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Your indispensable guide to problem in English
Practical English Usage answers the question that teachers and learners ask about English grammar and vocabulary, using clear corpus-informed explanations and examples.
More than 600 entries range across issues such as:
article problems • using tenses • singular they • get as a passive auxiliary • the truth about conditionals • bring or take? • can, could, may or might? • classic or classical? • emails • politeness • avoiding offensive language
New Forth Edition
New organised into two main parts for quicker, easier reference
Complete practical learner’s grammar
28 sections cover all the grammar and usage that learners need to know, including:
- the grammar of speech and formal writing
- British-American differences
- changes in English
- questions of style and idiom
-lists of learners’ most common mistakes
Guide to vocabulary problems
- rules for word formation and spelling
- a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas
- an A-Z guide to over 250 common word problems
Features and functions
- Search within indexes, full-text, examples
- Customize search options (starts/ends with, appears in idioms/examples)
- Fast pattern-match search (*, ?, vowel, consonant and group of letters) for crossword solving
- “Jump” feature – touch any word anywhere in the dictionary to go to the definition
- Search text within entry
- Bookmark and history functions
- Syncing bookmarks and history with iCloud
- Clipboard search
- VoiceOver read outs dictionary contents
情報
| Genre | English grammar dictionary |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Update date | April 11, 2024 |
| Release date | April 11, 2024 |
| Title | Practical English Usage 4th edition |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |