Grammar category: 1029 books
by Victor Hugo
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
"This book is a simple and handy guide for those whose knowledge of English is incomplete or 'rusty'. Sections deal with common errors in expression, similar words with different meanings, punctuation, hints on style, etc. An ideal reference book for the home or office." Many of the earliest books,...
REFLEX ENGLISH GRAMMAR
cómo desarrollar automatismos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 15, 2016
REFLEX ENGLISH GRAMMAR
cómo desarrollar automatismos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 15, 2016
¡ Se ha dado un paso, cae una barrera ! Elaborado a lo largo de años de experiencia en la clase, lejos de las anticuadas lecciones de gramática descriptiva, esta totalmente nueva herramienta pedagógica se basa en el hecho de que el lenguaje es en gran parte un conjunto de...
Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky
More about Adjectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
One book is never enough to explore the wide range of amazing adjectives! The crazy cats deliver loads of additional examples to illustrate the potent power of adjectives to describe the wonderful world around us—and our incredible imaginations. Brian P. Cleary’s playful verse and Brian Gable’s...
Woe is I Jr.
The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in PlainEnglish
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2007
Shrek? Earwax-flavored jelly beans? Poems about meatballs? Who on earth would use all these to explain the rules of grammar? Must be Patricia T. O'Conner!
Just like Woe Is I, her national bestseller for adults, the junior version uses conversational language and witty, entertaining examples...
Breezier, Cheesier, Newest, and Bluest
What Are Comparatives and Superlatives?
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
What are comparatives and superlatives? After reading this book, you'll have a much clearer idea and will be the best at forming these descriptive words! Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable explain how these forms of adjectives compare nouns, through the cleverest rhymes and illustrations that are sillier...
Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick
What Is a Compound Word?
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
What is a compound word? You'll find the answer inside this book—it's a stockpile of compound words! Brian P. Cleary's upbeat rhymes and Brian Gable's sidesplitting illustrations bring compound words to life. We've highlighted the compound words with colored type to make them easy to identify. Thumbtacks,...
by Collins Dictionaries
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Optimised for colour tablets. The images in this e-book are not suitable for viewing on black and white e-ink devices. For children aged 6 and over, Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary contains full sentence definitions, colour headwords and child-friendly example sentences, along with beautiful...
Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk
What Are Similes and Metaphors?
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Are you as clever as a fox? Or perhaps you're as sharp as any spike? If so, this book will be a piece of cake! Clever rhymes from Brian P. Cleary and humorous illustrations from Brian Gable present similes and metaphors. When it comes to grammar, this team is not as slow as thick molasses. Oh no,...
The Best Punctuation Book, Period
A Comprehensive Guide for Every Writer, Editor, Student, and Businessperson
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
This all-in-one reference is a quick and easy way for book, magazine, online, academic, and business writers to look up sticky punctuation questions for all styles including AP (Associated Press), MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and Chicago Manual of Style.
Punctuate...
Origins of the Specious
Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed.
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage:The Classic First Edition
The Classic First Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm...
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences
A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes some sentences great—and other sentences suck.
Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this...
Write Right!
A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
The newest edition of Jan Venolia’s best-selling guide, Write Right! is an essential resource for writers with 500,000+ copies sold since publication.**
In this age of electronic correspondence and self-produced documents, we need a useful and reliable writing guide more than ever. Write...