Spanish Grammar in Review (Language - Spanish) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Kenneth Chastain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0844276707 | ISBN-13: 978-0844276700

"Spanish Grammar in Review provides clear explanations and varied practice to help students review key grammar concepts in a variety of contexts. Major areas of concentration include nouns and noun phrases, regular and irregular verbs, uses of selected verbs, verb phrases, non-finite verbs, and complex sentence structure. Also included is a glossary of grammatical terms.

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Text: English, Spanish

From the Back Cover

Fear Spanish grammar no more and conquer your language-learning obstacles

Spanish Grammar in Review is a practical guide to Spanish grammar for learners at all levels. More than just a grammar text, this language resource uses a workbook approach to help you develop communication skills and express yourself in Spanish with confidence.

Organized into eight sections for ease of use, Spanish Grammar in Review offers you

• Specific learning goals that focus your attention on effective ways to master Spanish structures
• Clear, concrete examples that illustrate the more difficult aspects of Spanish grammar
• A vocabulary list and a glossary of grammatical terms
• Write-in exercises to reinforce each new grammar concept and improve your Spanish proficiency
• New to this edition, an answer key for the book's exercises

This easy-to-use, comprehensive title covers topics such as:

• Regular and irregular verbs in all tenses and moods
• The usage differences between words such as ser vs. estar and para vs. por
• Reflexive verbs and stem-changing verbs
• Verbs meaning "to become"
• The uses of se
• The subjunctive in "if" clauses
• And many more

If Spanish grammar has left you frustrated, Spanish Grammar in Review will give you the guidance your studies desperately need. Its straightforward format and comprehensive content make this revised edition a perfect supplement to your class work or the ideal self-learning tool. You will no longer be intimidated by Spanish grammar and instead gain the confidence to communicate in Spanish freely and comfortably.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary (January 11, 1994)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0844276707
• ISBN-13: 978-0844276700
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,217,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy another book., February 13, 2006

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Bike rider (Livermore, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spanish Grammar in Review (Paperback)

Save your money and don't buy this book. There are other better spanish review book out there to buy. There are too many mistakes especially in the answer key. It is nice to have an answer key, but only if it accurate.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Answer key...but VERY inaccurate, May 5, 2004

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karen (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spanish Grammar in Review (Language - Spanish) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

My version does indeed have an answer key. However, the answers and the exercises do not match up well. The answer key appears to be extremely badly edited or reviewed for accuracy...to the point of being almost useless. Which, of course, made me wonder what other parts of the book are inaccurate.....

I was excited about this book until I realized how "off" the answer key is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What good is a workbook without the answers?, December 14, 2001

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Jan Dahlin Geiger "Author of 'Get Your Assets... (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spanish Grammar in Review (Language - Spanish) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Unless you have a live in Spanish teacher, don't waste your money on this workbook. The exercises are actually very good, but if you are like me, it will infuriate you to discover there is no answer key.
Duh, if I knew what my mistakes were, would I be wasting my money on a workbook? "Advanced Spanish Grammar" by Marcial Prado; "Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses" by Dorothy Richmond; and The "Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice" by Gordon and Stillman all have answer keys and all are EXCELLENT!