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A comprehensive and clear guide for those looking to improve their English grammar for use in the workplace. Well-known Business English experts Nick Brieger and Simon Sweeney guide the user through 72 units to explain the structure of the English language. Examples of real usage are followed by a simple but thorough explanation of each grammar point. Then, a range of practice exercises cement your understanding. All of the sample sentences are taken from the COBUILD corpus. This ensures that you don’t learn artificial language – instead you get to grips with the vocabulary and structures that are used in the business world around the globe today. Work through the book from start to finish for a comprehensive course in intermediate grammar, or pick and choose the topics of most interest to you. Topics covered: • Main tenses (presents, pasts, futures, conditionals) • Auxiliaries and modals • Active vs. passive voice • Verb irregularities • Sentence and clause types • Nouns • Adjectives and adverbs • Determiners (articles, pronouns, demonstratives…) • Prepositions