English Grammar in Use (Murphy)

What it actually is

Raymond Murphy's blue book has taught grammar to tens of millions of learners with a simple format — explanation and examples on the left page, exercises on the right — covering everything an intermediate learner needs, with an answer key that makes it genuinely self-study. The fifth edition adds an interactive ebook with audio. Companion volumes exist for elementary (red) and advanced (green) levels, so buy the one that matches you; and it is a practice book, not a course, with nothing on listening, speaking or vocabulary building.

What it covers

• Grammar
• Writing

Listed for

• English

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