O'Conner, Patricia T.
Summary: A grammar reference for middle-grade students shares accessible guidelines organized under such chapter names as "Incredible Shrinking Words," in a lighthearted guide that pairs English-language rules with whimsical instructional elements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 372.6 OCOCurzan, Anne
Summary: "A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428 CURFrankel, Irene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.24 FRAEvans, Harold
Summary: Harry Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger. He's even been knighted for his services to journalism. In DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?, he brings his indispensable insight to us all in his definite guide to writing well. The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 EVAFleisher, Julian.
Summary: This two disc collection from The Princeton Review helps listeners get a handle on the pesky complexities of grammar through usage examples, question reviews, and basic grammar principles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Living Language 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: CD 428.3 FLEKeating, Kevin Anthony.
Summary: Grammar wise provides thorough instruction and extensive practice to help ESL students master basic grammar structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Readers Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.5 KEAKeating, Kevin Anthony.
Summary: Grammar wise provides thorough instruction and extensive practice to help ESL students master basic grammar structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Readers Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.5 KEAJovin, Ellen
Summary: When Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment building and set up a folding table with a Grammar Table sign, it took about thirty seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. Jovin soon took it on the road, traveling across the US to answer questions from anyone who uses words in this world. Here she tackles what is most on people's minds, grammatically speaking:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.2 JOVBrandreth, Gyles Daubeney
Summary: A style manual for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic identifies the common mistakes and correct usage of everything from dangling participles to transitive verbs. Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of grammar is at a crisis point. From commas to colons, apostrophes to adverbs, there are countless ways we can make mistakes when writing or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019