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Index
to be
as irregular verb, 38–39
tenses of, 38
to/two/too, 308
trivia, example of, 21
troublemaking pronouns, 130–131
trousers, plural-only word, 134
try and, as incorrect expression, 305
ttyl (talk to you later), 209
TV series episodes, titles of, 165
TV shows
titles of, 166
as tool for learning grammar, 349–350
tweeting, 211
two-word descriptions, hyphenating of, 190
typing style, proofreading strategy for, 347
• U •
underlining, of titles, 165–166
understood subject, 48
uninterested/disinterested, 264
unique, as absolute quality, 272–273
until, 64
uppercase, 195
us, 106
usage problems, common, 16. See also
errors/mistakes, common
use, correct use of past tense of, 27
• V •
vague pronouns, 317–318
verb form, 173
verb tense
agreement between subject and verb.
See agreement
in bulleted lists, 286
future, 29, 31, 33, 39, 245–246
future perfect, 29, 34, 36, 39, 124
future perfect progressive, 34, 36
future progressive, 31, 33, 124
historical present, 34
irregular past, 40
past, 30–31, 33, 39, 48, 242–245, 248
past perfect, 29, 34, 35, 39
past perfect progressive, 34, 35
past progressive, 30, 33
perfect, 29–30, 34
present, 32
present perfect, 29, 34, 35, 36, 39, 124, 247
present perfect progressive, 34, 35
present progressive, 30, 32
progressive, 30, 123–124
quiz on
general, 249–250
identi cation, 31–32, 37
present tense, 251–252
sequencing of, 243–244, 245, 246, 248
shifting of, 286
in reporting, 249
sequencing of, 240–247
shifting of, 285–286
simple tense, 29
verb tenses
in bulleted lists, 286
future, 29, 31, 33, 39, 245–246
future perfect, 29, 34, 36, 39, 124
future perfect progressive, 34, 36
future progressive, 31, 33, 124
historical present, 34
irregular past, 40
past, 30–31, 33, 39, 48, 242–245, 248
past perfect, 29, 34, 35, 39
past perfect progressive, 34, 35
past progressive, 30, 33
perfect, 29–30, 34
present, 32, 37, 38
present perfect, 29, 34, 35, 36, 39, 124, 247
present perfect progressive, 34, 35
present progressive, 30, 32
progressive, 30, 123–124
in reporting, 249
sequencing of, 242–245
verbals
de nition, 229, 241, 334
examples of, 256
expressing different times, 246–247
nding the object of, 229–230
gerunds as type of, 230, 232, 238
improving sentences with, 339–340
in nitives as type of, 230, 335–336
participles as type of, 230, 336–338
verbs
action, 24–25, 44, 74
active voice, 235–238, 287
adjectives describing, 88
boring, 238–240
confusing, 299
copulative, 18, 19
fake verbs, 50
helping, 25