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Ken Paterson is the author of a number of grammar practice books for students learning or improving their English, and a novel, The Story of the Cloth (an “engrossing tale” told with “exceptional prose” - Kirkus Reviews).

Ken was born in Scotland, but grew up in Bath, in the south-west of England. He started writing grammar books while he was director of English language teaching at the University of Westminster in London.

Late one evening, as he was walking home through Regent’s Park, he stopped thinking about noun phrases and relative clauses, and remembered instead a time when he was sitting in a small square in Cordoba, reading about the Muslim conquest of Spain – in particular about a brief ‘golden age’ in the city, when Christians, Jew ...more

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	The Story of the Cloth 3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oxford Practice Grammar Basic without Key 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oxford Grammar for EAP by Ken Paterson (Goodreads Author), Roberta Wedge 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oxford Living Grammar Elementary 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oxford Living Grammar Intermediate Student's Book Pack by Ken Paterson (Goodreads Author), Mark Harrison, Norman Coe 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canadian Grammar Spectrum 1: Reference and Practice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oxford Living Grammar Upper-Intermediate Student's Book Pack it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grammar Spectrum. Elementary. Student's Book. Mit Schlüssel. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DLP: A Handbook of Spoken Grammar (Delta Language Practice) by Ken Paterson (22-Dec-2011) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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