For students at intermediate to advanced level, any of the following three very good English grammar books is strongly  recommended here.

(1) Longman English Grammar, L.G. Alexander, Longman.

(2) English Grammar, John Sinclair (editor-in-chief), Collins    Cobuild.

(3) A Practical English Grammar, A.J. Thomson & A.V. Martinet,   Oxford.


There are workbooks for all books. Also, all books have Chinese translation; for (1) it is published by 朗文出版社 (of Hongkong), for (2) is published by 商務印書館 (of Hongkong), and for (3) it is published by 東華書局 (of Taiwan).

There are quite a few grammar books in a series for students at basic level. For example, the series of (A) Basic English Grammar (B) Fundamentals of English Grammar, and (C) Understanding and Using English Grammar by  BettySchrampfer Azar is very popular and widely received.  If you are looking a reference book on English grammar, any of the following three books is strongly recommended.

(1) Basic English Usage, Michael Swan, Oxford.

(2) Practical  English Usage, Michael Swan, Oxford.

(3) Oxford  Guide to English Grammar, John Eastwood, Oxford.

The first two books have Chinese translation and they are

published by 東華書局(of Taiwan).