Description
This popular course book gives students of English and linguistics a systematic account of the rules of English syntax, and acquaints them with the general methodology of syntactic description. It teaches them how to formulate syntactic arguments, and how to apply the tests in the analysis of sentences. Review: Clearly written and eminently readable . . . it covers wide areas of English syntax and will provide both students and instructors with a useful and interesting textbook. Millions of students will benefit from the authors' enlightened approach to grammar. - Word