Practical English Usage answers the questions that teachers and learners ask about English grammar and vocabulary, using clear corpus-informed explanations and examples. More than 600 entries range across issues such as: Article problems, Using tenses, singular they, get as a passive auxiliary, the truth about conditionals, bring or take, can, could, may or might, classic or classical, emails, politeness, avoiding offensive language.
New Fourth Edition is now organised into two main parts for quicker, easier reference
- Complete practical learner's grammar: 28 sections cover all the grammar and usage that learners need to know, including the grammar of speech and formal writing, British-American differences, questions of style and idiom, changes in English, list of learners' most common mistake
- Guide to vocabulary problems: rules for word formation and spelling, a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas, an A-Z guide over 250 common word problems
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