Oxford Practical English Grammar (Fourth Edition)

Author: Li Yang
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Grammar is a crucial aspect of language learning. Regardless of the language, it has its own grammatical system. English grammar and Chinese grammar share some similarities, but they are more different. Therefore, to learn correct and idiomatic English, one must master English grammar. Learning grammar can help achieve the effect of understanding one by one and generalizing from the known to the unknown. Oxford Practical English Grammar is a learning textbook written specifically for English learners from non-English-speaking countries. The book is divided into 34 chapters, with parts of speech as the framework, and uses simple modern English to comprehensively and systematically explain English grammar structures and their conventional usage. It provides detailed and thorough explanations for items that foreign learners often find difficult. For many grammatical forms and words with similar meanings, the differences in usage are concisely explained. Under each explanation, a large number of typical example sentences are provided. Additionally, the book points out the differences between strict grammatical conventions and everyday conversational forms where necessary, with a focus on everyday conversational forms. This allows learners not only to learn basic grammar rules from the book but also to understand how people in English-speaking countries speak in daily life. As a result, many example sentences in the book are short dialogues between two people, making them more vivid, concise, and practical. Since its first publication in 1960, this book has been widely praised by English learners and teachers worldwide and has been revised and reprinted multiple times. The edition we are publishing now is the newly released version by Oxford University Press, with even more improved content. It is suitable for intermediate and advanced English learners and can also serve as a reference book for English teachers.