The late Sidney Greenbaum was Director of the Survey of English Usage and formerly Quain Professor of English Language and Literature, University College London. His publications include English: An Essential Grammar, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2010) and Internet Grammar of English, Survey of English Usage, University College London (1998). A comprehensive glossary of grammatical terms is included and a new companion website provides invaluable additional exercises Gerald Nelson is Professor of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Assuming no prior knowledge of English grammar, this book is ideal for beginning students on a one-term course and provides everything a student needs on the theory and practice of English usage. This fourth edition has been fully revised and updated and includes: clearer descriptions and improved presentation new material on word structure and word formation new exercises, examples and extracts updated further reading. The second set deals with more advanced topics and can be used for classroom discussion or essay writing. The first set can be used in self study or in the classroom. Each chapter is followed by two sets of exercises. It also looks at the special grammatical features of English in everyday conversation. A whole chapter, 'English in Use', is devoted to illustrating the grammatical features of a wide range of modem text types, including emails, Facebook pages and 'tweets'. The second part ('The Applications') shows how a grasp of these topics can be helpful in resolving usage problems, in developing a clear writing style and mastering punctuation and spelling. The first part of the book ('The Grammar') provides a step-by-step introduction to the key topics in English grammar. An Introduction to English Grammar provides a comprehensive overview of allĪspects of English grammar.

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