Advanced Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide, Second Edition [Paperback]

Marcial Prado (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471134481 | ISBN-13: 978-0471134480 | Publication Date: January 1997 | Edition: 2nd

Contiene metodos para aprender los puntos claves del espa?ol con rapidez y facilidad

(The fast, easy way to master the finer points of Spanish)

Unsure about conjugating irregular Spanish verbs? Using the subjunctive? Determining the appropriate definite article? This complete, accessible guide clarifies grammatical structure and explains vocabulary usage to help you master Spanish. Whether you need extra help for a course, want a quick review for a test, or simply want to brush up your language skills, this is the book to have. In this completely revised edition of More Practical Spanish Grammar, you'll find:
* An interactive format that lets you work at your own pace
* Exercises to reinforce what you've learned
* Over 1,000 practical Spanish words and terms
* Explanations of the more intricate grammatical rules of Spanish
* Special !Atencion! sections that focus on problematic words and structures

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Text: Spanish

From the Publisher

This completely revised edition of More Practical Spanish enables readers to progress at their own pace. Teaches readers the more intricate grammatical rules of Spanish words and terms, reinforcing all the material with frequent exercises and self-tests. Every lesson includes a list of terms, sample dialogue and quick explanations of the grammar used. Contains over 1,000 practical Spanish words and terminology.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471134481
• ISBN-13: 978-0471134480
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the few good references for intermediate and advanced, February 13, 2000

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NOBUKI SUGITA - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide, Second Edition (Paperback)

One of the problems that an intermediate or advanced learner of Spanish faces is that there are few choices of good reference books or textbooks. This book tries to fill that gap and it seems to have succeeded in it, with some reservation. Please be forewarned that this book is not for novices: all the explanations are given in Spanish though they are not too difficult to understand. Various grammatical topics are displayed in 26 lessons with explanations, exercises and answers. They are thorough, detailed and mostly very well digested to make comprehension easy. There are also 4 review tests for every several lessons. A title is attached to each lesson, such as sport, food, travel, family, work and so on. The problem is that the topic of each lesson is only related to the vocabulary shown there. In that sense, there is little reason to assign a title to each lesson. If the author included a short story or conversation to illustrate the title, I am sure that the book should be more lively and interesting. In that case, audiocassettes or CDs that record natural-speed reading or conversation will be welcome. Another thing that I think needs change is that they put more emphasis on grammatical �euse�f than grammatical �eknowledge�f itself. For example, there are sometimes tests on grammatical terminology, which I think are not necessary. I still highly rate this because it is one of the few books full of contents that an intermediate or advanced student needs.

58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Advanced Spanish Grammar, March 22, 2005

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M. Woodworth - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide, Second Edition (Paperback)

DO NOT buy this book and Practical Spanish Grammer both. They are just about the same book, but this one is entirely in Spanish. I bought this book after already doing the entire Practical Spanish Grammer book thinking it was the next level or follow-up book, but it is NOT. This book starts at the beginning with the articles el and la then goes to basic conjugation of regular AR, ER, IR verbs, and so on ..., just like the first book. It may be a great book as the other reviews suggest which is why I bought it, but get in instead of the Practical Spanish Grammer book, not in addition to it or after you already read that one

88 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for advanced review!!, July 9, 1999

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Chad M. Zoretic (Hudson, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide, Second Edition (Paperback)

I'm very glad to have acquired this book for a solid review of intermediate Spanish. This book is not for novices, which many of the other self-study books are (i.e., the other books are too basic). Along with a strong grammatical review, the book also provides decent vocabulary review as well. If you have a good understanding of Spanish, this book and the "501 Spanish Verbs" book are all you need.