

In/ out – out – on/ off – up/ down – away/ back … Unless, As long as, Provided/ Providing – As, Like, As if, As though – For, During, While – By, Until … Too, Quite, Pretty, Rather, Fairly – Comparaison in English Grammar.Īlthough, Though, Even though – In spite of, Despite – In case. Use of Who, That, Which, Whose, Whom, Where – -ing and -ed clauses. No/None/Nothing/Nobody/Nowhere – Each/Every … Verbs +ing – Verbs +to – ing or to – Prefer and Would Rather use. Mustand Can’t– Mayand Might– Have to – Mustn’t– Needn’t– Should– Had Better – Would– Can, Could, Would you …?Īsking questions, reporting questions, Use of I think so and I hope so, question tags. Key: this contains the answers to all exercises.Use of Can, Couldand Be Able To – Couldand Could Have.

Self-study: the book can be used by learners working independently or as supplementary course material.Appendices: these useful references deal with tenses, irregular verbs, short forms, spelling and phrasal verbs.Additional exercises: these offer extra practice of grammar points from different units.Accessible: the clear contents list and index of grammatical items make it easy for learners to select the units they need to study.Clear explanations: grammar for elementary learners is explained in simple language with many examples and attractive illustrations.Easy to use: on each left-hand page a grammar point is explained and on the facing pages there are exercises to check understanding.Modelled on Raymond Murphy's highly successful intermediate level Intermediate English Grammar, it concentrates on areas of grammar normally taught at elementary level. "Essential English Grammar" Writing of the last flap of the book:Įssential English Grammar is a grammar reference and practice book for elementary learners.
