English Grammar For Dummies
The fun and easy way to improve your grammarDo the parts of speech render you speechless? Does the thought of diagramming sentences make you sweat? Fear not!English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes the "grr" out of grammar and gives you fun, easy-to-followstrategies for understanding the rules of grammar and punctuation to improve your speaking and writing skills —without ever diagramming a single sentence!Quoting the experts — learn when to use single quotation marks, double quotation marks, or no quotation marks at allAvoid common errors and mistakes — discover the mismatches between singular and plural words and pronoun genderToday's technology — brush up on the proper way to compose emails, texts, and presentations and get the latest grammar do's and don'ts for blogging, texting, and IMingPeriods, commas, and colons, oh my! — use a little "comma sense" to make sure your writing is always punctuated properlyCapitalize on the situation — understand what words and phrases are capitalized and which are lowercasedRules even your grammar teacher didn't know — find outhow to avoid double-negative errors and get the last wordon the dreaded who/whom debateOpen the book and find:The building blocks of a sentenceThe rules of verbs and prepositionsTips to improve speaking andwriting skillsThe latest techniques forimproving your command of grammarUpdated examples and referencesWays to improve your proofreadingHelp for speakers or writers of any skill levelLearn to:Get down to basics with the rules of English grammarImprove your writing and verbal communication skillsBrush up on your proofreading abilitiesImprove your grades and/or test scores