Action Grammar: Fast, No-Hassle Answers on Everyday Usage and Punctuation Original Edition Contributor(s): Feierman, Joanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684807807 ISBN-13: 9780684807805 Publisher: Touchstone Books
Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 1995 Annotation: For everyone who wants to use the right word in the right place, punctuate properly, and spell correctly, this "plain English" grammar book is designed for those adults who have forgotten all the rules they learned in school, and focuses just on what one needs to know to speak and write correctly in business and in everyday life. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Education | Reference |
Dewey: 808.042 |
LCCN: 95022955 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" L (0.55 lbs) 256 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: If terms like transitive verb, objective case, and dangling participle make your eyes glaze over, this book is for you. The only grammar guide to recognize that most adults have forgotten all the rules they learned in school, Action Grammar focuses on what you need to know to speak and write correctly in business and in everyday life. Organized to give you fast, easy answers to the questions that come up most often, Action Grammar features useful exercises to help you sort out the more puzzling points of spoken and written English, as well as dozens of up-to-date examples of correct (and incorrect) usage, from where to put a comma to when to use me rather than I. For everyone who wants to use the right word in the right place, punctuate properly, and spell correctly, here's a must-have reference that will do wonders for your command of the language. |
Contributor Bio(s): Feierman, Joanne: - Joanne Feierman, president of Seminars in Communication, teaches business and technical writing at Fortune 500 companies. She lives in New York City with her husband, two children, and an overweight cat. |
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