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A very dense, very comprehensive grammar, certainly the most exhaustive grammar published recently, and 
one found on the shelves of people serious about English grammar. It describes the standard English 
spoken by educated people around the world, and deals in detail with the differences between British and 
American writing and usage. The terminology and depth render it inaccessible to all but teachers with 
considerable grammatical background, and the most advanced (and grammar-happy) students, e.g., the 
xplanation of mass (uncountable) nouns: 
ass nouns do not have a plural. It is, however, more accurate to say that they are 
invariable and lack number contrast: 
ouns. Count nouns, which can be counted, (one pig, two pigs, several pigs
e
We have noted that m
Music is/ *Musics are my favorite hobby. 
As the term "mass" implies, the notion of countability (of "one" as opposed to "more than one") does not 
apply to mass n
...) show the 
speaker as able to distinguish these items as separable entities. Mass nouns, on the other hand, are 
seen as continuous entities (much pork, *one pork, *few pork...) and show the speaker as regarding 
s or concepts as having no natural bounds. They are subject to division only by means of 
certain "gradability expressions." 
rammar Work 1 - 4: English Exercises in Context
for the 
al beginner, 2 for the high beginner, 3 for the intermediate, and 4 a review of the points covered in the first 
ises are correlated with numbered sections in 
rammar Guide from the same publisher, and can be used out of sequence if desired. 
Gr
rthur A. Burrows 
nsive additional written exercises, including "challenge" 
xercises at the end of some chapters. The exercises in a lesson range from easy to difficult, so that the 
he Grammar Handbook Part One.
rises. A feature of 
e book is the inclusion of blank worksheets, which the student is to fill with material presented and/or 
hese are textbooks teaching the grammar of English. Each grammar point is explained via diagrams or 
these substance