Basic Grammar in Use Student's Book: Reference and Practice for Students of English

by Raymond Murphy

Book Overview

Basic Grammar in Use, Third edition, is the lower-level text in the Grammar in Use series. It focuses on the fundamental grammar structures normally taught in basic or introductory courses. Each of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521426065
• ISBN13: 9780521426060
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.9" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Basic Grammar in Use

This book is one of the best grammar books I have ever used. I use it in concert with the Intermediate level. It provides clear, step by step, concise explanations for our rather difficult English grammar to speakers of other languages. The explanations are on one page and the exercises on the next, making it easy to navigate.

An Institution In Its Own Right

Raymond Murphy's books are ubiquitous, and rightly so. Murphy is something of an institution, and his books must be about the best selling of their kind globally. I have used them for years. "Basic Grammar in Use" covers pretty much the Elementary and Pre-Intermediate levels, though there are some useful units that could be used at slightly higher levels. The explanations are simple and accessible, and the exercises provided are pretty straight forward. The only quibble I would have is the lack of contextual exercises in Murphy's books. It would be nice to see some more text-level exercises for students to practice using the forms in a wider context than sentences. Apart from that, this is still excellent value for money for teachers and students alike.

Great for ESL Students

I agree 100% with the ESOL instructor from Lawrenceburg, IN. I, too, am an ESL instructor, and this book is absolutely my best resource. Each unit is a self-contained lesson (if you want to use it that way), with an explanation and examples of the point being covered, followed by a page of exercises for student practice. It's very easy to use for in-class work, homework, student self study, and even pre-class review by the teacher. I love it!

The best English grammar book available

If your native language is not English you need this book. If you teach English grammar you need this book. I have seen quite a few English grammar books and this one is the best. Somebody might find another book that is as good but they will probably never find one that is better.

An excellent guide

It's an excellent book which will help you to keep in touch with the correct english grammar. If you aren't a native english speaker and you want to learn english language , don't worry!!! this book is going to help you with your studies, it is going to clear any grammar misunderstanding.This could be considered as an english handbook. And if you are a native english grammar you could use this book too, because sometimes you might need to clear some grammar rules to speak "your best english". Don't lose the opportunity of reading this book.