Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference: The Definitive Source for Clear and Concise Writing - Couverture souple

Lutz, Gary; Stevenson, Diane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1599632209 ISBN 13 : 9781599632209

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2011

Synopsis

The Definitive Source for Clear and Correct Writing

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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book encompasses a large, diverse audience - curious readers, everyday writers, and professional writers. It's accessible for the beginner and a much-needed resource for the expert, an exceptionally reader-friendly resource, with plenty of sidebars, boxed suggestions, and checklists.

Grammatical terms and concepts are clearly defined and discussed with precision - but in language that is neither formidable nor condescending. This book emphasizes that even professional writers occasionally fall into error. This allows readers to feel empowered when they are detecting and correcting errors in real-world sentences instead of being asked to do exercises consisting of obviously made-up, schoolbook-variety sentences unrelated to the wider world in which the readers live.

This title:
- illustrates errors in sentence structure and grammar and shows writers how to correct them so they can improve their work and avoid making errors in the futur
- explains how sentences operate (how individual words combine to form the various types of phrases and clauses) so that writers learn the machinery of language and can detect mistakes, even if they don't conform to the usual pattern of error
- offers checklists, sidebars, and tips that provide summaries of information and extra helpful advice that allow writers interact with the text and stay interested
- includes a glossary of grammatical terms supplementing discussion in the chapters which provides readers a quick reference without having to flip back through the text.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gary Lutz is the author of two short-story collections. He teaches at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Diane Stevenson is the editor of two collections of newspaper columns by the popular novelist Carl Hiaasen. She has taught at the University of Florida.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1599632209
• ISBN 13: 9781599632209
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 347
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible