“. . . This book [English Grammar for Students of Arabic] assumes very little or no prior study of grammatical concepts or terminology. The examples are chosen meticulously for their clarity and usefulness in word-for-word contrastive analysis. . . .”

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English Grammar for Students of Arabic

A Self-Study Grammar That Helps You Come Prepared for Class

Step-by-Step Examples

To show you how to get from an English to an Arabic sentence structure.

All the Essentials

Straightforward lessons that focus on the rules and not the exceptions. Covers the English grammar taught in beginning college courses.

Study Tips

Tips to help you learn common Arabic verbs and word forms, and how to remember them.

one point per chapter

Each short chapter explains one grammar rule with English and Arabic examples.

In English & Arabic

Grammar rules are illustrated with examples in English with Arabic script and transcription.

Print & Digital Formats

Available in print and digital formats from our website, and many campus bookstores.

Learn the Grammar Terms Your Textbook Assumes You Know

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What Is Gender, Number and Case?

Learn terms used in English and Arabic grammar such as conjugation, gender, number, and case—they play a minor role in English, but an important role in Arabic.

Step-By-Step Arabic Sentence Structure

Learn how to get from an English structure to an equivalent Arabic sentence structure. Our examples will take you every step of the way.

What are nouns, verbs and adjectives?

Learn what are parts of speech so you can identify English and Arabic nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions. This will help you choose the correct Arabic equivalent to the English word.

What are subjects and objects?

Learn to identify the function of words used in English and Arabic grammar so you can choose the correct Arabic equivalent to the English word.

Learn what are English and Arabic subjects, Arabic direct and indirect objects.

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Available in print and digital formats from our website store, your campus bookstore, and through your digital adoption platform, LMS (Learning Management System), and from Amazon (print only).

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