grammar query

[Alina Israeli]

>On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Emily Tall wrote:
>
>> Can someone tell me why none of the new Russian textbooks include "koe-"
>> when they treat indefinite particles? I learned about "koe-" during the
>> IREX teacher exchange in MOscow but have never seen that material
>included
>> in textbooks. Thanks! Emily Tall

Bill Mahota wrote:
>Again, I am grealy oversimplifying.

I would not call it that.

But to go back to the texbooks' issue. Galina McLaws' Integrated Learning
Modules (Focus Publ.) include it (I believe in Module III). T. Wade's "A
comprehensive Russian grammar" (Blackwell) p. 410 has koe-. But it's true,
you have to look for Russian/Soviet books to get a full description.

Alina Israeli

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