An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage - Softcover

Leech, Geoffrey; Ivanic, Roz; Cruikshank, Benita

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9780175562923: An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage

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ISBN 10: 017556292X ISBN 13: 9780175562923

Publisher: Nelson ELT, 1989

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This reference grammar for teachers and learners of English features material arranged alphabetically, as in a dictionary. There are over 600 entries of the following kinds: common words which have a grammatical function, for examples, the, more, what, do, by and can; terms used in talking about grammar and usage, for example, pronoun, object, tag and question; language areas not normally found in grammar, for examples, introductions, letter writing and punctuation. The explanations are illustrated by many examples and drawings, and by tables, boxes and diagrams Entries are systematically cross-referenced, and include notes on register, intonation and British and American usage whenever appropriate.

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