[eBook Code] A Comprehensive Russian Grammar (eBook Code, 4th)

Preface xxvi

Preface to the Second Edition xxviii

Preface to the Third Edition xxx

Preface to the Fourth Edition xxxii

Acknowledgements xxxiii

Acknowledgements to the Second Edition xxxv

Abbreviations xxxvi

Introduction

Pronunciation

Orthography

Division of Words

Punctuation

The Noun

Word Formation

Gender

Declension

Case Usage

Diminutive and Augmentative Nouns

The Pronoun

The Adjective

The Long Form of the Adjective

The Short Form of the Adjective

The Comparative Degree of the Adjective

The Superlative Degree of the Adjective

The Numeral

Cardinal, Collective and Indefinite Numerals

Ordinal Numerals

Special Functions of Numerals

The Verb

Conjugation

Aspect

Reflexive Verbs

Impersonal Constructions

The Passive Voice

The Conditional and Subjunctive Moods

Constructions Expressing Obligation, Necessity, Possibility or Potential

Verbs of Motion

Participles

Gerunds

The Adverb

The Preposition

Spatial Prepositions

Prepositions that Denote the Position of an Object in Relation to Another Object (Behind, in Front of, Below, on Top of etc.), or Movement to or from that Position

Prepositions that Denote Spatial Closeness to an Object, Movement Towards or Away from an Object, or Distance from an Object

Prepositions that Denote Along, Across, Through a Spatial Area

Prepositions that Denote Spatial Limit

Temporal Prepositions

The Use of Prepositions to Denote Action in Relation to Various Time Limits

Other Meanings

Other Important Meanings Expressed by Prepositions

The Conjunction

Co‐ordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating Conjunctions

The Particle

Word Order

Appendix: English Words and Phrases in Modern Russian 533

Glossary 537

Bibliography 544

Subject Index 554

Word Index 571