'Modern English Structures' follows a structural approach in teaching basic English grammar. The book begins with a chapter on morphology, the basis on which word structures are formed and grammatical meaning conveyed; and then proceeds by identifying sentence constituents (words, phrases, and c
Modern English Structures: Form, Function, and Position
β Scribed by Bernard O'Dwyer
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 297
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Modern English Structures is a clear and accessible text that follows a structural approach to teaching basic English grammar. The book is divided into three parts: what a sentence constituent is, what a sentence constituent does, and where a sentence constituent goesβForm, Function, and Position. The objective of the book is to bring students to a better understanding of sentence constituents and sentence structures, providing them with appropriate terminology to discuss these forms and relationships. This second edition has been revised and updated throughout.
The accompanying Modern English Structures Workbook parallels the text and provides useful training both in memorization and in higher-order thinking skills.
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