
How English Works
A Grammar Handbook with Readings
Ann Raimes(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 13. July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-521-65758-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book uses readings from newspapers, works of non-fiction, and college textbooks to illustrate the use of target structures. The Student's Book provides clear presentations of the basic principles of 27 important areas of English grammar, through a wide variety of exercises and tasks for writing and editing. It engages students with topics that range from artificial intelligence and laptop computers to the environment and economics. This important grammar text provides a real-world context that allows students to see how the English language really "works."
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
ELT/ESL
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
3 Maps; 3 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
773 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-65758-7 (9780521657587)
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Content
PART 1: GRAMMAR; Basic Sentence Structure; Noun Phrases; Verb Phrases; Modifiers; Agreement; Verbals; Connecting Sentences; Combining Sentences; Principles of Written Discourse; PART 2: READINGS