McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar

Overview

Main description

Get expert instruction on English basics and a little extra help on the more tricky grammar points

McGraw-Hill’s Essential ESL Grammar does more than cover the basics of English; it pays special attention to those irksome subjects that trouble even native English speakers. Mark Lester, bestselling author of the most widely used college grammar text in the country, has developed an innovative method to help you conquer tricky subjects such as articles, tense, verb complements, word order, and more.

Table of contents

IntroductionDefinition of TermsPart I Choosing the Right Article4 ChaptersPartII Choosing the Right Tense4 ChaptersPart III Choosing the Right Verb Complement3 ChaptersPart IV Choosing the Right Word Order2 Chapters

Author comments

Mark Lester is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and professor emeritus of Eastern Washington University. He was the founding chair of the ESL department at the University of Hawaii, which is now considered one of the best ESL programs in the United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grammar and Usage in the Classroom, one of the most widely used college grammar textbooks in the United States.