(eBook PDF) Oxford Grammar for EAP: English Grammar and Practice for Academic Purposes – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0194329992
- ISBN-13 : 978-0194329996
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Oxford Grammar for EAP is a grammar reference and practice book for all students on pre-university or university courses taught in English, whatever the subject area. It can be used by students at Intermediate to Advanced level (B1 – C1) across a wide range of disciplines, e.g. business, finance, history, natural sciences, engineering, and technology. Oxford Grammar for EAP provides students with the functional grammar they need in order to succeed in their academic studies. The book reviews and consolidates the key grammatical areas needed for essay writing and presentations such as modal verbs, noun phrases, conditionals, and relative clauses. It demonstrates and practises how to use strategies for academic writing and speaking such as comparing and contrasting, arguing and persuading, talking about cause and effect, and paraphrasing. Throughout the book there are quick ‘test yourself’ exercises on specific grammar points as well as more challenging text-based exercises. Published On: 2013-03-08
table of contents:
- Articles and Noun Phrases
- Past, Present and Future Tenses
- Independent and Dependent Clauses
- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Relative Clouses and Participle Phrases
- The Passive Voice
- Punctuation: Commas, Semicolons, Colons, and Apostrophes
- Modal auxiliary Verbs of Likehood and Obligation
- Conditional Sentences
- Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
- Linking Words in Academic Writing
- 25 Mistakes to Avoid in Academic Writing