Longman English Grammar

Author: L.G. Alexander
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Publication Date: 2001-09-01
Features: The explanations of various grammatical phenomena are clear and thorough. It adopts both traditional and reader-familiar expressions while incorporating the latest findings from contemporary English grammar research, thus combining the strengths of both. It pays special attention to easily confused and error-prone grammatical phenomena. The book includes more than forty appendices at the end, listing vocabulary and phrases that readers find difficult, making it highly practical. It systematically elaborates on major grammatical categories such as nouns, articles, tenses, and conditional sentences, with clear emphasis, making it easy for readers to grasp. The book is well-organized with numbered headings for each chapter, facilitating convenient use. It extensively employs cross-references and provides a detailed index at the back to help readers connect knowledge from different stages of learning. Additionally, Longman English Grammar Practice can be used in conjunction with this book, offering numerous exercises to help readers apply grammatical knowledge in practice. This book comprehensively and systematically explains English grammar, elucidating the characteristics of English from a grammatical perspective. The content is rich, the layout is scientific and rigorous, and the language is concise and to the point. The concepts are accurate and clear, with typical and novel example sentences. The book is written and designed from the perspective of students, making it highly targeted.