Edwin T. Martin

This Practical English Handbook aims at presenting the elements of language and composition in a way that is concise and clear without being oversimplified or superficial. It is designed for the student who needs classroom drill on fundamentals as well as for the better prepared student whose chief...

PREFACEThose familiar with Practical English Handbook will notice that this Eighth Edition includes many new ideas about writing, some of our own, some from recent theories of composition. Nothing, however, has been added that has not been tested in the crucible of practicality, and nothing has...

This Practical English Handbook aims at presenting the elements of language and composition in a way that is concise and clear without being oversimplified or superficial. It is designed for the student who needs classroom drill on fundamentals as well as for the better prepared student whose chief...