Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar
by Gilda Nissenberg
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List Price: $10.95
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 468.2421
EAN: 9780071422703
ISBN: 0071422706
Label: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 356
Publication Date: 2004-03-26
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Spanish Grammer
Comment: Practice Makes Perfect is good but being a beginner found it a little difficult to follow and understand all workbook assignment short quizes. The intermediate student would have no problem.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for the advanced beginner
Comment: This has been a great book for me. I have some knowledge of Spanish but I need to learn much more. The book is written at the right level for me. I have some knowledge and a basic vocabulary. The book provides a good review of various points of Spanish Grammar. I find the exercises really help but I have to actually do the exercises for the material to sink in. I like the translation exercises.
I have found a few minor errors in the answer section as a previous reviewer noted but nothing major so far. (e.g. making a word plural when it was singluar in the question.)
While I realize there have to be limits, I do wish the book had more questions and exercises. The more I do the better I become.
I found the order of the book is a little odd. All verb work is in the front. Chapters on nouns, adjectives and pronouns are in the back. While you could jump around, this sesquence means that most readers will understand nouns and adjectives well before they are studied in the book.
This is a good supplement for other text books. The explanations are concise and to the point. This book is a good reference book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A little about a lot
Comment: I give this book 3 stars simply because it is a crash course in many of the topics that give learners of Spanish a hard time. It is very little information about a whole lot of subjects, but as with the other books in the series it does do a fantastic job given the crammed feeling of the book. I would recommend this book only after completing the other three titles in the series, or as a refresher course. There is simply too much information in this text and it is not covered as thoroughly as I would have liked for me to give it a higher rating. This text is not for the truly beginner Spanish student.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book for an Intermediate who needs to review grammar
Comment: This book is great, however it is not for an absolute beginner. One needs to have some vacabulary and some knowledge of grammar. It's great for grammar review and for someone who already speaks spanish but needs to brush up on skills. Also the book contains plenty of exercises with correct answers at the end of the book, so you can check your progress. In addition to just checking the grammar, some exercises involve translation.
Do not buy this book unless your spanish level is at least at lower intermediate level.
The structure of the book is a bit different from the books I am used to: It starts not with nouns, adjectives, numbers and prepositions, as most of the books do, but from learning the spanish tenses: present, preterit, imperfect, future, subjunctive. At the end, the book goes into nouns, prepositions, etc.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not for real beginners
Comment: As a new learner of Spanish I found this book difficult to use because the vocabulary used in the examples and grammar exercises was unfamiliar. Once I learned enough vocabulary, the book became very useful in explaining, practicing and enforcing what I had learned. I recommend this book only if you already know some Spanish.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Spanish Grammer
Comment: Practice Makes Perfect is good but being a beginner found it a little difficult to follow and understand all workbook assignment short quizes. The intermediate student would have no problem.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for the advanced beginner
Comment: This has been a great book for me. I have some knowledge of Spanish but I need to learn much more. The book is written at the right level for me. I have some knowledge and a basic vocabulary. The book provides a good review of various points of Spanish Grammar. I find the exercises really help but I have to actually do the exercises for the material to sink in. I like the translation exercises.
I have found a few minor errors in the answer section as a previous reviewer noted but nothing major so far. (e.g. making a word plural when it was singluar in the question.)
While I realize there have to be limits, I do wish the book had more questions and exercises. The more I do the better I become.
I found the order of the book is a little odd. All verb work is in the front. Chapters on nouns, adjectives and pronouns are in the back. While you could jump around, this sesquence means that most readers will understand nouns and adjectives well before they are studied in the book.
This is a good supplement for other text books. The explanations are concise and to the point. This book is a good reference book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A little about a lot
Comment: I give this book 3 stars simply because it is a crash course in many of the topics that give learners of Spanish a hard time. It is very little information about a whole lot of subjects, but as with the other books in the series it does do a fantastic job given the crammed feeling of the book. I would recommend this book only after completing the other three titles in the series, or as a refresher course. There is simply too much information in this text and it is not covered as thoroughly as I would have liked for me to give it a higher rating. This text is not for the truly beginner Spanish student.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book for an Intermediate who needs to review grammar
Comment: This book is great, however it is not for an absolute beginner. One needs to have some vacabulary and some knowledge of grammar. It's great for grammar review and for someone who already speaks spanish but needs to brush up on skills. Also the book contains plenty of exercises with correct answers at the end of the book, so you can check your progress. In addition to just checking the grammar, some exercises involve translation.
Do not buy this book unless your spanish level is at least at lower intermediate level.
The structure of the book is a bit different from the books I am used to: It starts not with nouns, adjectives, numbers and prepositions, as most of the books do, but from learning the spanish tenses: present, preterit, imperfect, future, subjunctive. At the end, the book goes into nouns, prepositions, etc.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not for real beginners
Comment: As a new learner of Spanish I found this book difficult to use because the vocabulary used in the examples and grammar exercises was unfamiliar. Once I learned enough vocabulary, the book became very useful in explaining, practicing and enforcing what I had learned. I recommend this book only if you already know some Spanish.
Now beginners can master Spanish grammar with the proven Practice Makes Perfect method! Combining clear presentation, exercises, and a focus on practical conversational skills has proven a winning formula for the Practice Makes Perfect workbook series. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar builds on the series' success with a similarly interactive approach, embracing all aspects of Spanish grammar that you need to master. This engaging guide offers: - An extensive grammar review, highlighted by illustrative examples
- Dozens of exercises, including fill-ins, translations, and creative writing
- Time saving thematic vocabulary panels to cut down on dictionary drudgery
- Boxed summaries of key grammar points for focused learning
- Detailed answer keys for progress checks
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