Advanced English grammar for ESL learners

Format:

Book (regular print)

Title:

Advanced English grammar for ESL learners

Other title(s):

Advanced English grammar for English-as-a-Second-Language learners

Author:

Lester, Mark.

ISBN:

9780071598798

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

ix, 208 pages ; 24 cm.

Series title(s):

Practice makes perfect (McGraw-Hill Companies)

Contents:

Noun plurals -- Possessive nouns and personal pronouns -- Articles and quantifiers -- Adjectives -- Verb forms and tenses -- Talking about present time -- Talking about past time -- Talking about future time -- Causative verbs -- Passive -- Structure of adjective clauses -- Restrictive and nonrestrictive adjective clauses -- Gerunds -- Infinitives -- Noun clauses.

Summary:

A guide to advanced grammar for students of English as a second language, focusing on areas that are very complex and that are sources of persistent error, explaining each topic, and including exercises, example sentences, and an answer key.

Subject(s):

English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc.

English language -- Study and teaching.

English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.

English language -- Self-instruction.

Genre:

exercise books.

Textbooks.

Programmed instructional materials.

Problems and exercises.

Self-instruction.

Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Stayton Public Library	428.24 LESTER	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Get control over those difficult areas of English grammar

Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced English Grammar for ESL Learners is focused on those grammar topics that might pose special problems for you, especially if English is not your first language. Because it targets advanced topics, you will quickly zero in on what holds you back from fluency. And like with all of the bestselling Practice Makes Perfect books, you can practice through exercises and reinforce your knowledge.

The book includes:

775 exercises Expertise from Mark Lester, an ESL expert in grammar who founded the highly respected ESL department at the University of Hawaii. He authored the most popular college classroom grammar in the country

Topics include: Noun plurals, Possessive nouns and personal pronouns, Articles and quantifiers, Adjectives, Verb forms and tenses, Talking about present time, Talking about past time, Talking about future time, Causative verbs, The passive, The structure of adjective clauses, Restrictive and nonrestrictive adjective clauses, Gerunds, Infinitives, Noun clauses

Author Notes

Mark Lester is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and professor emeritus of Eastern Washington University. He was the founding chairperson of the ESL department at the University of Hawaii, considered one of the best ESL programs in the US. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grammar and Usage in the Classroom , one of the most widely used college grammar textbooks in the country. Dr. Lester obtained his BA in Philosophy and English Literature at Pomona College and his PhD in Linguistics from University of California-Berkeley. He also holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii.

Introduction

1 noun plurals

2 Possessive nouns and personal pronouns

3 Articles and quantifiers

4 Adjectives

5 Verb forms and tenses

6 Talking about present time

7 Talking about past time

8 Talking about future time

9 Causative verbs

10 The passive

11 The structure of adjective clauses

12 Restrictive and nonrestrictive adjective clauses

13 Gerunds

14 Infinitives

15 Noun clauses

Answer Key

Available:*

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Summary

Author Notes

Table of Contents