Da!: A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar

by Tatiana Filosofova

Overview

This fully revised second edition of Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is a concise and contemporary reference grammar and workbook for intermediate-level students.

The book contains clear explanations of the core areas of Russian grammar. Each point is illustrated with examples of contemporary language usage showing you how grammar works in practice while at the same time enhancing your vocabulary and cultural knowledge. Every chapter ends with a variety of exercises to test your progress and consolidate your understanding. Now revised with more exercises and enhanced e-resources.

Suitable for intermediate-level students, Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is an invaluable resource for both classroom and self-study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367210014
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/29/2020
Series:	Routledge Concise Grammars
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Tatiana Filosofova is a Senior Lecturer in Russian at the University of North Texas, USA. She teaches all core Russian language classes to undergraduate students at all levels and courses on Russian folklore and Russian culture. Her publications include a monograph on Russian folk poetry, a Russian textbook and more than 20 articles on both the methodology of teaching Russian and Russian folklore.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

How to use this book

Glossary of grammatical terms

1. Introduction
2. Nouns: animate and inanimate nouns and gender
3. Nouns: number
4. Nouns: the concept of cases and the principle of noun declension
5. Nouns: nominative case
6. Nouns: accusative case
7. Nouns: genitive case
8. Nouns: dative case
9. Nouns: instrumental case
10. Nouns: prepositional case
11. Adjectives
12. Adjectives: comparative, superlative and short- and long-form adjectives
13. Adverbs
14. Pronouns
15. Numbers
16. Verbs
17. Verbs: present tense
18. Verbs: past tense
19. Verbs: future tense
20. Verbs: verbal aspect
21. Verbs: transitive and intransitive verbs, active and passive voice
22. Verbs: mood
23. Reflexive verbs
24. Verbs of motion: introduction; verbs of motion without prefixes
25. Verbs of motion: verbs of motion with prefixes
26. Participles
27. Gerunds
28. Prepositions
29. Conjunctions and particles
30. Impersonal sentences
31. Essentials of syntax

Bibliography

Key to exercises

Index