English Grammar A To Z

A major grammar reference book of modern English, specially written for intermediate learners of English. English Grammar Today is an indispensable reference guide to contemporary English grammar and usage. With extensive corpus research at its core, it provides over 500 entries organised into an easy-to-use A-Z structure. Authentic examples of written and spoken English place the grammar in context and the clear explanations make it ideal for intermediate learners of English at CEF levels B1-B2, including those preparing for IELTS or Cambridge English exams such as Preliminary and First. The book comes with a free CD-ROM that provides the book content and nearly 200 additional entries, plus audio recordings of all the examples and dialogues.

If you are fascinated English language but face issues while speaking and constructing sentences, then you are at the right place at right time.This book is a complete guide for English grammar. Which include optimal solutions with lots of examples to easily understand the complexity of language and simplify your communication. This book contains below detailed information with a step-by-step explanation. Nouns The Rule for Capitalization Articles A, An and, The Pronoun Types of Sentences Preposition Conjunctions Adjectives Comparison of Adjectives Quantifiers Adverb Verbs Verb Forms Some useful verbs Tenses For and Since Sentence Patterns Ways to make complex sentences Direct Speech Indirect Speech (Reported speech) Active Voice Passive Voice Active Voice to Passive Voice The book is prepared with a lot of research and includes simple examples that anyone can understand whether he or she is a beginner. It covers all the topics for English grammar. And also contains test papers with answers at the end.

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume II continues with syntactic and communicative complexity: embedded clauses – verb complements, relative clauses; detransitive voice – passive, anti-passive, impersonal and middle voice, reflexive and reciprocal constructions; focus and topic constructions; nondeclarative speech acts. It closes with interclausal connectivity: conjoined and subordinate clauses, the grammar of discourse coherence, clause chains and thematic paragraphs.

This handy, pocket-sized guide to Canadian grammar, spelling, and punctuation offers advice on over 1,000 of the most common language errors, writing tips for usage problems, conjugations of irregular verbs, and explanations on the use of punctuation and capitalization.

This textbook introduces basic concepts of grammar in a format which should encourage readers to use linguistic arguments. It focuses on syntactic analysis and evidence. It also looks at sociolinguisic and historical reasons behind prescriptive rules.