Grammar category: 1029 books
by Arlene Miller
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Why do commas have so many rules? Does the period go before or after the quotation mark? How do I use an ellipsis? When is it appropriate to use a dash? What is an "en" dash anyway? Is a semicolon much different from a colon? Would it be better to use parentheses or a dash in this sentence?...
Korean Grammar
The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Korean Grammar: The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally covers all the basic sentence structures, verbal forms and idiomatic expressions taught in the first two years of a college level Korean language course.
It is specifically designed for the following learners:
Beginning or...
A Guide to English Grammar
Conjugation of Verbs Volume 3
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
A Guide To English Grammar-Conjugation of Verbs from P-S
The War on Words
A writer/editor's slightly snarky and relentless crusade to eliminate grammatical gaffes from our everyday communications
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
The War on Words is a collection of Bob Yearick's grammar columns that appear monthly in Out & About Magazine, published in Wilmington, DE. Written in a conversational and humorous style, the columns address virtually every grammar, punctuation and pronunciation gaffe committed by Americans, especially...
Grammar for the Soul
Using Language for Personal Change
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
In this wise and charming book, Lawrence Weinstein explores how self-expression reveals the psyche and how changing language can change lives. In chapters like “Tolerating Ambiguity” and “Getting Out of One’s Own Way,” he describes how the proper use of an element of punctuation or syntax,...
by Jie Xu
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
This book is a collection of seven articles published in the past decade by the author. These articles are concerned with various issues including possessor raising, null subject, null object, pied-piping in logical form, focus marker, question formation, and adverbial reflexive. Each article has...
A Grammar of Zoulei, Southwest China
Southwest China
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Zoulei is an endangered language spoken by several hundred speakers in China’s Guizhou Province and adjacent areas. It is a variety of the Ahou dialect of the highly diverse Gelao group within the Tai-Kadai language family. Zoulei is a typical isolating and analytic language, basically monosyllabic,...
Dreyer's English
An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
***NEW YORK TIMES *BESTSELLER • The perfect graduation gift: A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually *want *to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus
“Essential (and delightful!)”—People, “Book of the Week”
We...
The Great Typo Hunt
Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
The signs of the times are missing apostrophes.
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The world needed a hero, but how would an editor with no off-switch answer the call? For Jeff Deck, the writing was literally on the wall: “NO TRESSPASSING.” In that moment, his greater purpose became clear. Dark hordes of typos had descended...
by Giacomo Giammatteo
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Misused Words
Have you ever said something and no sooner than it escapes your lips, you wonder—did I say that right? Did I use the right word?
Chances are it was one of the 200 words covered in this book. I’m not saying it covers all the words, but it touches base with most of the...
by H.L. Mencken
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
The American Language, first published in 1919, is H. L. Mencken's book about the English language as spoken in the United States.
Mencken was inspired by "the argot of the colored waiters" in Washington, as well as one of his favorite authors, Mark Twain, and his experiences on the...
Words Fail Me
What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2000
From the bestselling author of Woe Is I: A guide to grammar fundamentals that’s sympathetic to the struggling writer and often just plain funny” (The Seattle Times).
Whether you need to improve your skills for work or school, or aspire to the Great American Novel, a grounding in grammar,...
Grammatically Correct
The Essential Guide to Spelling, Style, Usage, Grammar, and Punctuation
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
With tips and exercises, this essential reference will help whether you’re writing a memo or a literary masterpiece.
If the purpose of a piece of writing is to convey facts, findings, or instructions, it need be read only once for its content to be clear. If its purpose is to entertain or...
Correct Me If I'm Wrong
Getting Your Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage Right!
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Correct Me If I'm Wrong is an easy-to-use guide to the most common problems in grammar, punctuation, and word usage. You will easily find what you are looking for, since the topics are presented in alphabetical order. There is also a complete table of contents and index. This book is perfect for students...