This textbook is a comprehensive guide to the basic principles of English grammar. It is for working men and women, and young people, who are interested in improving their command of English as a foreign or second language. It is also a handy reference guide for native English speakers; and a useful teaching aid for EFL, ESL, and ESOL teachers.
It contains:
• Explanations of the types of sentences; clauses and phrases.
• Full explanations of all the parts of speech i.e. nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections and determiners.
• Explanations of how adjectives and adverbs are formed.
• Explanations of how verb tenses are formed and how they are used.
• Full conjugations of the three auxiliary verbs ‘To Have’, ‘To Be’ and ‘To Do’.
• Explanations of the different types of punctuation marks and how they are used.
• Explanations of the rules for writing formal letters and emails.
• Exercises, with separate sections of answers to the questions, at the end of every chapter so that students can monitor their own progress.