English Grammar A University Course

English Grammar - A University Course

* Number Of Pages: 610
* Publication Date: 2006-01-20

This comprehensive and up-to-date descriptive grammar is a complete course for first
degree and postgraduate students of English, especially those whose native language
is not English. It is also used as a reference book providing the linguistic basis
for courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading
and discourse studies.

Grammatical usage is illustrated with authentic texts from a wide range of sources,
both spoken and written. This new edition has been thoroughly rewritten and redesigned
with many new texts and examples of language in use.

* chapters divided into modules of class-length materials
* each new concept clearly explained and highlighted
* authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, to illustrate grammatical usage
* clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision
* exercises and topics for individual study
* answer key for analytical exercises
* comprehensive index
* select bibliography
* suggestions for further reading.

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English Grammar for the Utterly Confused

English Grammar for the Utterly Confused

Learn how to develop command of english grammar, with over 200 solved problems
and examples!!!

This book is arranged in five sections for a total of fourteen chapters.

The chapters take you step-by-step through the process of learning English
grammar and usage.

Each chapter ends with a series of review exercises.

These help you reinforce and extend what you learned.

The exercises include true-false, completion, and multiplechoice test items.

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Teach Yourself Speed Reading

Speed-reading is about reading--and being able to recall--more written information in less time. Following a unique five-step system, this practical guide teaches readers the basics of speed-reading in less than an hour.

It includes tools and information on a variety of reading and memory techniques that allow readers to start using and practicing the techniques as they read--and therefore finish this book in a fraction of the time they would have taken previously. The book shows how to read effectively under pressure and concentrate in today's noisy, distracting environments.

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Start Testing Your Vocabulary New Edition

This book contains 60 tests and aims to build up a basic vocabulary of
approximately 850 words and 10 new tests for learning and practing new vocabulary.

These are arranged into areas such as jobs, food, sports and hobbies,
the home and parts of the body, plus verbs, prepositions and adjectives.

Features :

* 60 tests
* approximately 850 new words and phrases to learn and use.
* vocabulary practised and revised
* a wide variety of test-types
* a complete answer key.

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Word Formation in English

This book is an introduction to the study of word-formation on English.

The aim of the book is to help students analyze and form English words.

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The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing

Whatever your experience or expertise as a writer, you can always benefit from
new techniques for fleshing out ideas, developing technique or revising work,
not to mention brushing up on the rules of punctuation, grammar and style.

All of this and more is covered in tremendous detail in The Oxford Essential Guide
to Writing.

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing is divided into several parts which address
a variety of issues. These include:

* The Writing Process
* The Essay
* The Expository Paragraph
* The Sentence
* Diction
* Description And Narration
* Punctuation

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Speak English like an American

Learn the idioms & expressions that will help you speak like a native! This book by Amy Gillett is aimed at pinpointing all those secrets to speaking english fluently, but also being able to understand americans better! If you already speak English, now speak it even better!!! Features: Over 300 of today's most common American English idioms & phrases Several usage examples of each idiom Dozens of exercises to erinforce the material + answer key to correct yourselves Crossword puzzles to practice the new expressions

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