Basic English Grammar Paperback – January 1, 1996

This book is well organized and laid out. The explanations are good and the practice examples are well chosen.

This is the quintessential text for learning English. I have used it before, and will continue to do so. It includes everything an ESL student needs to begin his/her study of the language. I rated it high because I was happy with the condition of the text. I wanted a used text to save money, but did not want it written in. It was just right.

This text was actually chosen by a second year student in my ESL class. I use a variety of texts with students, as well as a great deal of oral language exercises and discussion using pictures, classroom demonstrations, and so on. One thing I really like about this text are the oral practice exercises in each section. I think a student who has an English speaking friend, tutor, or teacher to practice these with him, check over completed practice, and to explain any lesson that the student questions would GREATLY benefit from this book. Teachers would find plenty of exercises to pull out and use to meet specific classroom practice needs. Students who expect to teach themselves to SPEAK English thru this--or any other text--will be disappointed. Reading and writing develop language skills, but we learn to speak by listening and speaking.

The book is great, and the exercises are very well done! My only problem with it was that I there was no answer key available for the second edition which was very important for my purposes. The third edition does not have this issue and should strongly be considered!

Best Grammar ever. If you are foreign and you want to learn English easily this is a book for you. I've try many different Grammar Book but Betty Azar knows how to teach and make English Grammar easy to us who are learning English as Second Language. You won't regret to buy this book.

This book is well written, orderly and plenty of practice pages. Great for homeschooling a 6 year old. So many things we have forgotten over the years. This is easy to understand and gives all the basic rules of grammar with plenty of practice. I would recommend it.

This book is a great resource for teaching English to novice speakers of other languages. It has lots of practice activities for grammar, pronunciation, speaking, listening, etc, and because it's an older edition, it's affordable but still comprehensive.

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