An Introduction to English Grammar

by Sidney Greenbaum, Gerald Nelson

English Language and its usage have become extremely emotive issues in recent years.  Recurring discussions in the media have highlighted a growing demand for a return to the study of language after decades of neglect.

An Introduction to English Grammar is one of several successful grammars on the linguistics list with the first edition selling extremely well.  The book is an introductory descriptive survey, intended for students, teachers and general readers which offers coverage of grammatical topics with sections on spelling, punctuation and exercises.

Clear and concise, this much needed second edition will be of immense value to students who have little or no experience of studying English grammar.

Genres: Nonfiction, Linguistics, Writing, School, Academic, Language, Education

328 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

Reviews

[Henry Phillips · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good and comprehensive introduction to English grammar. Exercises and Notes still to be written.

[Aurora Jonathan Goga · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had surprisingly sloppy handling of examples and underlining/italics.
For example in ch. 7: the example says “I wish I could feel relaxed about [...]” whereas the text discussing the example claims in all three instances that it says “I wish I could feel more relaxed about [...]”. In the place, while discussing the subordinate clause “I could feel more relaxed” the book doesn’t underline the personal pronoun in its first mention, but includes it in the next two places.
There are many other mistakes like this scattered though the book, which is doubly frustrating seeing as this is a book about grammar. There are also an astounding number of mistakes, so I’m almost tempted to congratulate them on getting them all through multiple editions.
On a more positive note, the actual contents are informative, and the examples used do actually illustrate the points well.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

English

[C · Rating 2 out of 5]

le subiré la calificación si apruebo lingüística XD

[Catherine Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful!

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a page-turner!

[Karna · Rating 3 out of 5]

First reading: 4 stars
Second: 3 stars