The go-to guide for perfecting your grammar and communication skills in every situation
English teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in language can be the deciding factor when it comes to getting a job or winning a promotion. Whether your skills need drastic improvement or a quick brush-up, The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage will get your grammar back on the right track.
Written by two expert grammarians, the book provides bottom-line definitions, tips, and simple rules that summarize the essentials you need to know. You’ll find clear examples of usage and as well guidance on communication via text, email, and social media.
The new, third edition of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage features: • Straightforward explanations of common mistakes and why they happen • Hundreds of correct and incorrect sentence examples, with errors clearly marked • Quick tips for fixing your most stubborn grammatical mishaps • Catchy memory aids for writing correctly the first time, and more
By:
Mark Lester
Imprint: McGraw Hill
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 708g
ISBN: 9781260121674
ISBN 10: 1260121674
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 11 October 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. Grammar 101 1. Parts of Speech 2. Basic Phrases 3. Sentences and Clauses 4. Verb Forms 5. Verbals PART II. How to Find and Correct Mistakes 6. Writing Complete Sentences 7. Subject-Verb Agreement 8. Pronoun Problems 9. Verb Problems 10. Modification 11. Commas 12. Apostrophes 13. Semicolons and Colons 14. Quotation Marks 15. Dashes, Hyphens, and Other Punctuation 16. Capitalization 17. Parallelism 18. Grammar Etiquette for Digital Communication Appendix A: Homophone Misspellings and Commonly Confused Words Appendix B: Commonly Misspelled Words Appendix C: Eggcorns: Incorrect Wording That Seems Correct Glossary of Terms Index
Mark Lester is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and professor emeritus at Eastern Washington University. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar, The Big Book of English Verbs, and many more. Larry Beason is an award-winning professor and director of the English composition program at the University of South Alabama. He has written numerous academic articles and given presentations on rhetoric, grammar, business communication, teaching, and the English language. Beason is also the author of several grammar books.
