Tired of mixing up "effect" and "affect"? Do apostrophes baffle you? Never sure if it's "Antonio and I" or "Antonio and me" who "bring cookies to Carmen"? (Wait! Is it "take cookies"?) Once and for all, put such grammar riddles to rest. With this cartoon-filled, A to Z grammar guide in hand, you can sidestep common bloopers, untangle your mixed metaphors, and corral those dangling modifiers.
Featuring the same winning formula of wacky cartoons, off-the-wall examples, and catchy reminders as its prequel, NITTY-GRITTY GRAMMAR, this comprehensive, humorous handbook covers grammar basics, plus more advanced language and usage topics, specific grammar terms, and other complex conundrums. It's perfect for schools, businesses, families--for people of all ages who want to polish their writing and speaking skills.
Grammar guides can be dry and pedantic, or they can imbue their somewhat tedious subject with warmth and humor. More Nitty-Gritty Grammar is the latter sort. An A-to-Z (OK, A-to-Y) guide, it appeals to contemporary students of grammar--be they actual students, workplace writers, or others--with examples they can relate to. Authors Edith H. Fine and Judith P. Josephson call upon Hideo Nomo to clear up the difference between pitcher and picture; Gov. Jesse ("the body") Ventura to illustrate the proper form for a sobriquet; and Cheese Puffs to clear up the double-negative issue. Elsewhere, they refer to Viagra, carrot smoothies, and the Dixie Chicks. For rules that just won't stick, they provide mnemonics. While the book is devoted mostly to grammar basics, there are elements to delight even the sophisticated grammarian. Among them: a section on the correct use of the en dash and reprints of nearly 60 grammar-related cartoons. --Jane Steinberg
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
excellent book:
if this book satisfies my sister-in-law who is the best teacher in Texas and probably in the United States, then it is great for my homeschooling.
Easy and Quick way to review basic grammar:
This easy to read grammar book fit the bill for me when I needed to brush up on some basic rules quickly for an exam. There are plenty of examples to help cement each concept and the authors also use comic strips to emphasize each point. I highly recommend this book the anyone who wants to learn how to write a paper correctly.
Grammarians Without Rancor:
There has never been a friendlier invitation to master English usage basics than Nitty-Gritty Grammar until its new companion, More Nitty-Gritty Grammar. I recommend them for all my community college students. Not in the ivory tower crowd, authors Fine and Josephson are, however, astute observers of language ills and, if laughter is the best medicine, most-palatable healers. Their topics are relevant, their well-researched explanations straightforward, their examples fresh and funny. My students agree.
The best single volume on grammar:
Better organized and more comprehensive than even the popular _Transitive Vampire_ series or _Woe Is I_, this second book by Josephson and Fine is whimsical and easy to use. It's packed with humorous examples that are current and uncontrived. This is the only book I've found to cover some of the finer points that have always bothered or confused me--such as when British convention differs from that in America. Indispensible!
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