Phil WilliamsWord Order in English Sentences

An indispensable resource for learners and language enthusiasts seeking to master English sentence structure.

Can help for some people.

Thank you Phil for writing this book.This book gives me hope and confidence that I can get better at customizing sentences!It's presented so well with clarity and color. Plus, each chapter progresses naturally from simple word combinations to detail phrases.Some grammar books out there are hard to follow for the following reasons: the material is organized like an encyclopedia, the font and paper type make it difficult to read, and there seems to be no consideration for developing the student’s comprehension over the course of the book.Finding “Word Order In English Sentences” online for grammar students is like owning an iPhone for the first time. It’s gives you that “Yes! This is what I’ve been looking for! This is amazing!” feeling.It’s a wonderful step-by-step "how-to" for learning how to combine words and assemble great sentences.

You have to be a GEEK to buy this book, but it is a perfect source for building sentences for practicing vocabulary for new residents of our country.

This is a great little book that I use with my advanced ESL class. It has nice accessible exercises and helps simplify a topic that is really pretty complex. Would highly recommend!

Very useful, step by step each practice with explained solutions

I just started this book, and I'm already confused. There is a sentence on page 6 that reads, "We moved house." Can someone explain this to me because, to me, it makes absolutely no sense. Is it because I'm used to American English?

Very helpful. A must have for all english learners.

Great source for students learning English and for students who need a refresher on proper grammar rules required for writing

It is nice book beginners who interest to learn english. When i go through this book feel as better book in the market.

I wish I had purchased this book years ago, it's so informative. The exercises and examples make the concepts fall into place.

Prescriptive rules do not cover a number of grammatical constructions that have been widely used in standard varieties of English, and most grammar books and usage guides characterised by a decidedly descriptive approach have not addressed a number of grammatical issues either, so that students and teachers of English usually have to analyse and understand some grammatical structures that may not be supported by hard and fast rules. Hence, grammars and usage guides that provide useful information on both firm and ‘loose’ rules are very welcome. Phil Williams provided readers with very useful information on word order and sentence structure, and he did not restrict himself to describing the so-called 'rules of grammar’. In several sections of the book he discussed the flexibility of some grammatical constructions and patterns, apart from highlighting that some rules might well be regarded as ‘loose rules.’ For instance, he pointed out (section 6.4) that there might be a lot of exceptions to the grammatical rules concerning the position of adjectives, when we use several adjectives in a noun group, so that these rules would not represent ‘firm rules.’ As to genuine rules, he stated that we should put ‘not’ after the auxiliary verb in ‘I did not understand the test’, and he did not mention any flexibility in this pattern because there is no flexibility in this case: we cannot say ‘I not did understand the test’ or ‘I did understand not the test.’ In addition, the tables are very informative and self-explanatory. I believe this guide should not only help learners understand how English works in terms of word order and sentence structure, but it could also encourage learners and teachers to study or teach English in an effective and more realistic manner.

Honestly, I expected more. There are not many books on the topic - which is absolutely essential for learning the lingo. This book neglects important issues like pronouns and phrase lengths. All exercises are just about rearranging sentences. I was at that point before I got this book. But like I said, there is nothing much to be had at all for SPO (apart from hardcore linguistics), so in dubio pro reo - four stars.