Book Description
In many settings, you are how you speak. Bad grammar can stop people in their tracks, whether that's in school or in careers. With fun and easy exercises, this workbook is ideal for students, people who need better grammar to advance in business or social settings, and those for whom English is a second language. Each chapter explains basic principles and has examples, practice questions, and answers and explanations. Topics include parts of speech, proper punctuation, correct verb and pronoun use, dangling modifiers, word traps, and more.
Geraldine Woods (New York, NY) teaches English and directs the independent study program at a high school for gifted students. She has written more than 40 books, including English Grammar For Dummies (0-7645-5322-4), College Admission Essays For Dummies (0-7645-5482-4), Research Papers For Dummies (0-7645-5426-3), and The SAT I For Dummies, Sixth Edition (0-7645-7193-1)
Geraldine Woods (New York, NY) teaches English and directs the independent study program at a high school for gifted students. She has written more than 40 books, including English Grammar For Dummies (0-7645-5322-4), College Admission Essays For Dummies (0-7645-5482-4), Research Papers For Dummies (0-7645-5426-3), and The SAT I For Dummies, Sixth Edition (0-7645-7193-1)
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Get some good grammar practice and start speaking and writing well!
Good grammar is important, whether you want to advance your career, boost your GPA, or increase your SAT or ACT score. Practice is the key to improving your grammar skills, and that's what this workbook is all about. Open it and you'll find hundreds of fun problems to help build your grammar muscles. Just turn to a topic you need help with from punctuation and pronouns to possessives and parallel structure and get out your pencil. With just a little practice every day, you'll be speaking correctly, writing confidently, and getting the recognition you deserve at work or at school.
100s of Problems!
*Review grammar rules and exceptions
*Build grammar skills, from sentence mechanics to stylistic fine points
*Convey your ideas clearly and persuasively
*Speak and write with flair and confidence
Good grammar is important, whether you want to advance your career, boost your GPA, or increase your SAT or ACT score. Practice is the key to improving your grammar skills, and that's what this workbook is all about. Open it and you'll find hundreds of fun problems to help build your grammar muscles. Just turn to a topic you need help with from punctuation and pronouns to possessives and parallel structure and get out your pencil. With just a little practice every day, you'll be speaking correctly, writing confidently, and getting the recognition you deserve at work or at school.
100s of Problems!
*Review grammar rules and exceptions
*Build grammar skills, from sentence mechanics to stylistic fine points
*Convey your ideas clearly and persuasively
*Speak and write with flair and confidence
