My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English 
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)
Mastering German Vocabulary explains how to use over 2200 common German words correctly, using example sentences in German with English translations.
Knowing the rules is as easy as ABC. Writing an academic paper or business document need not be a daunting task. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Grammar and Punctuation provides the basics rules of grammar and punctuation, along with the examples readers need to make points clearly and quickly.• Straightforward, no-frills rules of grammar and punctuation with clever, interesting examples that clarify points without complicating them• Examples of common mistakes and how to avoid them• Computer spellcheckers cannot adequately correct grammar and punctuation• Pocket-size format is perfect for carrying in a laptop case
All you need to get it right first time
Fans of Eats, ShootsandLeaveswill delight in this collection-from one of America's favorite grammarians F or those who sigh in despair when they read e-mails full of more dashes than a 100-meter heat at the Olympics, who suffer from an acute case of crampersand, or experience severe colonic distress, here's a dash of good 'ol pun-ctuational medicine from Richard Lederer, grammarian and beloved author of the Anguished Englishseries, and humor writer John Shore. Featuring: -A chapter devoted to each of the major punctuation marks -Light, simple, and fun advice that readers will actually want to use -American-style punctuation -An author Americans have come to love and trust as the foremost authority (and wit) on the English language.
Here together for the first time are all of Frederick J. Newmeyer's writings on the origins and development of generative grammar. Spanning a period of fifteen years the essays address the nature of the "Chomskian Revolution", the deep structure debates of the 1970s, and the attempts to apply generative theory to second language acquisition. Written by one of America's most prominent linguists, these articles provide a challenging reappraisal of the "Chomskian Revolution"--the implications of which are still being debated some three decades on.
The Phonology of English offers a new approach to English phonology. It focuses on the prosody of the language, i.e. syllable and foot structure, and does so from an optimality-theoretic (OT) perspective. The book is thus intended as a detailed presentation of novel empirical results about the sound system of English, along with important theoretical results about phonological theory.
"Most grammar books either lose themselves in prescriptive (or worse, proscriptive) admonitions, which quickly become outdated or 'quaint', or are so badly laid out and presented that they are consulted only by the truly desperate. Ron Simpson's book, on the other hand, manages to be entertaining, informative and well-structured."
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The Everything French Grammar Book provides readers with easy-to-follow lessons on the rules, syntax, and sentence structure of the French language. From punctuation to pronouns, this handy reference walks readers through the basics of proper French speaking. Step-by-step instruction, fun reinforcement exercises, and clever mnemonic clues help readers master conjugation, tense use, and sentence structure quickly! Complete with verb charts, The Everything French Grammar Book is the perfect reference for the Gallic enthusiast.
