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Each unit ends with a cultural text that outlines an aspect of Swedish culture and exemplifies and consolidates the grammar topic examined in the unit.  \nFeatures include:  \n• clear grammatical explanations with examples in Swedish and English  \n• vocabulary based on a major corpus of written Swedish in order to guarantee authenticity and relevance  \n• cross-references to other units  \n• over 100 exercises with a key to all the correct answers  \n• full vocabulary list at the end of the book.  \nThe book is suitable both for independent study and for class use. It can be used by absolute beginners and those who have advanced a little further.  \nDr Ian Hinchliffe is a translator based in Sweden and has previously taught Swedish at universities in the UK, as well as in Norway.  \nDr Philip Holmes is Reader Emeritus in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and is now a translator and language editor.  \nOther titles available in the Grammar Workbooks series are:  \nBasic Arabic  \nBasic Cantonese Intermediate Cantonese Basic Chinese Intermediate Chinese Basic Dutch Intermediate Dutch Basic German Intermediate German Basic Irish Intermediate Irish Basic Italian  \nBasic Japanese Intermediate Japanese Basic Korean Intermediate Korean Intensive Basic Latin Intensive Intermediate Latin  \nBasic Persian Intermediate Persian Basic Polish Intermediate Polish Basic Portuguese Basic Russian Intermediate Russian Basic Spanish Intermediate Spanish Basic Swedish  \nBasic Welsh Intermediate Welsh Basic Yiddish  \nFor more information on the series, please visit: [www.routledge.com/](www.routledge.com/)[ ](www.routledge.com/)languages/series/SE0519  \nBASIC SWEDISH: A GRAMMAR AND WORKBOOK  \nIan Hinchliffe and Philip Holmes  \nFirst published 2018  \nby Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RNand by Routledge  \n711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business 􀂔 2018 Ian Hinchliffe and Philip Holmes  \nThe right of Ian Hinchliffe and Philip Holmes to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nTrademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Hinchliffe, Ian author. | Holmes, Philip, 1944-author.  \nTitle: Basic Swedish : a grammar and workbook / Ian Hinchliffe and Philip Holmes.  \nDescription: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2017. Identifiers: LCCN 2017046177| ISBN 9781138779563 (hardback : alk.  \npaper) | ISBN 9781138779570 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781351169684 (ebook)  \nSubjects: LCSH: Swedish language—Textbooks for foreign speakers– English. | Swedish language—Grammar.  \nClassification: LCC PD5112 .H46 2017 | DDC 439.78/2421—dc23  \nLC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2017046177](https://lccn.loc.gov/20","cbCaivOn8tvVDWvw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivOn8tvVDWvw","pdf",316567,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgements\n## Preface\n## 1 What makes Swedish familiar? ... and a few challenges\n## 2 Pronunciation\n## 3 Nouns – gender\n## 4 Introduction to verbs (present tense) and personal pronouns\n## 5 Word order – statements and questions\n## 6 Nouns – s-genitives and plurals\n## 7 Numerals, time expressions, days and months\n## 8 Word order – position of elements in the main clause\n## 9 Pronouns – personal, possessive and indefinite\n## 10 Demonstrative pronouns\n## 11 Verbs – infinitives; two-verb constructions; future forms; imperatives\n## 12 Word order – short answers; postponing the subject\n## 13 Adjectives – indefinite forms and indeclinable adjectives\n## 14 Nouns – forms of articles and article use\n## 15 Prepositions of place – på/i, vid, hos, etc.\n## 16 Adjectives – definite forms Types 1 and 2\n## 17 Comparison of adjectives\n## 18 Word order – main and subordinate clause; conjunctions; ‘that’\n## 19 Verb conjugations I, II, III – past and perfect tenses\n## 20 Verb conjugation IV – past and perfect tenses\n## 21 Adverbs and adjectives; form and comparison of adverbs\n## 22 Adverbs – location and direction\n## 23 Word order – main and subordinate clauses; position of the clausal adverbial; relative clauses\n## 24 Verbs – the –s form, deponents and –s passives\n## 25 Word formation – introduction\n## Key to exercises\n## Glossary of grammatical terms\n## Vocabulary list","[{\"question\":\"How is the book organized across its 25 units?\",\"answer\":\"Each of the 25 units focuses on one or more grammar topics, introduces them with examples, and then reinforces them through exercises that follow. 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