Practical English Usage, 4th Edition Paperback with Online Access: Michael Swan's Guide to Problems in English [With Access Code]
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Book Overview Practical English Usage is recommended for any teacher, trainee teacher, or advanced-level student looking for answers to questions about...
Part 1 is a complete practical learner's grammar with 28 sections, covering all the structural points that cause problems for learners.
Part 2 is a guide to vocabulary problems covering:
- rules for word formation and spelling
- a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas
- an A-Z guide to over 250 common word problems
The 600+ entries provide answers to the questions that learners typically ask, for example:
- use of tenses
- the truth about conditionals
- article problems
- singular they
- get as a passive auxiliary
- bring or take?
- can, could, may ormight?
- classic or classical?
- the language of emails
- rules for word formation and spelling
Plus:
- the grammar of speech and formal writing
- British-American differences
- questions of style and idiom
- changes in English
- politeness
- avoiding offensive language
- a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas
- a guide to over 250 common vocabulary problems
- lists of learners' most commonmistakes
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 635 | Language: English | Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR ESL | ISBN: 0194202410
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