Authors: Frank E. Donahue
ISBN-13: 9780300124682, ISBN-10: 0300124686
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: June 2008
Edition: 1st Edition
Frank E. Donahue is professor of German at the University of Texas at Austin.
Book Synopsis
This book provides a comprehensive review of grammatical structures and usage for intermediate to advanced students of German. Those who have had some exposure to German grammar in their earlier German courses can fine-tune their accuracy. While this book was written primarily for use in a course dedicated to a rigorous review of German grammar, it could also be used by students in conversation, culture, and literature courses.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Fundamentals of Verbs
Present Tense 3
Present Perfect 17
Simple Past and Past Perfect 28
Future and Future Perfect 44
Imperative Mood: Commands 52
Verbs with Inseparable Prefixes 60
Verbs with Separable Prefixes 74
Modal Auxiliaries 91
Fundamentals of Case
Nouns and Case 107
Articles, der-Words, and ein-Words 121
Adjective Endings 144
Comparative and Superlative Degrees 172
Pronouns 182
Building on the Fundamentals
Adverbs 209
Prepositions 225
Idiomatic Use of Prepositions 261
Numerals and Time Expressions 289
Conjunctions and Clauses 301
Relative Clauses and Infinitive Phrases and Constructions 315
Clarifying da-Compounds; Extended Adjective Modifiers 336
Advanced Work with Verbs
Present Subjunctive II 347
Past Subjunctive II 369
Direct and Indirect Discourse 382
The Passive Voice 392
Appendix 409
German-English Dictionary 427
Answer Key 441
Index 467
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