
International Edition (without online access)
Michael Swan's guide to problems in English
Michael Swan(Author)
OUP Oxford (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 1. December 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
768 pages
978-0-19-420246-6 (ISBN)
Description
Practical English Usage is recommended for any teacher, trainee teacher, or advanced-level student looking for answers to questions about the English language. The material is now organised in two parts (grammar and vocabulary), making it easier than ever to find the answers, either online or in print.
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 or might?
-
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 common mistakes
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 or might?
-
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 common mistakes
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Product info
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
ELT/ESL
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
876 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-420246-6 (9780194202466)
Schweitzer Classification