THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
An understanding of grammar
enables us to see how language works and how to use it in the right ways. This clear,
succinct and up-to-date dictionary, which covers virtually every significant grammatical
term, is ideal for teachers, students and anyone who wants to write correctly (without
sounding old-fashioned or fussily pedantic). It provides:
' Crisp, practical definidons
of all the central concepts and their application: from abbreviation, abstract noun and
adverb to verb. word order and yes-no question
' Authoritative guidance
through the minefield of more technical terms (and those mainly applicable to other
languages): accusative, attraction, backshifr. common gender, dummy
' Lxtensive coverage of
recent innovations and the ideas introduced by leading scholars such as Noam Chomsky and
Randolph Quirk: complement clause, noun phrase, subject raising
' l.ively examples of current
usage