Oxford English grammar course (2011)

Michael Swan and Catherine Walter's course comes in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced volumes, and it suits learners who like their grammar with a bit of color. Explanations are short and easy to remember, examples are real, and illustrations and cartoons put each point in context. What lifts it above a plain drill book is the variety of practice: grammar in a text, grammar and vocabulary together, and pronunciation work on the rhythm, stress and intonation that grammar brings with it. The Basic volume grew out of the authors' earlier Good Grammar Book. Choose the editions with answers for self-study.