English Grammar Explained: Learn How to Speak and Write Like a Native Speaker
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Are you looking for answers to all your English grammar questions?Why is there inversion on questions?Why does the first conditional have mixed present and future verb tenses?How can I understand and use the perfect verb tenses more intuitivelyYou may have asked your English teacher or consulted an English grammar exercise book in the past, but your teacher couldn't really explain these concepts in a way that made sense.Furthermore, many English grammar in use books give short explanations that don't go deep enough for you to really understand English grammar.The truth is, non-native English learners rarely ever learn English sentence structure from the ground up as most ESL and EFL coursebooks and grammar exercise books focus on topical learning and verb tenses.English grammar is best understood when the focus is on sentence structure, and this is something that native speakers do in school. Yet, you might have learned English to an upper-intermediate or even an advanced level and have never had a lesson on the parts of speech if you're a non-native speaker.So, how can you hope to speak and write like a native speaker if you don't have the same strong foundation in English learning?That is where English Grammar Explained comes in to complete your understanding of English grammar rules.In English Grammar Explained, longtime EFL teacher, Jon Williams, breaks down the complexities of English grammar and explains it deeply, supported with plenty of sharp examples that are designed to highlight the basic rules of English sentence structure. The book is a total, 33-lesson course, and your teacher, Jon, takes you on a three-part journey to English grammar mastery.In this book, you will learn:The foundation of English grammar - the 8 parts of speech.How those parts of speech fit together to form phrases.How phrases combine to form clauses and sentences.The rules of English sentence structure with his 9 grammar imperatives.These lessons will teach you how to build and expand clear sentences with perfect word order, no matter how much detail you add to it.From there, your journey continues as you learn how to build sentences that combine and express ideas such as:Cause and EffectPurposeConditionsTime SequencesCompare & ContrastJon refers to these lessons as notional concepts. These are the higher thinking functions, and these lessons will teach you how to express these thoughts through English sentence grammar.In the final step of your journey, you will achieve grammatical flexibility through:Word buildingSentence transformationsParagraph transformationsBy the time you have finished the book, you will have a deeper understanding of how English sentences work as the author teaches the concepts to reach you at your preferred learning style with:Step by step parts leading to big picture conclusionsMany visual tables, smart graphics, and diagrammed sentencesNative speaker insights called "Native Tips"You've got English grammar questions. This book has your answers, so go ahead and buy this book today and unlock the secrets of English grammar. Read more
