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The text is designed for non-native speakers of English who wish to improve their ESL (English as a Second Language) skills in grammar, compositions, professional writing and pronunciation. The book provides students with clear explanations of need-based grammar and composition skills, professional writing skills, differences in American and British English and pronunciation skills, along with skill-building exercises. Though many of the lessons are applicable to beginning learners, the text is written in a way that intermediate and advanced learners will also find invaluable. The text, too, may be used as a reference book by all levels. The followings are the juxtaposition of some essential lessons: 1. Words and Word Classes, 2. Phrases, 3. Sentences, 4. Essential Verbs, 5. Nouns, 6. Adjectives, 7. Prepositions, 8. Articles, 9. Subject-Verb Agreement, 10. Tenses, 11.Voices, 12. Direct and Indirect Speeches 13. Capitalization and Punctuation, 14. Paragraph Writing, 15. Essay Writing, 16. Paraphrasing, 17. Summary Writing, 18. CV/Resume Writing and Letter Writing, 19. American English, British English and Formality, and 20. English Pronunciation and Phonetic Symbols.

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Rahman, Dr. Md. Momtazur
Born in Chuadanga, Bangladesh, Dr Md Momtazur Rahman obtained his MA in English Language from Putra University of Malaysia and his PhD in English Language Studies from National University of Malaysia. He is a Professor of English at IUBAT, a university in Dhaka. Dr Dorie Larue is a Professor of English, Louisiana State University, USA.

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