Introducing English grammar

Introducing English Grammar describes and explains English grammar in light of current usage. It is aimed at Norwegian students of English in teacher education and students who take an introductory course in English grammar at college/university level. Although thoroughly revised, the second edition of Introducing English Grammar maintains the focus that made the first edition of this book a success: alerting learners to the close ties between grammatical form, meaning and communicative function giving learners good tools for improving their English giving practical advice through Notes for learners introducing learners to grammatical terminology so that they can make use of grammar notes from dictionaries and other sources making learners familiar with the basic clause structure of English comparing English and Norwegian in order to increase the students language awareness and avoid typical Norwegian-English errors In addition, the new edition of this book includes exercises. Each chapter has exercises focusing on practical as well as analytical skills, including the use of English-language corpora. For access to the execises, please press the button under the cover image. Magne Dypedahl is Associate Professor of English at Østfold University College. Hilde Hasselgård is Professor of English Language at the University of Oslo. Berit Løken was Associate Professor of English at Østfold University College.