This grammar covers much the same ground as its predecessor, Mastering English: an Advanced Grammar for Non-native and Native Students by Niels Davidsen-Nielsen and myself, but it is aimed specifically at undergraduate students of English (native and non-native) at universities, business schools and teachers' training colleges. It is correspondingly less detailed, and difficult topics have been made more easily accessible. Readers of Essentials of Mastering English who are interested in more detailed discussions and in references to the works on which they are based should consult Mastering English.
