Understanding English Grammar

For courses in Advanced Grammar.

The essentials of English grammar, with a distinctively clear organization and user-friendly language

The acclaimed Understanding English Grammar fosters students’ innate language expertise as they study sentence grammar. It offers a practical blend of the most useful elements of both traditional and new linguistic grammar, beginning with an overview of English as a world language, language change, and various classroom issues associated with prescriptive grammar and correctness, along with an updated list of further readings. Every discussion is viewed through the eyes of a novice reader, bearing in mind how the current generation of students uses communication tools for social purposes. Both students and teachers appreciate the self-teaching quality that incremental exercises provide throughout the chapters, with answers at the end of the book.

The Tenth Edition introduces new coauthors Loretta Gray and Joseph Salvatore-two respected scholars who bring their special expertise in linguistics and creative writing, as well as long experience in teaching grammar and writing.

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