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Fourth edition

A Practical
English
Grammar
A. J. Thomson
A. V. Martinet

Oxford University Press

A Practical English Grammar

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A Practical English Grammar

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Preface to the fourth edition
A Practical English Grammar is intended for intermediate and post-intermediate students. We hope
that more advanced learners and teachers will also find it useful.
The book is a comprehensive survey of structures and forms, written in clear modem English and
illustrated with numerous examples. Areas of particular difficulty have been given special attention.
Differences between conversational usage and strict grammatical forms are shown but the emphasis
is on conversational forms.
In the...

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