Practical English UsageOxford University Press, 1995 - 658 Practical English Usage is a dictionary of points in the language which often cause problems for students and teachers of English as a Foreign Language. It answers the student's question 'Is this right or wrong?' and the teacher's question 'How can I explain this to my classes?' Theinformation it gives is practical, reliable, and easy to find. There are over 600 entries, arranged alphabetically. Most of these cover grammatical topics, but there are also a number on vocabulary, idiom, style, pronunciation, and spelling. First published in 1980, the book is regarded as amasterpiece of its kind, and has acquired the authority and following of a classic. New to this edition The text has now been thoroughly revised. It contains more information: many entries have been extended to cover their topics more fully, and fresh entries have been added which deal with important points not included in the first edition. It is clearer: to make them easier to consult, entries havebeen reorganized and signposted with more subheadings; many explanations have been rewritten and improved. There is no change, however, in the book's original character as a wholly practical reference guide for all who want to know more about the language and to avoid making mistakes. |
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due to and owing to 212 fit and suit | 170 |
purpose and cause | 171 |
during and in 214 for in from and since time 215 forget and leave | 172 |
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a/an adjectives American English British English cleft sentences commas common Compare complement conjunctions copular verb countable countable noun difference of meaning direct object dropped ellipsis emphasise especially example expressions feel finished followed formal style future give happen holiday idea indirect speech informal style kind letters look married modal auxiliary verbs modal verbs modify nice normally Note object past participle past perfect past tense perfect infinitive perfect tenses person plural nouns possible prepositions present perfect present progressive present tenses progressive forms progressive tense pronunciation question tags question word questions and negatives rain refer relative clauses relative pronoun sentence similar meanings simple past simple present singular situations sometimes sorry speaker stop suggest superlatives talk tell that-clauses There's things tomorrow uncountable nouns usually verb forms week word order