English Grammar for Students of Spanish
The Study Guide for Those Learning Spanish
5th Edition
Published on 31. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-340-81094-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Clearly exposed with some sample explanations of difficult issues. An excellent and necessary idea for teaching Spanish. A very useful reference book" (Lisa Clughen, Nottingham Trent University)
"The students that have bought the book on my recommendation have found it very useful. They find it difficult to understand grammatical terms as they haven't got a grounding in English grammar. The book helps them to understand how their own language works and how this can be applied to another language. It speeds up their progress in Spanish"
Thousands of students have found this book the ideal way to master Spanish. This new fifth edition offers:
* explanantion of a concept as it applies to English
* the same concept as it applies to Spanish
* similarities and differences between English and Spanish
* common pitfalls for Englsih speakers
* review exercises with answer key
* Study Tips: learning vocabulary, word forms, developing memorization skills
"The students that have bought the book on my recommendation have found it very useful. They find it difficult to understand grammatical terms as they haven't got a grounding in English grammar. The book helps them to understand how their own language works and how this can be applied to another language. It speeds up their progress in Spanish"
Thousands of students have found this book the ideal way to master Spanish. This new fifth edition offers:
* explanantion of a concept as it applies to English
* the same concept as it applies to Spanish
* similarities and differences between English and Spanish
* common pitfalls for Englsih speakers
* review exercises with answer key
* Study Tips: learning vocabulary, word forms, developing memorization skills
Reviews / Votes
"I recommend this series to anyone I know who is studying a language. These are the best, simplest and most easily understood grammar books I have ever come across. They have helped me tremendously".Letter from a student to the publisher
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Edition
5th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 149 mm
Width: 229 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-340-81094-1 (9780340810941)
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Previous edition
Book
04/2000
Hodder Arnold
€34.87
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Person
Emily Spinelli, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA.
Content
Study Tips
Study Guide
Tips for Learning vocabulary
Tips for Learning Word Forms
1. What's in a Word?
2. What is a Noun?
3. What is Meant by Gender?
4. What is Meant by Number?
5. What are Articles?
6. What is the Possessive?
7. What is a Verb?
8. What is the Infinitive?
9. What is a Subject?
10. What is a Pronoun?
11. What is a Subject Pronoun?
12. What is a Verb Conjugation?
13. What are Auxiliary Verbs?
14. What are Affirmative and Negative Sentences?
15. What are Declarative and Interrogative Sentences?
16. What are Some Equivalents of "to be"?
17. What is Meant by Tense?
18. What is the Present Tense?
19. What is the Past Tense?
20. What is a Participle?
21. What are the Continuous Tenses?
22. What is meant by Mood?
23. What is the Subjunctive?
24. What is the Imperative?
25. What are the Perfect Tenses?
26. What is the Future Tense?
27. What is the Conditional?
28. What is meant by the Active and the Passive Voice?
29. What is an Adjective?
30. What is a Descriptive Adjective?
31. What is meant by Comparison of Adjectives?
32. What is a Possessive Adjective?
33. What is an Interrogative Adjective?
34. What is a Demonstrative Adjective?
35. What is an Adverb?
36. What is a Conjunction?
35. What is a Preposition?
36. What is a Conjunction?
37. What is a Preposition?
38. What are Objects?
39. What are Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns?
40. What are Object of preposition pronouns?
41. What are Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs?
42. What is a Possessive Pronoun?
43. What is an Interrogative Pronoun?
44. What is a Demonstrative Pronoun?
45. What is a Relative Pronoun?
46. What are Indefinites and Negatives?
Answer Key
Index
Study Guide
Tips for Learning vocabulary
Tips for Learning Word Forms
1. What's in a Word?
2. What is a Noun?
3. What is Meant by Gender?
4. What is Meant by Number?
5. What are Articles?
6. What is the Possessive?
7. What is a Verb?
8. What is the Infinitive?
9. What is a Subject?
10. What is a Pronoun?
11. What is a Subject Pronoun?
12. What is a Verb Conjugation?
13. What are Auxiliary Verbs?
14. What are Affirmative and Negative Sentences?
15. What are Declarative and Interrogative Sentences?
16. What are Some Equivalents of "to be"?
17. What is Meant by Tense?
18. What is the Present Tense?
19. What is the Past Tense?
20. What is a Participle?
21. What are the Continuous Tenses?
22. What is meant by Mood?
23. What is the Subjunctive?
24. What is the Imperative?
25. What are the Perfect Tenses?
26. What is the Future Tense?
27. What is the Conditional?
28. What is meant by the Active and the Passive Voice?
29. What is an Adjective?
30. What is a Descriptive Adjective?
31. What is meant by Comparison of Adjectives?
32. What is a Possessive Adjective?
33. What is an Interrogative Adjective?
34. What is a Demonstrative Adjective?
35. What is an Adverb?
36. What is a Conjunction?
35. What is a Preposition?
36. What is a Conjunction?
37. What is a Preposition?
38. What are Objects?
39. What are Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns?
40. What are Object of preposition pronouns?
41. What are Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs?
42. What is a Possessive Pronoun?
43. What is an Interrogative Pronoun?
44. What is a Demonstrative Pronoun?
45. What is a Relative Pronoun?
46. What are Indefinites and Negatives?
Answer Key
Index