Grammar For Grownups: A Guide to Grammar and Usage for Everyone Who Has to Put Words on Paper Effectively

by Val Dumond

As adults, it's particularly important to express ourselves clearly, both in speaking and in writing. Grammar For Grownups is the book that enables you to do just that!Here, at last, is a manual for people who have to use language in the real world. Not a list of hard-and-fast rules you learned (and forgot) in grade school, Grammar For Grownups is written clearly and wittily as a guidebook -- complete with practice exercises. Learn how to use language effectively by refreshing your knowledge of how grammar works and how words fit together to create meaning.With the book's simple, easy-to-understand language, you will recall the parts of speech, punctuation, and spelling in a way that helps get your meaning across quickly, effectively, and completely. No more guessing! Learn how to produce effective writing through your knowledge of grammar and usage.

Genres: Writing

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Zaya]

overly wordy

[Gil Michelini]

Good approach to a topic most of use cringe at. She likens learning grammar in school to learning sex in school: you where given the a basic understanding but not practical experience.