This collection of pivotal issues about syntactic analysis bridges the gap between two
extremes: Quirk et al.'s classic yet voluminous standard grammar The Comprehensive Grammar of
the English Language (CGEL 1985) and slim booklets with sample solutions. Written for students
and teachers alike this textbook introduces basic concepts deepens preexisting knowledge
prepares students for various exam contexts and provides hands-on teaching material. Each
chapter provides theoretical explanations which are immediately illustrated by numerous
complete sample analyses of sentences taken both from the CGEL as well as from more recent
British and American news articles. The final part of this textbook offers a comprehensive
practice section for self-study using sentences which are divided into three levels of
difficulty and come with model solutions.
