Grammar book

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Hi, everybody. What book of English Grammar could you recommend? All opinions are cheered. Thank you so much.

Yoong Liat · Accepted Answer

Practical English Usage by Michael Swan

Fandorin · Answer

Thank you. Is there any other opinions?

Kooyeen · Answer

I can only suggest the series by Raymond Murphy, "English Grammar in Use", either basic, intermediate, or advanced. It seems a decent one. As far as I know, there are no perfect grammar books, but that seemed good as a reference book.

The one by Michael Swan is too complicated, confusing and contains too many debatable things, in my opinion, so I wouldn't recommend it.

That's all I have to say on grammar books.

Fandorin · Answer

Thank you Kooyeen. Yeah, I download so many books it drives me mad. After all, I discovered "English Grammar in Use". In the school I used to learn "Essential Grammar in use".
Difference is in the level , isn't it?

Yoong Liat · Answer

Fandorin Thank you Kooyeen. Yeah, I download so many books it drives me mad. After all, I discovered "English Grammar in Use". In the school I used to learn "Essential Grammar in use".

Difference is in the level , isn't it?

Yes, the books recommended by Kooyeen are of a higher level. I suggest you go to bookshops and buy those you find suitable, or you could go to the library and borrow the ones you find suitable. Every grammar and English usage book will prescribe practically the same things. They seldom differ in their prescriptions. You'll find that what you learn in one book is repeated in the others. Besides that you learn new things. Each book will have some new things to offer you. By patiently reading and absorbing what you read, you'll find that your English improves. It takes time. By that I mean months and years.

I also suggest you buy dictionaries for advanced learners. In each dictionary, there are example sentences which will help you learn how to use the words correctly.

This is what I, a non-native speaker, have to advise you.

Fandorin · Answer

Yeah, thank you for your advice. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Anonymous · Answer

Advanced English Practice is the best! I've already used other books like English in Use series, but the former is incomparatively better

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