The Nuts and Bolts of English Grammar (Paperback)

Ever wondered why we can say Maria made the boy cry butnot Maria made the boy crying? Or why Two coffees, please is acceptable,but Melvin loves coffees is generally wrong? Or why we say It has beenraining since ten, even though nobody asks What did you say has beenraining?

These are some puzzles that will be examined in The Nuts andBolts of English Grammar.

This book will help you understand what English grammar isand how it works.

It will show how English combines parts of words to formlonger words, how words change their form and combine with other words to formphrases, and how phrases are subsequently combined to form clauses andsentences and texts.

Grammar is made both interesting and practical withreal-life grammar puzzles. Will this book help you to improve your grammar?Probably, because if youve gained a better understanding of grammar by thetime you reach the end of this book, you should be able to analyse your ownsentences in ways youve never done before, and spot and avoid commongrammatical errors.

About the Author

Dr Norhaida Aman is lecturer and programme leader of EnglishLanguage and Literature at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. Sheholds a PhD and MA from the University of Delaware, USA, specialising inlanguage acquisition and syntax. Associate Professor Ludwig Tan is Vice Dean ofthe School of Arts & Social Sciences at the Singapore University of SocialSciences. He holds a PhD (Linguistics) from the University of Cambridge, UK