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Essential English Grammar is packed with easy-to-follow explanations and summaries, practical tips on how to avoid common grammar mistakes, interesting facts about the historical and regional use of English and a special section on punctuation. This clear, straightforward guide to modern English grammar will help you to improve your knowledge of the language and perfect your grammar.
Essential English Grammar includes:
Chapter 1: The history of the English language
Chapter 2: Dividing the word: syllables and morphemes
Chapter 3: Nouns
Chapter 4: Pronouns
Chapter 5: Verbs
Chapter 6: Modifiers: adjectives and adverbs
Chapter 7: Function words: prepositions and conjunctions
Chapter 8: Phrases and clauses
Chapter 9: Kinds of sentence
Chapter 10: Direct and indirect speech
Chapter 11: Affixes: prefixes and suffixes
Chapter 12: Gender and grammar
Chapter 13: Register: formal and informal
Chapter 14: Spelling and punctuation
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About the Author
Ron Simpson has an MA (Oxon) in English Language and Literature and a PGCE from Birmingham University. He taught English for 30 years and, during his teaching career, was Head of English at King's School and Pontefract and Head of Sixth Form at Campsmount School, Doncaster. He has worked with JMB, now NEAB, as Review Panel Member (English GCE/GCSE) and is currently Moderator for the GCSE English/English Literature, GCSE Oral English and Certificate of Achievement English. He has also worked as a reviewer and News/Features Editor of the bi-monthly Jazz Rag magazine almost from its inception.
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