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Written primarily to help students of English as a Second Language improve their fluency and do well on standardized tests such as the TOEFL and IELTS, the new edition of Master the Basics: English--Covers fundamentals of English grammarReviews parts of speechAnalyzes all verb tensesProvides guidelines for basic English sentence patternsSummarizes rules for capitalization and punctuation in written EnglishSpecial topics include how to express numbers, days and dates, time, and weather. A Test Yourself section offers many mini tests with answers. Review exercises with easy-to-reference answer keys included for each section. This latest edition includes a new chapter that helps learners identify and avoid common mistakes in pronunciation, punctuation, subject and object pronouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.