This textbook is a comprehensive guide to the basic principles of English grammar. It is for working men and women, and young people, who are interested in improving their command of English as a foreign or second language. It is also a handy reference guide for native English speakers; and a useful teaching aid for EFL, ESL, and ESOL teachers. It contains: - Explanations of the types of sentences; clauses and phrases. - Full explanations of all the parts of speech i.e. nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections and determiners. - Explanations of how adjectives and adverbs are formed. - Explanations of how verb tenses are formed and how they are used. - Full conjugations of the three auxiliary verbs 'To Have', 'To Be' and 'To Do'. - Explanations of the different types of punctuation marks and how they are used. - Explanations of the rules for writing formal letters and emails. - Exercises, with separate sections of answers to the questions, at the end of every chapter so that students can monitor their own progress.
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