Collins Cobuild English Grammar (New Version)

It comprehensively reflects the real situation of modern English, explains the focus of English grammar from the functional point of view, selects real examples from the Collins corpus, and guides readers to apply English grammar principles in the actual situation, thus helping them master the authentic English.The book reflects the actual situation of modern English, including the results obtained from the study of corpus in the past 20 years, such as the use of time progressive tense of state verbs, e.g.

I'm loving every minute of it; the use of "e;much"e; in many phrases in positive statements without modifiers, e.g.

There was much debate.