- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (16 Feb 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0470546646
- ISBN-13: 978-0470546642
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.5 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,802,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The fun and easy way to improve your grammar
Enhancing your speaking and writing skills helps in everyday situations, such as writing a paper for school, giving a presentation to a company′s bigwigs, or communicating effectively with family and friends. English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you the latest techniques for improving your efficiency with English grammar and punctuation.
- Teaches the rules of verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; prepositions, propositions, and pronoun pronouncements; punctuation; possessives; and proofreading skills for all communication
- Geraldine Woods is the author of English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, College Admission Essays For Dummies, Research Papers For Dummies, SAT I For Dummies, 6th Edition, AP English Literature For Dummies, and AP English Language For Dummies
For speakers and writers of all skill levels, English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides easy–to–follow, practical information for improving your command of English grammar.
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The fun and easy way to improve your grammar
Do the parts of speech render you speechless? Does the thought of diagramming sentences make you sweat? Fear not! English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes the "grr" out of grammar and gives you fun, easy–to–followstrategies for understanding the rules of grammar and punctuation to improve your speaking and writing skills —without ever diagramming a single sentence!
Quoting the experts — learn when to use single quotation marks, double quotation marks, or no quotation marks at all
Avoid common errors and mistakes — discover the mismatches between singular and plural words and pronoun gender
Today′s technology — brush up on the proper way to compose emails, texts, and presentations and get the latest grammar do′s and don′ts for blogging, texting, and IMing
Periods, commas, and colons, oh my! — use a little "comma sense" to make sure your writing is always punctuated properly
Capitalize on the situation — understand what words and phrases are capitalized and which are lowercased
Rules even your grammar teacher didn′t know — find outhow to avoid double–negative errors and get the last wordon the dreaded who/whom debate
Open the book and find:
The building blocks of a sentence
The rules of verbs and prepositions
Tips to improve speaking andwriting skills
The latest techniques forimproving your command of grammar
Updated examples and references
Ways to improve your proofreading
Help for speakers or writers of any skill level
Learn to:
Get down to basics with the rules of English grammar
Improve your writing and verbal communication skills
Brush up on your proofreading abilities
Improve your grades and/or test scores
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Clear and Concise
18 April 2010
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The attempt to amuse with silly examples wears thin after a while. That accounts for the four stars instead of five.
I bought it because it is required for a class I am taking. It explains English grammar clearly and simply. Short chapters and large type make this a 384 page book. It's equivalent to maybe 200 pages of a regular book. We are using it with the workbook, and they complement each other well. If you are really just reviewing your grammar, you might try getting just the workbook, which does have quick explanations at the beginning of each group of worksheets. The workbook also has correct answers for all of the worksheets, with explanations of why those answers are correct.
I think I slept through grammar, which was taught somewhere in my K-12 years, because I remember very little of it and had no real knowledge of things like gerunds or dangling participles. For me the book and workbook combo are working nicely.
I bought it because it is required for a class I am taking. It explains English grammar clearly and simply. Short chapters and large type make this a 384 page book. It's equivalent to maybe 200 pages of a regular book. We are using it with the workbook, and they complement each other well. If you are really just reviewing your grammar, you might try getting just the workbook, which does have quick explanations at the beginning of each group of worksheets. The workbook also has correct answers for all of the worksheets, with explanations of why those answers are correct.
I think I slept through grammar, which was taught somewhere in my K-12 years, because I remember very little of it and had no real knowledge of things like gerunds or dangling participles. For me the book and workbook combo are working nicely.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great to learn English for Speakers of Other Languages- You will be smug after reading it...LOL
20 April 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I do not have very good grammar, as you may notice from my review, but believe me my grammar was a lot worse. The book is easy to read and good reference to keep. I am not a native English speaker but now I know many rules that natives don't know. Thanks to Ms. Woods. Now I have more confident when I speak or write way better than before. Actually, many of the rules make sense, Ms. Woods made them that way, the writer of that book nows how people think and what is the next question that come to your mind; therefore, she answer you questions if you keep reading. I recommended the book to other friends and I recommend it to you too. Fun and easy to read.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A Grammar Book for All Levels of Writers
22 April 2011
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If you want a grammar book written in the minimalist style of Elmore Leonard, with the off-beat humor of Sarah Vowell, look no further. The 2nd edition (2010) has been updated to incorporate rules for texting, emailing, and blogging. As a college English instructor, I don't even crack open the grammar sections of the writing textbooks assigned for my courses. I structure all my instruction around Woods' books.
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