Spanish Grammar the Easy Way

by Boris Corredor

This brand new addition to Barron's Easy Way series focuses on the fundamentals of correct grammatical construction and word usage in Spanish. Topics include sentence structure, all parts of speech, including regular and irregular verb conjugations, punctuation, correct writing style, and reading comprehension. This title can be used alone as a self teacher, as a supplement to standard Spanish textbooks, or as a companion text to Barron's Spanish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764122630
• ISBN13: 9780764122637
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.9" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Spanish Grammar the Easy Way

This book is laid out in a clear, systmatic fashion. It is very helpful for getting a grasp on the grammar of Spanish. I'm glad I own it.

It really helps

I'm a Spanish as a foreign language teacher and I had been looking around for a book that would really make it easy for my students, and myself when it comes to preparing the class. The moment I went through the pages of Spanish Grammar the Easy Way, I realized that this was the book I'd been looking for. My American students are also very comfortable using it. The only thing I regret about it is that when conjugating verbs, the author uses a couple of subject pronouns that are not used in Mexico, but in Spain; but I explain this to my students and continue on. Now for studying on your own, I would recommend a book which included CDs for listening purposes, correct pronunciation and intonation.

Must Have

I haven't been to school in 10 years. For me to take a language class as my first class back to school was insane, but this workbook really helped me to put the key terms together and form my sentences. Must have for anyone taking Spanish.

Easy and fun, indeed

I have been learning Spanish through conversation classes this past year and got almost to the fluent level. Even though I had practiced all tenses through conversation, I knew it was time now to reinforce the foundation. It was a nice surprise to find this grammar book. It can be read very easily with lots of examples to practice every single thing learnt. The examples are fun and creative. They sometimes include new words that pick your curiosity to go look for their meaning in the dictionnary. I usually burst into laugh when I found out the overall meaning of the example, or just enjoyed the beauty of the sentence. I would say they are so "latino" sometimes in their context, so it makes sense with Spanish grammar! This approach lightens up the "drill" boredom. I was surprised to take the grammar book and a pencil everywhere with me, when and where I expected to wait some time. It is a big deal, since I love books and have a lot of them, but am not really consistent in reading them! This book gives an absolute lift to the level of Spanish. I would recommend anyone to do the drills consistantly, not skipping any. It ends up getting into the confort zone, finding its space in the brain, and popping out when needed. But I still need to speak some spanish during this grammar reading time in order to practice and remember them! I also liked the format of large paperback that comes with slightly larger font and also some drawings once in a while, that lighten up the space for the readers.

First class resource to help get your head around grammar.

Barron's has done it again. This first class resource for learning Spanish grammar is a straightforward, no-nonsense, non-gimmicky examination look at the very guts of a language. This book drills, to be sure, but rest assured; you'll know the basics of grammar quite thoroughly. This book can be used with the Spanish the Easy Way book and/or Spanish Now 2, or as a stand alone text. Barron's Spanish language materials have brought me up to speed in Spanish in a very short time. With focus and dedication, they will do the same for you.