A Concise Grammar of Contemporary English
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Summary
The listing describes A Concise Grammar of Contemporary English by Randolph Quirk as a language book meant for practice and review. The record for this copy lists 1973 • Thomson Learning • 484 pages.
Why this book now
More appealing if you want an older backlist book that still feels distinct instead of generic filler.
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- You are looking for examples instead of long explanations.
- You need a language book you can use a little at a time.
- When you want emotional honesty, complex power plays and alliances shape the plot, making political maneuvering as gripping as personal drama.
- You need a book without practice material.
- You are looking for no help with vocabulary or grammar.
- When you avoid ambiguous endings, the novel revels in gray areas and avoids clear-cut heroes or villains.
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Exact edition: Hardcover · ISBN-13 9780155129306
Worth buying if: You are looking for examples instead of long explanations.
Skip it if: You need a book without practice material.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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This book is meant to be used more than once, either for practice or to look up an answer.
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Read the sections you need. You do not have to start at the beginning or read every page in order.
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Hardcover: ISBN-13 9780155129306
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