ABSTRACT
As might be expected, the book follows closely the structure of Modern Russian Grammar. Part A is concerned with grammatical structures, while the material in Part B relates to functions. Since the grammatical structures of Russian are extremely complex for English speakers, and since some degree of mastery of these structures is a prerequisite for being able to negotiate the functional aspects of grammar, we have made the first section somewhat larger than the second, while the overall number of exercises is rather greater than in those companion volumes in this series that are devoted to West European languages. We have throughout used the same chapter and section headings as in Modern Russian Grammar, and with one or two exceptions the order in which the material is tested corresponds to the order of presentation used in the earlier volume. At the foot of each exercise we have provided a cross-reference to the relevant section or sections of Modern Russian Grammar; since in practice it is often impossible (and not always desirable) to test grammatical items discretely, many exercises are accompanied by several such crossreferences, sometimes spread across two or more chapters. It is hoped that these multiple cross-references will help users to form connections between related areas of grammar that for practical reasons have to be presented separately.
