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• Title:Modern Brazilian Portuguese grammar : a practical guide / John Whitlam.
  
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• Author/Creator:Whitlam, John.
  
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• Published/Created:London : Routledge, 2011.
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Portuguese language--Grammar.
  Portuguese language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.
  Portuguese language--Spoken Portugese.
  
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• Edition:First edition.
  
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• Series:Routledge modern grammars.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page 460) and index.
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• Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. A Structures
  1. Pronunciation and spelling
  1.1. Portuguese alphabet
  1.2. Consonant sounds
  1.3. Oral vowel sounds
  1.4. Nasal vowel sounds
  1.5. Spelling and pronunciation
  1.6. Syllabification
  1.7. Stress and written accents
  1.8. Hyphenation
  1.9. Use of capital letters
  1.10. Punctuation
  2. Gender and gender agreement
  2.1. What is grammatical gender?
  2.2. Rules for determining gender
  2.3. Feminine forms of nouns and adjectives
  3. Number and number agreement
  3.1. Singular vs. plural
  3.2. Forming the plural of nouns and adjectives
  3.3. Plurals referring collectively to males and females
  3.4. Use of singular and plural
  3.5. Countability
  4. Articles
  4.1. definite article
  4.2. indefinite article
  5. Adjectives and adverbs
  5.1. Position of adjectives
  5.2. Adjectives that always precede the noun
  5.3. Adjectives with different meanings according to their position
  5.4. Adjectives used as nouns
  5.5. Adjectives used as adverbs
  5.6. Formation of adverbs of manner
  5.7. Position of adverbs and adverbials
  5.8. Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
  5.9. Irregular comparative forms
  5.10. syntax of comparative sentences
  5.11. absolute superlative
  5.12. Colloquial intensifiers
  6. Numbers and numerical expressions
  6.1. Cardinal numbers
  6.2. Ordinal numbers
  6.3. Collective numbers
  6.4. Dates
  6.5. Clock time
  6.6. Fractions
  6.7. Decimal fractions
  6.8. Percentages
  6.9. Monetary amounts
  6.10. Monarchs, popes, etc.
  7. Personal pronouns
  7.1. First person pronouns
  7.2. You
  7.3. Third person pronouns
  7.4. Use of subject pronouns
  7.5. Placement of unstressed object pronouns
  7.6. More about indirect pronoun objects
  7.7. Pronouns used with prepositions
  7.8. Emphatic uses of object pronouns
  7.9. Non-standard pronouns
  7.10. Brazilian personal pronoun usage - quick reference tables
  8. Demonstratives
  8.1. Introduction
  8.2. Forms and meaning
  8.3. Usage
  8.4. Neuter demonstrative pronouns
  8.5. Demonstrative adverbs `here' and `there'
  9. Possessives
  9.1. Introduction
  9.2. Forms
  9.3. Usage
  9.4. Omission of possessives
  9.5. proprio `own'
  9.6. Possessives after the verb ser `to be'
  9.7. second person possessive teu(s)/tua(s)
  9.8. Special use of the possessive seu(s)/sua(s)
  10. Relative pronouns
  10.1. que
  10.2. quem
  10.3. o que
  10.4. o/a qual, os/as quais
  10.5. cujo(s), cuja(s)
  10.6. quanto(s)/quanta(s)
  10.7. onde
  10.8. Note on translating `when' as a relative
  11. Interrogatives
  11.1. o que
  11.2. que
  11.3. qual, quais
  11.4. quem
  11.5. quanto(s)/quanta(s)
  11.6. como
  11.7. onde
  11.8. quando
  11.9. por que
  11.10. para que
  11.11. quao
  11.12. Other points about interrogatives
  12. Exclamations
  12.1. que
  12.2. quanto(s)/quanta(s)
  12.3. como
  13. Indefinite adjectives and pronouns
  13.1. todo(s)/toda(s)
  13.2. tudo
  13.3. ambos/as
  13.4. cada
  13.5. qualquer
  13.6. alguem
  13.7. algum/alguma, alguns/algumas
  13.8. alguma coisa
  13.9. algo
  13.10. outro(s)/outra(s)
  13.11. tal
  13.12. Adjectives and pronouns of quantity
  13.13. Other indefinite adjectives and pronouns
  13.14. `Else'
  14. Negatives
  14.1. nao
  14.2. nada
  14.3. ninguem
  14.4. nunca
  14.5. jamais
  14.6. nem
  14.7. nenhum/nenhuma
  14.8. sem
  15. Regular verb conjugations
  15.1. Introduction to Portuguese verbs: how the system works
  15.2. infinitive and the stem
  15.3. Simple tenses: present indicative
  15.4. Simple tenses: imperfect indicative
  15.5. Simple tenses: preterite indicative
  15.6. Simple tenses: present subjunctive
  15.7. Simple tenses: imperfect subjunctive
  15.8. Simple tenses: future subjunctive
  15.9. Future and conditional tenses
  15.10. Simple pluperfect tense
  15.11. Stress patterns in regular verbs
  15.12. Spelling conventions governing regular verbs
  16. Semi-irregular and irregular verbs
  16.1. Radical-changing verbs
  16.2. Semi-irregular verbs
  16.3. Irregular verbs
  17. Gerunds, past participles, compound tenses and the passive
  17.1. Gerunds
  17.2. Past participles
  17.3. Compound tenses
  17.4. passive
  18. Use of the tenses
  18.1. Present simple
  18.2. Present continuous
  18.3. Imperfect
  18.4. Imperfect continuous
  18.5. Preterite
  18.6. Perfect
  18.7. Pluperfect
  18.8. Future tense
  18.9. Future tense
  18.10. Conditional
  18.11. Conditional perfect
  19. infinitive
  19.1. Introduction
  19.2. Uses of the infinitive
  19.3. Impersonal vs. personal infinitive
  19.4. Use of the infinitive after prepositions
  19.5. Verbs followed by the infinitive
  19.6. Cases where either the impersonal or personal infinitive may be used
  19.7. Personal infinitive with the same subject as the main verb
  19.8. Position of object pronouns with the infinitive
  19.9. Other uses of the infinitive
  20. subjunctive
  20.1. Introduction
  20.2. Sequence of tenses
  20.3. present or imperfect subjunctive in subordinate clauses
  20.4. future or imperfect subjunctive in subordinate clauses
  20.5. subjunctive in conditional clauses
  20.6. subjunctive in main clauses
  20.7. Idiomatic uses of the subjunctive
  20.8. Subjunctive vs. infinitive
  20.9. Avoidance of the subjunctive in colloquial speech
  21. imperative
  21.1. Familiar imperative
  21.2. Formal imperative
  21.3. Plural imperative
  22. Reflexive verbs
  22.1. Introduction
  22.2. Reflexive object pronouns
  22.3. Meaning patterns of reflexive verbs
  22.4. Impersonal se-construction
  22.5. Reflexive verbs in the spoken language
  22.6. Other reflexive pronouns
  23. Ser, estar and ficar
  23.1. Introduction
  23.2. ser
  23.3. estar
  23.4. ficar
  23.5. Adjectives used with either ser or estar
  23.6. Translating `was/were', `has/have been', etc.
  23.7. Idiomatic expressions with ser
  23.8. Idiomatic expressions with estar
  23.9. Other meanings and idiomatic uses of ficar
  24. Verbs used in auxiliary, modal and impersonal constructions
  24.1. Auxiliary constructions
  24.2. Modal constructions
  24.3. Impersonal uses of certain verbs
  25. Prepositions
  25.1. Basic prepositions: a, com, de, em, para, por
  25.2. Other simple (one-word) prepositions
  25.3. Compound prepositions of place
  25.4. Compound prepositions of time
  25.5. Other compound prepositions
  26. Conjunctions
  26.1. Coordinating conjunctions
  26.2. Subordinating conjunctions
  26.3. Preposition vs. conjunction
  26.4. Gerund vs. conjunction
  27. Word order
  27.1. Word order in statements
  27.2. Word order in questions
  27.3. Word order in indirect questions
  28. Word formation
  28.1. Diminutives
  28.2. Augmentatives
  28.3. appreciative suffix -aco
  28.4. depreciative suffix -eco
  28.5. Verbal nouns ending in -ada/-ida
  28.6. Instrumental nouns ending in -ada
  28.7. Collective nouns ending in -ada
  pt. B Functions
  I. Social contact and communication strategies
  29. Making social contacts
  29.1. Greeting someone
  29.2. Conveying greetings
  29.3. Asking people how they are
  29.4. Introducing yourself and others
  29.5. Taking leave
  29.6. Expressing wishes
  29.7. Congratulating somebody
  29.8. Using the phone
  29.9. Writing letters
  30. Basic strategies for communication
  30.1. Attracting someone's attentiona and responding to a call for attention
  30.2. Starting up a conversation
  30.3. Requesting repetition and responding
  30.4. Making sure you understand and are understood
  30.5. Signalling that you understand the speaker and are following what is being said
  30.6. Asking how to pronounce or spell a word
  30.7. Interrupting a speaker
  30.8. Fillers
  30.9. Changing the subject
  30.10. Formal development of a topic
  II. Giving and seeking factual information
  31. Asking questions and responding
  31.1. Yes-no questions
  31.2. Content questions
  31.3. Follow-up questions
  31.4. Rhetorical questions
  31.5. Tag questions
  31.6. Negative questions
  31.7. Polite questions
  31.8. Other ways of answering questions
  32. Negating
  32.1. Negating adjectives
  32.2. Negating nouns
  32.3. Negating verbs
  33. Reporting
  33.1. Direct vs. indirect speech
  33.2. Indirect speech
  33.3. Reporting statements
  33.4. Reporting questions
  33.5. Reporting yes and no answers
  33.6. Reporting commands and requests
  34. Asking and giving personal information
  34.1. Name
  34.2. Nationality and place of origin
  34.3. Marital status
  34.4. Age
  34.5. Date and place of birth
  34.6. Occupation, status or rank, religious, political and other affiliations
  35. Identifying people and things
  35.1. Identifying yourself and others
  35.2. Identifying things
  36. Describing
  36.1. Referring to a subject's nature or identity
  36.2. Enquiring about a subject's nature or appearance
  Contents note continued: 36.3. Describing a state or condition
  36.4. Descriptions involving an unspoken comparison
  36.5. Asking and saying what something is made of
  36.6. Describing events
  36.7. Describing facts or information
  36.8. Describing a person's character and attitude
  36.9. Describing the weather
  37. Making comparisons
  37.1. Comparisons of inequality
  37.2. Comparisons of equality
  37.3. Comparing more than two objects
  38. Expressing existence and availability
  38.1. Asking and answering questions regarding existence
  38.2. Describing facilities
  38.3. Expressing availability
  39. Expressing location and distance
  39.1. Expressing location
  39.2. Asking and saying where an event will take place or took place
  39.3. Indicating precise location
  39.4. Indicating distance
  40. Expressing possessive relations
  40.1. Expressing ownership and possession
  40.2. Emphasizing possessive relations
  40.3. Expressing possessive relations involving parts of the body, personal effects and close family members
  40.4. Asking whose something is
  40.5. Other ways of expressing possession
  41. Expressing changes
  41.1. Talking about changes of state and appearance
  41.2. Talking about changes of status, nature and identity
  41.3. Other verbs that express change
  42. Expressing cause, effect and purpose
  42.1. Enquiring about cause
  42.2. Giving reasons and expressing relationships of cause and effect
  42.3. Other ways of expressing relationships of cause and effect
  42.4. Enquiring about purpose
  42.5. Expressing purpose
  III. Putting events into a wider context
  43. Expressing knowledge
  43.1. Expressing knowledge of a fact
  43.2. Saying that one knows a person, a place or an object
  43.3. Cases in which both saber and conhecer can be used with a difference of meaning
  43.4. Expressing knowledge of a subject
  43.5. Expressing knowledge of a language
  43.6. Expressing knowledge of a skill
  43.7. Getting to know, becoming acquainted with or meeting someone
  43.8. Hearing or finding out about something
  44. Remembering and forgetting
  44.1. Remembering
  44.2. Reminding
  44.3. Forgetting
  45. Expressing obligation and duty
  45.1. Expressing obligation and duty with regard to oneself and others
  45.2. Enquiring whether one is obliged to do something
  45.3. Expressing obligation in an impersonal way
  45.4. Other ways of expressing obligation and duty
  45.5. Expressing unfulfilled obligation
  46. Expressing needs
  46.1. Expressing needs with regard to oneself and others
  46.2. Asking people about their needs
  46.3. Expressing needs in an impersonal way
  46.4. Expressing strong need
  47. Expressing possibility and probability
  47.1. Saying whether something is considered possible, probable or impossible
  47.2. Enquiring whether something is considered possible or impossible
  48. Expressing certainty and uncertainty
  48.1. Saying how certain one is of something
  48.2. Enquiring about certainty or uncertainty
  49. Expressing supposition
  49.1. Common expressions of supposition
  50. Expressing conditions
  50.1. Open conditions
  50.2. Remote and unreal conditions
  50.3. Unfulfilled conditions
  50.4. Other conditional expressions
  51. Expressing contrast or opposition
  51.1. Common expressions of contrast or opposition
  52. Expressing capability and incapability
  52.1. Enquiring and making statements about capability or incapability
  52.2. Enquiring and making statements about learned abilities
  53. Seeking and giving permission
  53.1. Seeking permission
  53.2. Giving permission
  53.3. Stating that permission is withheld
  54. Asking and giving opinions
  54.1. Asking someone's opinion
  54.2. Expressing opinions
  54.3. Reporting on other people's opinions
  55. Expressing agreement, disagreement and indifference
  55.1. Expressing agreement
  55.2. Expressing disagreement
  55.3. Asking about agreement and disagreement
  55.4. Expressing indifference
  IV. Expressing emotional attitudes
  56. Expressing desires and preferences
  56.1. Expressing desires
  56.2. Enquiring about desires
  56.3. Expressing preferences and enquiring about preferences
  56.4. Expressing desires and preferences involving others
  57. Expressing likes and dislikes
  57.1. How to say you like or dislike someone or something
  57.2. Enquiring about likes and dislikes
  57.3. Other ways of expressing likes and dislikes
  58. Expressing surprise
  58.1. Set expressions
  58.2. Expressing surprise with regard to someone or something
  59. Expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction
  59.1. Expressing satisfaction
  59.2. Expressing dissatisfaction
  59.3. Enquiring about satisfaction or dissatisfaction
  60. Expressing hope
  60.1. Saying what one hopes or others hope to do
  60.2. Expressing hope with regard to others
  60.3. Expressing hope in response to a question or statement
  61. Expressing sympathy
  61.1. Saying one is sorry about something
  61.2. Saying one is glad about something
  62. Apologizing and expressing forgiveness
  62.1. Apologizing
  62.2. Expressing forgiveness
  63. Expressing fear or worry
  63.1. Common expressions of fear
  63.2. Other ways of expressing fear
  64. Expressing gratitude
  64.1. Expressing gratitude
  64.2. Responding to an expression of gratitude
  V. language of persuasion
  65. Giving advice and making suggestions
  65.1. Giving advice and making suggestions that do not involve the speaker
  65.2. Suggesting a course of action involving the speaker
  65.3. Asking for advice and suggestions
  66. Making requests
  66.1. Common expressions of request
  67. Giving directions, instructions and orders
  67.1. Giving directions and instructions
  67.2. Giving orders
  68. Making an offer or Invitation and accepting or declining
  68.1. Making an offer or invitation
  68.2. Accepting or declining an offer or invitation
  68.3. Enquiring whether an invitation is accepted or declined
  VI. Expressing temporal relations
  69. Talking about the present
  69.1. present simple
  69.2. present continuous
  69.3. Expressing habitual action with costumar + infinitive
  69.4. Saying how long one has been doing something
  70. Talking about the future
  70.1. Talking about future events
  70.2. Talking about scheduled events in the future
  70.3. Talking about plans and intentions for the future
  70.4. Expressing the future from a past perspective
  70.5. Other ways of expressing the future
  71. Talking about the past
  71.1. Talking about events that are past and complete
  71.2. Saying how long ago something happened
  71.3. Talking about long-lasting past events
  71.4. Talking about past events related to the present
  71.5. Referring to a prolonged or repeated action that began in the past and is still in progress
  71.6. Referring to the immediate past
  71.7. Referring to actions and developments that have been happening in the recent past
  71.8. Describing past states or actions in progress over an unspecified period of time
  71.9. Talking about past habitual actions
  71.10. Talking about actions that were taking place when something else happened
  71.11. Talking about a past event or action that occurred before another past event or action
  71.12. Referring to a prolonged or repeated action that began at an earlier time and was still in progress at a point in the past
  Appendices
  Appendix I Regular verb forms
  Appendix II Principal irregular verbs
  Appendix III Verbs with irregular past participles
  Appendix IV Verbs with both a regular and an irregular past participle
  Appendix V Second person verb forms.