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"This stylish, witty, and ambitious book is ideally suited for high school and college students, SAT and ACT test
takers,
business people, and anyone who just wants to know the correct way to write something.
Practice exercises are filled with fascinating, quirky information, making this grammar book actually fun to read. Examples: “The band UB 40 got its name from an unemployment form in England,” or the more somber fact, “Sixty percent of all professional athletes have filed for bankruptcy five years after retiring, regardless of how much money they made in their careers.” Grammar rules are deftly and clearly presented. Even more important, more than 2,000 sentences in over a hundred integrated practice exercises-more than any other grammar book — enable users to attain genuine grammar mastery of even long-standing grammar problems. This book is comprehensive without burdening the reader with grammar drudgery, using and explaining only those grammatical terms which are necessary to avoid mistakes or to improve writing skills. (Good-by subject compliments and predicate nominatives!) The extensive writing section provides systematic writing exercises to help users write clearer, more concise, and more readable sentences. Practical writing advice is included for writing essays, research papers, and business letters. The text covers essential sentence structure, including sentence fragments and run-on sentences, using correct pronouns, verbs, capital letters, apostrophes, and all punctuation as well as a usage glossary to sort out confusing words such as accept and except and imply and infer. In the front of the book there is a Diagnostic Test to take, as well as, on the Great Grammar Book’s website to help you determine your areas of strength and weakness. Soon you’ll be able to banish your grammatical errors and write with confidence and style."
I'd like to thank Bostick Communications for sending me a review copy of the Great Grammar Book. Unlike any other book I've accepted for review, this book is, in fact, a grammar book. I very much like the Diagnostic test at the beginning of the book and I can see myself giving this test to every student at the beginning of the year. I can also see myself using this book throughout my classroom in regards to grammar instruction. This book would be great for English Language Learners, students, and adults wanting to better their grammar. If you are interested in learning more about prescriptive grammar — I highly recommend this book.