McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar A Hnadbook for Intermediate and Advanced ESL Students

by Lester, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780071496421
• ISBN10: 0071496424
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-11
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Master American English and communicate with confidenceAs an experienced student of English, you know the language can be a tricky one to learn with its complex grammar and its many "exceptions to the rule" rules.Written by ESL guru Mark Lester--author ofGrammar and Usage in the Classroom--this authoritative reference unravels these mysteries so you can take your English-language skills to the next level. You'll gain the confidence to speak English in any setting: in the workplace, at school, in social situations, and at home.Master those troublesome subjects that baffle even native speakers of English: articles * determiners * predicate adjective complements * post-noun modifiers * conjunctions * word order * verb tenses * modals * noun clauses

Author Biography

Mark Lester is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and college professor. He was the founding chair of the ESL department at the University of Hawaii, which is now considered one of the best ESL programs in the United States

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. v
Noun Phrases	p. 1
Nouns	p. 3
Adjectives	p. 21
Determiners	p. 29
Post-Noun Modifiers	p. 49
Pronouns	p. 75
Gerunds and Infinitives	p. 87
Noun Clauses	p. 103
Verb Phrases	p. 119
Basic Verb Forms	p. 121
Verb Tenses and Modals	p. 135
Special Verbs	p. 169
Verb Complements I: Simple Complements	p. 193
Verb Complements II: Multiple Complements	p. 203
Predicate Adjective Complements	p. 223
Adverbs	p. 237
Using Adverbs	p. 249
Sentences	p. 273
Conjunctions	p. 275
Questions	p. 297
The Passive	p. 319
Index	p. 335
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