The Big Book of English Verbs with CD-ROM (set) (NTC REFERENCE) - Softcover

Lester, Mark; Franklin, Daniel; Yokota, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071602887 ISBN 13: 9780071602884

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2009

Synopsis

All the English verbs you need toknow in one place!

This comprehensiveguide is your one-stop resource for learning English verbs. It includes555 of the highest frequency verbs--unlike Barron’s501, which excludes common verbs such as “answer”and “wash”--with conjugations and sample sentences.The Big Book of English Verbs also has a list of all complementtypes that are used by each verb, as well as all thecommon phrasal verb constructions that the verb canbe used with in a sentence. The CD-ROM containsmore than 200 interactive practice exercises, plus diagnosticand review tests to assess competency.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Lester (Spokane, WA) is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and college professor. He was the founding chair of the ESL department at the University of Hawaii, which is now considered one of the best ESL programs in the United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grammar and Usage in the Classroom, the most widely used college grammar textbook in the country. For McGraw-Hill Professional, he authored McGraw-Hills Essential ESL Grammar and English Grammar Drills. He is the coauthor of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, with Larry Beason, and of The Big Book of English Verbs, with Dan Franklin and Terry Yokota. Lester is Eastern Washington University professor emeritus of English (he was formally chair of the English department). Dr. Lester obtained his BA in philosophy and English Literature at Pomona College and his PhD in Linguistics from UC Berkeley. He also holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071602887
• ISBN 13: 9780071602884
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624