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Through a series of weekly encounters with the Guru, Louis learns the difference between:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>A verb's state and action usage.<\/li>\n<li>The simple and progressive forms, as seen in sentences such as \u201cI take three pills a day\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m taking three pills a day,\u201d or \u201cI like university\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m liking university.\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The simple past and present perfect tenses, as in \u201cI lost my assignment\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ve lost my assignment.\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The present perfect and present perfect progressive forms, as in \"Your python has escaped\" and \"Your python has been escaping.\".<\/li>\n<li>The modals can, could, may, might, will, shall, etc.<\/li>\n<li>A real and an unreal condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rather than overwhelm Louis with confusing rules and dull examples, the Guru teaches Louis the meaning behind the various grammatical forms. Through their interactions, Louis comes to realize that the Guru\u2019s meaning-based approach to teaching grammar, combined with his playful personality, makes learning it much more rewarding and even fun. The book also includes a series of meaning-based exercises.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written in the form of a Socratic dialogue, the Grammar Guru is the first Grammar book written to instruct and entertain its readers &#8211; yes &#8230; entertain! Hirtle Walters, a.k.a. the Grammar Guru, is a retired linguistics professor who runs a pub-style restaurant not far from his former university campus. 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