In the present age of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution and social networking scenario, fast and precise communication has become the need of the hour. But in the whirlwind of fluency, accuracy cannot be sacrificed. Sometimes, adequate attention is not paid to the use of grammar and usage, which leaves a very bad impression on the readers. This book on English grammar presents the topics in an innovative way and meets the long-felt need of a good user-friendly grammar book. The book makes the study of grammar very interesting, challenging and exciting. It discusses grammatical categories, processes and principles of sentence construction in a very simple and lucid manner. The book starts with the discussion of word classes and goes on to describe phrases and sentences. More importantly, it deals with the problem areas of tenses, modal verbs, articles, determiners, prepositions, passive constructions and direct and indirect narration in a novel way. The composition section of the book includes a very useful presentation of letter-writing, precis-writing, report writing, reading comprehension and, above all, the use of vocabulary. The Appendices on how to avoid spelling errors and a complete list of the types of sentences are very useful. This comprehensive and well-researched book should prove very valuable for undergraduate students of all streams. Besides, professionals, those preparing for competitive examinations and even any lay reader who wishes to possess the essentials of English grammar and usage will find the book useful and interesting. In the Second Edition of the book the introduction of two new chapters on error analysis and functional grammar will prove very useful to interviewees and competitors.. KEY FEATURES • Explains difficult grammatical concepts in a simple and lucid language. • Provides models for every writing activity. • Incorporates latest linguistic research in the conceptualization and presentation of the grammatical material. • Contains lots of exercises with solutions. • Adds comprehensive material on error analysis and functional grammar. TARGET AUDIENCE • UG and PG Students of all streams • Aspirants of comeptitive exams • Teachers and instructors

Reviews the rules of English grammar, covering such topics as verb forms, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, capitalization, parallelism, who versus whom, and etiquette for digital communication.

Collins COBUILD Active English has been designed for intermediate learners of English wishing to speak, write and read English with confidence. This handy, pocket size dictionary contains the 6,000 most important words in English, each one illustrated by an example from the Bank of English showing context and usage. All explanations are given in simple, natural English, and set grammatical patterns and structures are highlighted to give users maximum help with English usage.

• GATE Computer Science & Information Technology Guide 2020 with 10 Practice Sets - 6 in Book + 4 Online Tests - 7th edition contains exhaustive theory, past year questions, practice problems and 10 Mock Tests. • Covers past 15 years questions. • Exhaustive EXERCISE containing 100-150 questions in each chapter. In all contains around 5250 MCQs. • Solutions provided for each question in detail. • The book provides 10 Practice Sets - 6 in Book + 4 Online Tests designed exactly on the latest pattern of GATE exam.