The English Sentence
A Concise Guide to Sentence Structure
Copyright (Cdn) #1176730, 2020
Edited by Kathleen McCroskey
There are three versions -
Main book (no exercises) - ISBN
978-1-7775106-0-2 word count 22,234 83 pages.
Main book including exercises - ISBN
978-1-7775106-2-6 word count 35,944 139 pages.
Exercise Book - ISBN 978-1-7775106-1-9 word count
15,544 71 pages
The second item is the other two combined into one unit, as a
teacher's edition, but lacking the work space that is available
in the Exercise Book.
Synopsis
This book is a conveniently-sized grammar text, an excellent resource for all writers and an excellent text for English grammar classes as well as ESL classes in every country, including China and Africa.
This little book
is a re-worked and edited version
of a textbook originally published in 1945 which condensed
several decades of teaching experience in presenting English
grammar instructions to students from grade 7 to college, into an
accessible format.
This little book contains more teaching experience per
square inch of page than any other English grammar text you can
think of.
This little book represents the collective output of an
entire community school system (Fort Wayne Community Schools),
the inputs and classroom results from scores of teachers over
many years, all working toward the best grammar teaching resource
available.
This little book was my favourite grammar book in school,
and I made the huge mistake of letting someone "borrow" it in
1971, to my perpetual regret.
The study sentences in the Exercise Book are carefully selected
so that the grammar feature presently being studied is the only
new construction. Later on in the Exercise Book, the study
sentences are quotes from great American literature.
All this work, for your study, enjoyment and future
reference!
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
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Do your grads leave high school empty-handed?
Why is that?
They should be carrying a copy of this little grammar guide, they
would refer to it often in their journey through life.
What are they going to do next after leaving school - write a job
resumé?
While all their previous English texts are left behind at
school?
This little book has very low printing cost so will not be a
burden on your education finances. It is in a persistent
file format (print on paper!) that will not be obsoleted by
technology changes or by electromagnetic pulse.
Further description of the book is found in
the Foreword and the
To the
Teacher pages.
Page size of the main books are 5.25" x 7.5" (13.25 x 19cm) with
stapled covers; page size of the Exercise Book is 3-ring binder
size of 21.25 x 27.5cm, 3-hole punch.
For classroom work, you might order a main book less exercises
per seat and one Exercise Book per student.
The beauty of this little book, besides its unrivaled pedagogy,
is its extremely low printing cost, which makes it an excellent
choice for low-income countries around the world.
These books are available now in
print-on-demand.
Prices for single copies:
Main book including exercises, C$20
Main book less exercises, C$15
Exercise book C$20
There are HUGE discounts for bulk orders, so that it is
inexpensive for school curriculum and to give a copy to your
graduating classes.
Message from the Editor for the 2020 edition.
Cover images:
