Andrew Radford has acquired an unrivalled reputation over the past thirty years for writing syntax textbooks in which difficult concepts are clearly explained without the excessive use of technical jargon Analysing English Sentences continues in this tradition offering a well-structured introduction to English syntax & contemporary syntactic theory which is supported throughout with learning aids such as summaries lists of key hypotheses & principles extensive references handy hints & exercises Instructors will also benefit from the book's free online resources which include Power Point slides of chapter key points & analyses of exercise material as well as an answer key for all the in-book exercises This second edition has been thoroughly revised & updated throughout including additional exercises & an entirely new chapter on exclamative & relative clauses Assuming no prior knowledge of grammar this is an approachable introduction to the subject for undergraduate & graduate students