Essential Spanish Grammar
Essential Spanish Grammar by Seymour Resnick, published by Courier Corporation in 1964, is a practical resource designed for adults with limited time for learning. This edition, part of the Dover Language Guides Essential Grammar series, spans 115 pages and is presented in English. The book focuses on key aspects of Spanish grammar, emphasizing expressions that learners are most likely to use. It provides clear explanations of grammar rules, illustrated with common phrases, and offers hints for simplifying complex constructions.
Readers will find a comprehensive overview of essential grammar topics, including vocabulary building, word order, and verb conjugation in major tenses. The book also covers nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and useful expressions, making it suitable for both beginners and those looking to refresh their skills. Additionally, it features a cognate list of over 2,500 words that are similar in Spanish and English, facilitating vocabulary acquisition. This selected grammar serves as a standalone resource or a supplement to other learning methods, catering to various learning needs in the study of Spanish.
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This Spanish grammar has been designed specifically for the adult with limited learning time. It covers the most important points of Spanish grammar in the clearest possible way, concentrating on the expressions that you would be most likely to use. All rules are illustrated with common phrases, and hints are included throughout the book on how to replace difficult constructions with simpler ones.
All the major aspects of Spanish grammar are presented in logical order: vocabulary and vocabulary building; word order;ÿ how to turn a positive sentence into a negative one; how to form questions; nouns; pronouns; adjectives; adverbs; how to conjugate verbs in the major tenses; how to use auxiliary verbs; prepositions and infinitives; useful expressions; and vocabulary tips. One section is devoted to the definition of all grammatical terms used throughout the book.
Not a simplified grammar, this is a selected grammar for adult use. It can be used alone, either as an introductory course or as a refresher, or as a supplement to a record course. Its cognate list of more than 2500 words which are either the same or nearly the same in Spanish and English offers probably the easiest way for you to build your vocabulary, for you will discover that you have already been using very many words that with a slight change in pronunciation are already good Spanish. This is the only place where this useful teaching device is available.
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