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English 3200 (1981) 9 cópias
English 2200 (1973) 6 cópias
English Workshop 3rd Course (1982) 5 cópias
English Workshop 5th Course (1973) 4 cópias
English workshop (1982) 3 cópias

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English 3200 served its purpose - a succinct and engaging overview of grammar and usage. I really liked how the grammar points were introduced gradually so that the reader has some chance of remembering them. Also, the layout of the book is quite unique in that you are given instant answers to each exercise when you turn the page - no flipping back to an answer section at the end.
 
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jonbrammer | Jul 1, 2023 |
As tedious and horrible as this book was to complete, it was worth every second of the time. The guide is a comprehensive look at English grammar that covers just about everything that you need to know. It was not as entertaining as, say, Eats, Shoots, and Leaves but this is a book for school and not a guide for the casual reader. The exercises were dull as anything, but I can tell you that I will no longer be mistaking "Who" or "Whom" any more.
 
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Lepophagus | 1 outra resenha | Jun 14, 2018 |
This is one of the best grammar books I have ever used. It was assigned in a senior seminar class (the capstone course for English majors at my university) as an effort on the professor's part to ensure that all of the students would have good grammar upon graduation. She had taught the course for several semesters and become quite frustrated with the poor grammar in the term papers submitted by students, which led to trying out different grammar books on subsequent classes until she found English 3200.

At first, I doubted the efficacy of the book. It has an odd format and seemed to be way too simplistic for me to learn anything. After all, I was a senior English major who had been praised by professors for a strong grasp of English grammar in the term papers I wrote. As it turned out, though the lessons in the book start with the most basic of subjects, they gradually became more complex. As I grew used to the format and moved through the lessons, I found that I really was learning new things and, perhaps even better, I was gaining a firmer grasp of why things are a certain way.

I love this book and recommend it to anyone who expresses interest in improving their writing. It is absolutely fantastic.

However, I don't feel that I can rate it a full five stars because of the format. It was difficult to give any serious consideration to the book because the layout seemed so silly and elementary. Though the cover says "Fourth College Edition," I had trouble believing it was something that I could find useful. The format also makes it a poor choice for a reference manual, though I have since done just that.

To describe the format, so that anyone interested in this book can be fully aware of it, it is like this:

Each page is divided into six horizontal boxes, called "frames" in the book. But rather than arranging the units by page, so that unit 1 goes from page 2 through 32, followed by unit 2 on pages 33 through 51, the units follow the numbered frames. Thus unit 1 encompasses frames 2 through 282.

The reason for the numbering of frames rather than pages is the way the frames are read. Moving from the first to last lesson, you start by only reading the top frame on the right page. Once you have read the top frames all the way to the back of the book, you go back to the first page and do the same thing with the second frame on each page. When you get to the last frame on the last page, you go back to the beginning, but now you follow the top row on the left pages.

Ultimately, the layout of the frames most resembles flashcards. The content does as well, with each frame containing a small part of a lesson or an exercise. The answer to the exercise accompanies the next frame. These are the first three frames, as an example.


-- A sentence is a group of words that gives us a sense of completeness.
  1. The barking dog
  2. The dog is barking.
Which group of words is a sentence -- 1 or 2? ____
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(2) -- The dog is barking. - This group of words is a sentence because it gives us a sense of (completeness, incompleteness).
_____________
(completeness) -- The dog is barking. - This group of words gives us a sense of completeness because it (1) names what we are talking about, and (2) tells something about it.


Which two words belong to the naming part of the sentence? ____ ____
_____________


As you can see, the format of the frames can be a little tedious and require some getting used to. Not everyone will have the patience or time to move beyond the first few frames the way I had to for my class. If you can, however, and you want to improve your written grammar, I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
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keristars | 1 outra resenha | May 10, 2009 |
Why after almost 30 years do I still have this college book in my collection? Perhaps it is the memory of my professor, who thought he was going to be teaching advanced English Grammar, who ended up having to use this book after most of the class (made up of teachers) rebelled against learning things such as the actual mechanics of making the sounds of English consonants or vowels. For example, "b" and "p" are the same except you blow out when making "p". Put your hand in front of your and see! I guess this book IS more useful for teaching sixth graders....… (mais)
 
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datrappert | May 3, 2009 |

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