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Systems in English Grammar: An Introduction for Language Teachers (2nd Edition, 2017) by Peter Master

Phonology: The sound system, including stress, intonation, and phonemes. Systems in English Grammar: An Introduction for Language

Chapter 8: Clause Combining – Coordination and Subordination
Moves beyond simple/compound/complex labels. Focuses on: From that day, she never taught another exception

• Answer unexpected student questions with clarity (“Why can’t we say ‘I am knowing’?” – because stative verbs resist progressive aspect).
• Design lessons that teach choice, not just correctness.
• Help learners see grammar as a tool for making their own meaning, not as a set of hurdles to jump.

From that day, she never taught another exception without first showing the system that made it predictable. Her students stopped asking “Why is English so weird?” and started asking “Which system controls this?” From that day

A hand shot up. “So it’s not a rule,” said Ji-hoon from Korea. “It’s a choice based on meaning.”

A Unique Approach to Errors: Rather than just marking a "red X," the text encourages a problem-solving process that identifies what is correct about an error before addressing what’s wrong.