Summary: A Spanish Learning Grammar is an innovative and lively text for early, intermediate and advanced students. Straightforward explanation and everyday language examples are supported by original line drawings and plentiful exercises, making this the ideal combined grammar reference and workbook. A carefully devised two-part structure mirrors the learning process. Part One establishes the concept and key features of each grammar point for beginners, while Part Two is aimed at more advanced learners covering more complex structures. Written in the belief that grammar is the key to real communication, this is the essential textbook for any student of Spanish.This new edition has been fully revised and contains the key to exercises in Part One.
Two-part structure: basic/more complex grammarReal and relevant language with illustrationsExplains how Spanish grammar works through analogy with English grammarLearning through practice, with key to all exercises
Table of Contents: Part One1 Pronunciation, Accents and Spelling2 Articles3 Nouns4 Adjectives5 Comparison6 Numerals7 Personal Pronouns8 Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns9 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns10 Relative Clauses11 Interrogatives and Exclamations12 Indefinites13 Verbs14 Negation15 Adverbs16 Prepositions17 Conjunctions18 Diminutives and Augmentatives19 Word OrderPart Two1 Articles2 Nouns3 Adjectives4 Comparison5 Numerals6 Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns7 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns8 Relative Clauses9 Interrogatives and Exclamations10 Indefinites11 Verbs12 Negation13 Adverbs14 Prepositions15 Conjunctions16 Diminutives and Augmentatives17 Word Order18 Verb Tables
About the Author(s): Pilar Muñoz is a Senior Tutor in Spanish in the Department of Linguistic, Cultural and Translation Studies at the University of Surrey.Mike Thacker is a Director of the Language Centre at the University of Surrey.
Readership: Undergraduates