It is a weighty tome, logically organized and good value for money. It is this non- prescriptive quality that helps to make English the 'world language', but that is not always helpful to students! On top of that- do, does, don't, did, didn't, will do.how do you slot in words like these, in the correct tense, single or plural? This book does help the reader fathom (there's a perplexing word!) all that out, and then practise it. As a result it is a 'fluid' and ever- developing language that provides many different ways of saying much the same thing. A major problem for students from abroad is the remarkable fluidity of English- it simply refuses to follow its own 'rules'! English picks up bits from many other languages and finds ways to adapt and incorporate them. I agree with another reviewer that more exercises which develop a single theme, or 'story', may have made it a little easier for students to use, but there are numerous exercises and nothing is 'left to chance' here. Raymond taught English as a foreign language for 17 years in Germany and the UK, but since 1988 has been a full-time writer of ELT materials. I am not a teacher- I bought this book for my Romanian housemate and friend after it was recommended by the local college. Raymond Murphy's legendary titles are known and loved the world over, and have given literally millions of students the tools they need to tackle English grammar head-on.
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