This grammar reference is written for the advanced student. It combines explanations of English grammar with information on how, when and why we use different structures. It shows the differences between spoken and written grammar and includes frequency information on the most common forms.

• Examines patterns of use in the news, fiction and academic English
• Takes grammar and vocabulary together and looks at how they interact
• Is based on the analysis of 40-million words of British and American, written and spoken corpus text
• Uses over 3000 examples of real, corpus English to illustrate the points
• Uses frequency tables and graphs to make the new findings of this grammar clear