Analysing Sentences

Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The sixth edition of this best-selling textbook has been updated and revised to feature new material on the range of world Englishes and on the character of the English presented in the book. Analysing Sentences is also supported by e-resources featuring extra exercises for students and a complete set of answers for instructors for the online activities and exercises in the book.Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text and end-of-chapter exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on introductory syntax courses.