Free download Natural Grammar by Scott Thornbury. Published by Oxford University Press. The Keywords of English and how they work. English | PDF | 220 Pages | ISBN: 978-0194386241
Description of Natural Grammar
This book provides an innovative approach to grammar, showing how one hundred important English keywords like work, the phrases they generate, and the links they make.
This book is about grammar, but it is organized around words. Why? Very simply, words have grammar. That is to say, when you use a word, you are obliged to choose from the particular grammar patterns associated with that word.
The emphasis is on natural-sounding language. Plenty of practice is provided in language building.
It includes
- 100 double-page spreads with explanations and exercises
- Reference area with four clear sections: definitions, grammar patterns, collocations, and set phrases
- Examples of real language from corpus research
- Varied exercises which practise and expand language, idioms and natural phrases
- Language notes on usage