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Grammar Girl presents the ultimate writing guide for students / Mignon Fogarty ; with illustrations by Erwin Haya.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 294 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0805089438
  • 0805089446 (pbk.)
  • 9780805089431
  • 9780805089448 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Ultimate writing guide for students
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Contents:
Grammar schmammar -- Parts of speech -- Sentenced for life -- Punch up your punctuation -- Quick and dirty tips -- Your right to write.
Summary: For beginners to advanced students, this warm and witty guide to writing includes a writing style chapter and a guide to writing everything from school papers to letters to e-mails.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 428.2 F655 Available 33111006688697
Total holds: 0

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Named to the International Reading Association's 2012 Teachers' Choice book list

Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students is a complete and comprehensive guide to all things grammar from Grammar Girl, a.k.a. Mignon Fogarty, whose popular podcasts have been downloaded over twenty million times and whose first book, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing , was a New York Times bestseller.

For beginners to more advanced students, this guide covers it all: the parts of speech, sentences, and punctuation are all explained clearly and concisely with the warmth, wit, and accessibility Grammar Girl is known for. Pop quizzes are scattered throughout to reinforce the explanations, as well as Grammar Girl's trademark Quick and Dirty Tips--easy and fun memory tricks to help with those challenging rules.

Complete with a writing style chapter and a guide to the different kinds of writing--everything from school papers to letter writing to e-mails--this guide is sure to become the one-stop, essential book on every student's desk.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-284) and index.

Grammar schmammar -- Parts of speech -- Sentenced for life -- Punch up your punctuation -- Quick and dirty tips -- Your right to write.

For beginners to advanced students, this warm and witty guide to writing includes a writing style chapter and a guide to writing everything from school papers to letters to e-mails.

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