Book excerpt: Comprehensive Grammar & Composition is a definitive textbook on the English language, designed to familiarise young learners with the nuances of English grammar through situations and contexts that are easy to relate to, while preparing them to cope with the language paper in their examinations. This book is divided into sections for the student’s convenience and provides ample practice material for the grammar topics with internal cross-references to the relevant rules for each grammar exercise. The explanations are clear and concise and are backed up by sufficient examples, while rules and exceptions are presented neatly in tabular format or in boxes. Usage notes and interesting pieces of information are given at the relevant points while the chapters conclude with a section on errors that are commonly made. The sections on comprehension and composition provide students with additional writing practice while exposing them to the use of English in various real-Iife situations. The vocabulary pages take into consideration the importance of a lexical approach to the language. The functional approach of the series will ensure that students are equipped to apply their acquired knowledge of grammar in practical scenarios