Práticas do inglês

Michael Swan

PRACTICAL
ENGLISH
USAGE
Third Edition

OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

Contents summary
Page
Acknowledgements

vi

Introduction

viii-x

Contents Overview

xi-xvi

Language Terminology

xvii-xxv

Don't say it:
130 common mistakes xxvi-xxix
Phonetic alphabet
Practical English Usage
Index

xxx
1-623
624-658

I

page vii

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Index
a/an 61-63, 65-68, 70; a and one in numbers 389.11; a with half231.4; generalisations (e.g. a child needs . .. )
68.2; position with as/how/so/too + adjective 14; with quite and rather
489-490; the difference between a and an 65.7; 70 miles an hour etc
389.20; weak and strong form 616.3; with uncountable nouns 149.4; see also articles a- (prefix) 445.1 a bit 107; softening expression 437.1; with comparatives 140.1 a couple of . .. + plural verb 526.2 a few, few and (a) little 329; with of
329.2
a a a a a a a

great deal 333.4 group of . .. + plural verb 526.2 large amount/number 333.4 little, little and (a) few 329; with of

329.2; a little with comparatives 140.1 long time and long 330 long way and far 200 lot, lots 333.2; with comparatives
140; a lot of . .. + plural verb 526.2 number of . .. + plural verb 526.2

a abbreviated styles 1 abbreviations 2 able be able to 3
-able (suffix) 445.4 about and (a) round 60; and on 4 about to 5 above and over 6 accents 308.3 accept and agree 7 accommodation uncountable 148.3 according to 8 accuse preposition 449 accused the accused 17.3 accustomed + -ing form or infinitive

299.11 ache simple or progressive 466.7 acre 389.18 acronyms 2.3 across, over and through 10 act and play 432.2 active verb forms 10 actor and actress 222.4 actual(ly) 11, 157.15,16,20
AD and BC 152.3 addition in addition 157.11 addresses at, in and on 81.6; in letters

146.1-4; in emails 147.1,3 adjectives 12-19
+ for . .. to ... 291.3,4
+ infinitive 284
+ -ing form 297

adjectives and adverbs of manner