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I have learned English grammar but I need to know more about how to build sentences.Could you recommend the book about how to analyze the English sentence constructions?
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∙ 12y ago
Depending on where you live you may or may not be able to get the book I recommend. Then again some countries use different words for the parts of a sentence.
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∙ 12y ago
I recommend "English Syntax: An Introduction" by Andrew Radford for a comprehensive guide on analyzing English sentence constructions. This book covers various syntactic structures and provides detailed explanations to help you understand how sentences are constructed in English.
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