Practical English Usage - 4Th Ed. With Online Access (Pb)

Practical English Usage, Paperback with online access
Michael Swan's guide to problems in English

Fourth Edition

Michael Swan
Format: Mixed media format
Online acces:
Find out what you know and what you don't know with 87 interactive Diagnostic Tests, including links to the relevant sections of PEU.


Practical English Usage is recommended for any teacher, trainee teacher, or advanced-level student looking for answers to questions about the English language. The material is now organised in two
parts (grammar and vocabulary), making it easier than
ever to find the answers, either online or in print.

Part 1 is a complete practical learner's grammar with 28 sections, covering all the structural points that cause problems for learners.

Part 2 is a guide to vocabulary problems covering:

- rules for word formation and spelling
- a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas
- an A-Z guide to over 250 common word problems


The 600+ entries provide answers to the questions that learners typically ask, for example:

- use of tenses
- the truth about conditionals
- article problems
- singular they
- getas a passive auxiliary
- bring or take?
- can, could, may ormight?
- classic or classical?
- the language of emails
- rules for word formation and spelling


Plus:

- the grammar of speech and formal writing
- British-American differences
- questions of style and idiom
- changes in English
- politeness
- avoiding offensive language
- a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas
- a guide to over 250 common vocabulary problems
- lists of learners' most commonmistakes