6 USE OF DETERMINERS
C7 ARTICLES: WHEN TO USE AN
C8 NOUNS WITH QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS
C9 ONE OF...
C10 NOUNS ENDING WITH A SOUND LIKE S
C11 SOME PROBLEM NOUNS
D. Possession
D1 FORMING THE POSSESSIVE
D2 FORMING THE POSSESSIVE WITH OF
D3 THE POSSESSIVE: COMMON ERRORS
D4 POSSESSIVE NOUNS V. ADJECTIVAL NOUNS
Verb Forms
E. The Present Simple Tense
E1 FORMING THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
E2 USES OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
E3 WHEN TO PUT THE S
E4 THE PRESENT TENSE: CREOLE INFLUENCE
E5 THE VERB TO BE
E6 IDENTIFYING THE HEAD WORD
E7 PRESENT TENSE VERBS IN JOINED SENTENCES
E8 VERB BEFORE SUBJECT
E9 THERE IS/ARE
E10 RELATIVE PRONOUN AS SUBJECT
E11 SUBJECTS WITH QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS
E12 VERBS ENDING WITH A SOUND LIKE S
E13 UNCHANGEABLE NOUN AS SUBJECT
E14 QUESTION FORM OF THE PRESENT TENSE
E15 NEGATIVE FORM OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
E16 DOUBLE NEGATIVES
E17 PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
E18 WHERE NOT TO PUT THE S
E19 THE VERB TO BE: QUESTION FORM
E20 THE VERB TO BE: NEGATIVE FORM
E21 THE VERB TO BE: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
F. The Past Simple Tense
F1 FORMING THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
F2 VERBS WHICH DO NOT CHANGE
F3 PAST TENSE VERBS IN JOINED SENTENCES
F4 VERBS ENDING WITH A SOUND LIKE D
F5 QUESTION FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
F6 NEGATIVE FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
F7 WHEN NOT TO USE PAST TENSE FORM
F8 THE VERB TO BE: PAST SIMPLE TENSE
F9 WERE IN IF-CLAUSES
F10 COULD AND WOULD
G. The Past Participle
G1 IDENTIFYING THE PAST PARTICIPLE
G2 THE PAST PARTICIPLE AS ADJECTIVE
G3 THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
G4 THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
G5 THE PASSIVE VOICE
G6 NOTABLE PAST PARTICIPLES
G7 VERBS ENDING WITH D, T, OR EN
H. The Present Participle
H1 THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE AS NOUNAND ADJECTIVE
H2 THE CONTINUOUS TENSES
H3 CONFUSING THE PARTICIPLES
Answers
Index
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