Basic Grammar in Use: Reference and Practice for Students of English [Paperback]

Raymond Murphy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521426065 | ISBN-13: 978-0521426060 | Publication Date: February 26, 1993

Designed for high-beginner to low-intermediate level learners, this American English edition of Essential Grammar in Use focuses on the fundamental structures of English grammar normally taught in basic or introductory courses. The easy-to-use layout is inviting to learners: presentation of new structureswith examples appear on the left-hand page, and exercises to check under-standing on the right. Appendices deal with phrasal verbs, spelling and irregular verbs. The contents and index are clearly organised so that teachers and learners can easily find the unit or grammar point they need. There is a separate answer key for individual use and self-study. The key also provides a handy reference for teachers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 26, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521426065
• ISBN-13: 978-0521426060
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Raymond Murphy's legendary titles are known and loved the world over, and have given literally millions of students the tools they need to tackle English grammar head-on. Raymond taught English as a foreign language for 17 years in Germany and the UK, but since 1988 has been a full-time writer of EFL materials.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide, November 10, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Basic Grammar in Use: Reference and Practice for Students of English (Paperback)

It's an excellent book which will help you to keep in touch with the correct english grammar. If you aren't a native english speaker and you want to learn english language , don't worry!!! this book is going to help you with your studies, it is going to clear any grammar misunderstanding.This could be considered as an english handbook. And if you are a native english grammar you could use this book too, because sometimes you might need to clear some grammar rules to speak "your best english". Don't lose the opportunity of reading this book.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best English grammar book available, September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Basic Grammar in Use: Reference and Practice for Students of English (Paperback)

If your native language is not English you need this book. If you teach English grammar you need this book. I have seen quite a few English grammar books and this one is the best. Somebody might find another book that is as good but they will probably never find one that is better.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for ESOL instructors, July 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Basic Grammar in Use: Reference and Practice for Students of English (Paperback)

This text contains short lessons on at least a hundred common concepts in English, with straightforward, everyday examples.

In the appendix, there is the best-organized list of irregular verbs I've seen. The verbs are categorized according to their irregularity, so that the patterns can be studied. Each of my students has a copy that (s)he refers to often.

The Table of Contents is spectacular. Each topic is broken into several different units, which are each well-described. I find this organization particularly helpful when a student mentions (s)he is having trouble understanding, say, the use of the present progressive to express the future. I thumb through the contents, and in seconds, I know to show Unit 20. Especially helpful if you and the student don't know that it's called the present progressive, just that people say "I am playing tennis tomorrow." Waste no time flipping through the index of another book only to find it a dead-end.

Lastly, the sections on prepositions (which are so difficult to teach) are wonderful. We have teachers who won't use anything else and students who have found them very helpful.