Grammar Smart

Grammar Smart
Author: Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher: The Princeton Review
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780375762154

A guide to perfect usage of grammar.

Grammar for Smart People

Grammar for Smart People
Author: Barry Tarshis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1439139164

Good grammar is essential for effective communication. Yet many of us are plagued by the same nagging question: If I'm so smart why does grammar make me feel so dumb? Grammar For Smart People can help. Here at last, is a lively, user-friendly guide that zeroes in on the areas that give everyone the most trouble, and it does it with an advantage most grammar books lack - a light touch. You won't feel as though you're back in the fifth grade, diagramming sentences and struggling with a grammar textbook filled with dull, unbreakable rules.

Grammar Smart, 4th Edition

Grammar Smart, 4th Edition
Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1524710563

THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO BE A GRAMMAR GURU. How you speak and write can say a lot about you. Grammar makes a lasting impression, but learning it can seem like a never-ending parade of complicated and contradictory rules! That’s why we at The Princeton Review created Grammar Smart—instead of boring you with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, this book takes a fun approach to showing the logic behind each correct sentence. This updated fourth edition of Grammar Smart brings you: • In-depth reviews of the basic parts of speech • Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles • A glossary of key grammar terms • Quick quizzes throughout the book to help you check your progress • Detailed sentence diagrams to help you identify word classes • Comprehensive summaries of each major grammar topic

Grammar Smart, 4th Edition

Grammar Smart, 4th Edition
Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1524710571

THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO BE A GRAMMAR GURU. How you speak and write can say a lot about you. Grammar makes a lasting impression, but learning it can seem like a never-ending parade of complicated and contradictory rules! That’s why we at The Princeton Review created Grammar Smart—instead of boring you with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, this book takes a fun approach to showing the logic behind each correct sentence. This updated fourth edition of Grammar Smart brings you: • In-depth reviews of the basic parts of speech • Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles • A glossary of key grammar terms • Quick quizzes throughout the book to help you check your progress • Detailed sentence diagrams to help you identify word classes • Comprehensive summaries of each major grammar topic

Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart

Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart
Author: Mignon Fogarty
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 142995129X

Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 40 million times. Now she's turning her attention to improving our vocabulary—one smart word at a time—with Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart. Are you often stumped for the perfect way to say or write something? Do you find yourself using the same words over and over? Grammar Girl to the rescue! This handy reference guide contains 101 words that will enhance your writing, adding nuance, subtlety, and insight. Using these words in speeches, you'll sound confident and articulate—a skill that will benefit you for years to come. Full of clear, straightforward definitions and fun quotations from historic luminaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Charlotte Bronte as well as contemporary notables such as Dave Eggers and Rowan Atkinson, this highly useable guidebook gives you the ability to speak and write eloquently at any occasion, setting you up for a lifetime of success.

Grammar Smart, 3rd Edition

Grammar Smart, 3rd Edition
Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0804125910

Everything you need to know to be a grammar guru. This eBook edition is formatted for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. The words you use say a lot about you. Grammar makes a lasting impression on friends, coworkers, and teachers, but learning the rules has always been notoriously dull. That’s why we at The Princeton Review created Grammar Smart! Instead of boring readers with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, this book uses a witty approach to show the logic behind each correct sentence. This updated third edition of Grammar Smart helps you: • Learn the nuts and bolts of grammar rules and usage • Practice your grammar skills with a series of quizzes • Master how to write and speak more effectively Inside the book, you'll find: • In-depth reviews of the basic parts of speech • Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles • A glossary of key grammar terms • Quick quizzes throughout the book to help you check your progress • Detailed sentence diagrams to help you identify word classes • Comprehensive summaries of each major grammar topic

More Word Smart, 2nd Edition

More Word Smart, 2nd Edition
Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1524710725

"800+ more words that belong in every savvy student's vocabulary"--Cover.

The Princeton Review Grammar Smart Junior

The Princeton Review Grammar Smart Junior
Author: Liz Buffa
Publisher: Princeton Review
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1995
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780679762126

Features games and amusing stories guaranteed to make learning the rules of grammar an enjoyable experience for kids.

Grammar Crammer

Grammar Crammer
Author: Judi Kesselman-Turkel
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2003-10-27
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0299191338

The Grammar Crammer is a concise, sensible grammar handbook that explains lucidly how to remember correct word forms and sentence structures. Useful as a reference tool for high school and beyond, it packs an entire grammar encyclopedia into just over a hundred pages.

Smart Answers to Tough Questions

Smart Answers to Tough Questions
Author: Elaine M. Garan
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory and Practice)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Language and languages
ISBN: 9780439024433

Provides clear answers to the most frequently asked questions about literacy instruction. Literacy coaches and administrators will also find the book an indispensable resource for professional development workshops, newsletters, and grant applications. This time-saving, comprehensive desktop essential is well-organized, easy to read, and packed with relevant quotes for newsletters, workshops, and grant applications. For use with Grades K-8.