Score:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (9) 10
“Nine outta ten!”
Pros:
solid treatment of huge range of grammar and sentence structure topics; plenty of examples of real-life Brazilian Portuguese in use; author focuses on grammar as it’s used by native speakers in Brazil, unlike the standard language of even Brazilian Portuguese textbooks; well organized; great [...]
Jan
7
2010
7
2010
Modern Portuguese: A Reference Grammar by Mario Perini
Dec
21
2009
21
2009
Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar by Sue Tyson-Ward
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 (6) 7 8 9 10
“Six outta ten!”
Pros:
covers a great deal of grammar up to the later intermediate level; explanations and examples of Portuguese sentences; lots of exercises with variety and relevance to topics; decent balance of both Brazilian and European Portuguese (but not perfect, so proceed cautiously); verb tables and [...]
Oct
1
2009
1
2009
Harrap’s Pocket Portuguese Grammar
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 6 (7) 8 9 10
“Seven outta ten!”
Pros:
covers European and Brazilian Portuguese; solid organization by major grammar topics; color and formatting design clearly sets relevant topics apart for easy look-up
Cons:
too compact to cover some of the more difficult aspects of many topics; explanations focus on formation over real-life usage; index not [...]
Sep
21
2009
21
2009
Portuguese Verbs and Essentials of Grammar by Sue Tyson-Ward
Score:
1 2 3 (4) 5 6 7 8 9 10
“Four outta ten!”
Pros:
short explanations and good examples; overall decent organization; good coverage of beginner-intermediate Portuguese grammar topics; low price
Cons:
no exercises; unclear relation between some sections and chapters; missing a crucially needed look-up system for reference use
Sue Tyson-Ward’s Portuguese Verbs and Essentials of Grammar promises an in-depth [...]
Aug
4
2009
4
2009
Portuguese: An Essential Grammar (Paperback) by Janet Lloyd
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 (6) 7 8 9 10
“Six outta ten!”
Pros:
abundant examples; great organization; covers all basic topics of beginning & intermediate Portuguese grammar
Cons:
European Portuguese dialect only; no exercises; short, terse explanations leave some to fend for themselves; better as a reference work
Portuguese: An Essential Grammar offers a more traditional approach to Portuguese grammar, [...]
Aug
4
2009
4
2009
Essential Portuguese Grammar (Dover Books on Language) (Paperback) by Alexander da R. Prista
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8) 9 10
“Eight outta ten!”
Pros:
price; straightforward explanations; abundant examples; great coverage of basic grammar; handy index and table of contents
Cons:
doesn’t venture beyond intermediate level; cuts out some trickier points; supplementary to a conversation course
Prista’s Essential Portuguese Grammar (not to be confused with the more in-depth Portuguese: An Essential [...]
Aug
3
2009
3
2009
Barron’s 501 Portuguese Verbs (Paperback) by John J. Nitti & Michael J. Ferreira
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8) 9 10
“Eight outta ten!”
Pros:
does exactly what it sets out to; great reference book; easy to flip through & search; examples of each verb in use; affordable price; good introduction
Cons:
limited in scope; most verbs highly regular & arguably not “necessary”; some of this information is available in other [...]