The Compendium of American English Grammar by Barry Davis

The Compendium of American English Grammar by Barry Davis

The Compendium of American English Grammar: For Advanced ESL Speakers is an easy-to-use grammar reference book for nonnative English speakers who have progressed beyond the classroom. Topics include:

• definite and indefinite articles
• noun categories
• twelve official verb tenses
• two unofficial verb tenses
• gerunds and infinitives
• stative verbs
• phrasal verbs
• correct placement of adverbs
• negation
• question formation
• individual function words
• standard numbers and shortcuts
• formal and informal language
• mistakes that native speakers make
• pronunciation and grammar
• and much more

Filled with examples and detailed explanations of the trickiest sentence patterns, The Compendium of American English Grammar is the ideal book for students, business executives, new and longtime US residents, and others who want to perfect their English skills.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Julie Straw oversees Inscape's network of more than 1,800 trainers, coaches, and consultants and has guided development of this book from the reader's perspective.

Mark Scullard, PhD, leads all aspects of research for Inscape and personally combed through all of the data--hundreds of thousands of item responses--that made this book possible.

Susie Kukkonen leads all product development efforts at Inscape and juggled the writing of this book with a full-tilt product development schedule.

Barry Davis oversees both marketing and product development for Inscape, and his passion for innovation means that he doesn't understand the phrase, But that's how we've always done it.