Grammar for Grown-Ups: A Comprehensive Guide and Workbook to Boost Your Writing Skills

Peters PhD, Mark

 
9780593965207: Grammar for Grown-Ups: A Comprehensive Guide and Workbook to Boost Your Writing Skills
ISBN 10: 0593965205 ISBN 13: 9780593965207
Verlag: DK, 2025

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It’s never too late to brush up on your writing skills!

Writing is a daily part of adult life, but many people are uncertain about basic rules and conventions. Do I need a comma before this clause? What exactly is a prepositional phrase? Is it ever necessary to use brackets? (Answer: Rarely, if ever.) With clear, no-nonsense explanations and examples, Grammar for Grown-ups makes learning the finer points of the English language easy. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know for clear and professional communication, including the mechanics of writing, the parts of speech, and proper punctuation and capitalization, as well as the most common errors―and how to avoid and fix them. Each lesson includes a practice exercise to reinforce learning.

  • Master the basics―clear coverage of grammar rules and conventions, including the parts of speech and sentence structure
  • Fine-tune the mechanics―how to use punctuation effectively and accurately
  • Write with style―strategies to make your writing clear, compelling, consistent, and concise
  • Practice makes perfect―exercise component for each lesson to reinforce learning

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mark Peters is an author and language expert. A member of the American Dialect Society, he has a PhD in English and has written numerous articles on language for Esquire, Forbes, McSweeney’s, Mental Floss, New Scientist, Salon, Slate, and Visual Thesaurus. He is also the author of Bullshit: A Lexicon.

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Verlag
DK
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0593965205
ISBN 13 
9780593965207
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
352
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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