Sentence Structure

Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each Language Workbook guides the reader through the subject using ‘hands-on’ language analysis, equipping them with the basic analytical skills needed to handle a wide range of data. Written in a clear and simple style, with all technical concepts fully explained, Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class. Sentence Structure *introduces the evidence for sentence structure and reveals its purpose *is based on a problem-solving approach to language *teaches the reader how to identify word classes, such as noun, preposition and demonstrative *uses simple tree structures to analyse sentences *contains numerous exercises to encourage practical skills of sentence analysis *includes a database and exercises that compare the structure of English with other languages. The second edition of Sentence Structure has been revised and updated throughout.