Beginning with a review of vowel and consonantpronunciation, covers key grammar fundamentals such as auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, conjunctions, pronouns and possessives, and prepositions. Step-by-step, you'll understand the linguistic patterns found in English and quickly master the language. Test yourself at the end of every chapter for reinforcementthat you're fast on your way to improving your English skills. --Publisher's description.

Pt. 1. Getting started : Improving your accent -- Names, definite and indefinite articles, and determiners -- Present and past tense usage -- Present perfect, past perfect, and future tenses -- Adjectives and adverbs pt. 2. Using pronouns and verbs : Pronouns and possessives -- Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns and interrogatives -- Auxiliary verbs -- Contractions and plurals -- Infinitives and gerunds ; pt. 3. Some fine points : Prepositions -- Imperatives -- Conjunctions and clauses -- Negation -- Capitalization and punctuation ; pt. 4. The final details : Passive voice -- Subjunctive mood -- Impersonal pronouns and numbers -- Phrasal verbs -- Writing demystified.