"This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don\'t know anything about grammar, but who want to learn.
Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speaker\'s mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed"--. "This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don\'t know anything about grammar, but who want to learn