Author: Douglas Biber , Stig Johansson , Geoffrey Leech , Susan Conrad , Edward Finegan
Hardcover: 1203 pages
Publisher: Pearson ESL; illustrated edition edition (November 5, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0582237254
ISBN-13: 978-0582237254
The Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English is a revolutionary, corpus-based reference grammar of English, based on a groundbreaking research project to analyze the ways in which English grammar is really used. The book looks at four text types ¿ conversation, fiction, news reportage, and academic prose ¿ and reports statistical findings as well as examining the reasons that condition a particular grammatical choice.
•Encompasses a six-year research project into the ways in which language is really used.
•Reveals which structures, tenses, and lexical choices occur, and how their distribution differs in different text types.
•Analyzes natural language in each chapter, based on analysis of the real everyday conversations in the Longman Spoken American Corpus and the British National Corpus.
•Contains over 350 tables and graphs that show the frequency of constructions across different registers, from conversation to fiction to academic prose.
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Continuing the success of the bestselling Practice Makes Perfect series, Practice Makes Perfect English Grammar for ESL Learners features well-organized presentations, skill-building exercises, and a focus on practical conversational skills
A complete overview of English grammar with hands-on exercises for the beginning ESL student Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners helps you build a solid foundation in English grammar to help you communicate effectively. This clearly written guide leads you through the entire system of English grammar using concise, easy-to-understand language. The book features clear explanations, skill-building exercises, and a focus on practical conversational skills.
The book’s numerous exercises include a variety of formats, such as fill-in-the-blank sentences, sentence rewriting, writing original sentences, and more. Answers to all questions are provided in the back of the book. This comprehensive workbook provides thorough coverage of every grammatical topic you need to know about, including:
• Nouns--from common to proper to predicate
• Punctuation, capitalization, articles, and pronouns
• Modifiers such as adjectives and adverbs
• The passive voice and subjunctive mood
• All types of verbs in their various tenses
Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners guides you through the most difficult parts of English and helps you develop your grammar skills so you can communicate confidently in your new language.
Practice Makes Perfect helps you put your English vocabulary and grammar skills together! You may have
all the vocabulary down pat and every grammar point nailed--but without the skill of knowing how to put these elements together, communicating in your second language would be nearly impossible. Practice Makes Perfect : English Sentence Builders picks up from where other grammar books leave off, showing you the variety of structures and how to combine them to make solid sentences. And like every Practice Makes Perfect title, these books feature crystal-clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and dozens of opportunities to practice, practice, practice!
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