A grammar reference to support any modern Standard Arabic course, this book will be particularly useful for the beginning student. Each chapter makes the fewest possible assumptions about the student's knowledge, aiming to group the subject in one accessible place. The Arabic used in the book is from modern life -- from the office, the academy, the departmental meeting, and the worksite. Nothing solely historic or academic is included. The book includes an Arabic index, grammatical index and glossary of grammatical terms. Transliteration is used where useful and indexes supplement detailed cross-references in the text. This is an accessible introduction to a difficult area of the Arabic language.