How Grammar Works: A Self-Teaching Guide

by Patricia Osborn

A new, quick way to brush up on basic grammar. Do you join independent clauses with a comma? When is it proper to use a semicolon in a sentence? Anyone who can't answer these questions can benefit from this book. Packed with easy ways to remember important rules and how they apply to the English language, unlike other grammar manuals which stress memorization. Written in a straightforward, readable style, and incorporates handy self-tests throughout.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 1989

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the text for a grammar course I took recently (a required course for a certificate program I'm in), and it's pretty darned good, I must say. It will sit on my reference shelf, with all my post-its sticking out and all my pencilled marginalia intact.

There are a couple of glitches in accuracy, but overall this is a clearly written, logically laid-out book with helpful examples, and useful exercises and self-quizzes. I'd recommend it to anyone who hasn't studied grammar in a long time, or never has. My grasp of grammar is excellent, but I learned a few things from this book.

And if you write, you could do worse than to have this book on your reference shelf.

[Jill Saunders · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book had a remarkable and unacceptable number of mistakes in very basic grammar information. There are lots of much better ones out there.