Engaging but not flip, thorough but not overwhelming, Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference is the perfect addition to anyone's desk. This guide provides:
-Comprehensive grammar instruction--readers won't need any other guide -Real-world examples and errors from well-known magazines and newspapers, making the advice even more relevant -A user-friendly package with a concealed wire binding, a colored tab system, and sidebars for easy reference
Practical, thorough, and accessible, Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference speaks to a hole in the market: good grammar instruction that's reader-friendly, fun to read, easy-to-understand, and correct.
Customer Reviews:
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MY FAVORITE REFERENCE:
The Writer's Digest GRAMMAR DESK REFERENCE, by Gary Lutz and Diane Stevenson, is a breath of fresh air. Compared to other formal grammar-and-punctuation references, the Grammar Desk Reference is easier to use because of its organization, completeness, and clarity. Compared to casual grammar-and-punctuation books, many of which are insightful and entertaining, the Grammar Desk Reference is more complete and easier to use as a quick reference. This has become my favorite grammar-and-punctuation... more info
Ow, my eyes!:
In search of a good grammar guide that would cover the bizarre exceptions I'm always finding to the accepted rules, I stumbled across this offering from Writer's Digest Books. At first glance, I thought it would be just the ticket. Having a spiral binding is always an enormous plus, and the price is right. I've used a Gregg Reference Manual for years, which this book resembles, but a new Gregg is pricey. But on opening the Grammar Desk Reference, I had to wonder what Writer's Digest was thinking. I may... more info
Just the facts, ma'am...:
The title tells all: Grammar Desk Reference It IS NOT meant to be a casual "how can I improve my writing?" type book. It IS meant to be a book in which one can find needed grammatical information quickly and efficiently. For that it's perfect. There is a quagmire of casual "how can I improve my writing?" type books on the market. I have a bunch of them, and although most are well written and helpful, they are very hard to use as a reference when I need the information fast (while writing). I've... more info
A Good Grammar Reference But that's it.:
The Grammar Desk Reference is not really a book that was put together to be read from cover to cover, but if you are a writer working on an essay or novel and want to quickly find out if you need a comma in a sentence or not. Then this book will help. The Grammar Desk Reference is just what it says. It was written explicitly to be used during the proofreading process. It's not a grammar book that could be read from cover to cover, but once you find information on your comma you may be tempted to keep... more info
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