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Book 1 · Grammar and communication

Grammar and Communication

If you want to learn English grammar, understand how the language fits together and communicate more clearly, this is the place to start.

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A practical starting point

Build your understanding of English grammar

Grammar can feel complicated when it is presented as a mass of rules. A clearer approach is to understand the parts, see how they work together and then use that understanding in real communication.

01

Understand the structure

Start by making sense of the basic parts of English and how they relate to one another, rather than trying to memorise everything at once.

02

Use grammar in communication

Grammar is useful because it helps ideas become clearer in writing and speech. The aim is understanding you can use, not terminology for its own sake.

03

Build one step at a time

Work from what you already understand, clear up unfamiliar terms as you meet them and add new pieces without losing the earlier ones.

Start with your question

What do you want to know about English grammar?

These questions reflect the language people are already using when they look for help with grammar. They also give future videos and supporting pages a clear purpose.

How can I learn English grammar?

Begin with the basic structure of the language and build from there. Understanding what a grammatical part does is usually more useful than memorising a label without context.

How can I learn English grammar step by step?

Take one area at a time, make sure the words used to explain it are understood, practise it in sentences and then connect it to the next area.

How can I understand English grammar?

Look for the purpose behind each part of a sentence: what it names, describes, connects or tells you. That turns grammar from a list of rules into a working system.

Can I learn English grammar more easily?

It can become easier when explanations are clear, unfamiliar words are dealt with as they arise and new ideas are introduced in a sensible sequence.

About the book

Grammar and Communication

This book is one of the three starting points on I Want to Know. Its subject is English grammar and communication: helping the reader approach the language as something to understand and use.

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