Essentials of English: A Practical Handbook Covering All the Rules of English Grammar and Writing Style

by Vincent F. Hopper, Cedric Gale, Benjamin Griffith

Updated and expanded, this book fills a double purpose as both a useful classroom text and a practical style manual for writers. It reviews English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and correct word usage, and advises on adapting writing style to different formats, including both classroom assignments, business documents, and electronic communication. Readers will also find detailed instruction on essay writing, starting with outlining a subject, and going on to writing a draft and then editing and polishing it into a finished composition. New in this edition is a sample research paper that uses online sources and follows the widely popular MLA style for footnotes.

Genres: Writing, Reference, Nonfiction, School

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most writing handbooks have the same content, so I couldn't get five-star excited about this book, but I really liked the organization of the book, and like that it included not just grammar and punctuation, but it worked through writing coherent sentences, paragraphs, essays, resumes, and even manuscript formatting. If I could replace the department-mandated books I currently use in my writing classes, I would--not only would it be cheaper for my students, but it would be easier for them to navigate.

[LeAnne · Rating 3 out of 5]

quick, portable paperback reference

[Marilyn Diamond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Purchased this book for last semester. Really didn't understand it or learn much. Focused on "to be and 3rd participles. Learned more than we did from Elementary English class. Things have obviously changed since the Nuns taught us in the Seventies. Great resource and reference book.

[Cws]

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