Elements of Grammar

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Manufacturer: Longman Written By: Margaret Shertzer

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 428.2 EAN: 9780028614496 Feature: ISBN13: 9780028614496 ISBN: 0028614496 Label: Longman Manufacturer: Longman Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 180 Publication Date: 1996-09-11 Publisher: Longman Studio: Longman
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ISBN13: 9780028614496 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews for Elements of Grammar
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A handy compendium of grammar in the same format as the perennial bestseller.
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Customer Rating:      Summary: great book Comment: It's short, it's quick, it's easy. I have six grammar books in all, some of which offer longer explanations if I truly want to understand something, but I always start with this one first. I've recommended it several times to different writers.
Customer Rating:      Summary: It's not great, but not awful Comment: This book is not great, but it's not awful. It has useful information that people need to know when writing. I especially like the section on Latin terms in the back of the book. Although I find it odd that it doesn't include "nota bene" or "lingua franca."
Brandon Simpson
Customer Rating:      Summary: Not of much help Comment: This book attempts to emulate The Elements of Style by Strunk and White but it doesn't even come close. It is poorly written and organized and is likely to confuse its readers. It fails to provide good examples in many cases. Explanations which should be simple are often quite complex.
I minored in English and am an experienced well published writer but I found this book of little assistance. It is not particularly useful for teachers. I can not think of anyone who would find this book useful.
For anyone trying to improve their grammar or even learn it I would suggest Checking Your Grammar by Marvin Terban which is a superb book.
Customer Rating:      Summary: A clear-cut reference. Comment: I like this book because it "cuts to the chase." It's a lean book with a lot of instructional power. It simply delivers fact without the fluff.
Customer Rating:      Summary: A Stiff, Lifeless, Taciturn Overview Comment: "The Elements of Grammar," intended as a companion for the excellent "The Elements of Style," suffers from a stiff, lifeless presentation that detracts mightily from the grammatical advice. The format of the book itself hinders the reader: the type is too small and relentlessly the same; the examples that follow the rules are set in even smaller type; no visual guides or aids link paired columns of text, making one's eyes climb up and down; and the chapters lack any internal navigational devices to help the reader find his or her way.The author's explanations lack the authority required for this book to find a spot on my desk. For instance, we are told that a comma may be used to separate the month from the year when the date is omitted, but that current usage permits writing the month and year without a comma between them. I prefer the definitive advice in "The Chicago Manual of Style," which indicates no comma is needed when a month and year appear without the date. In discussing the use of colons to introduce a list, the author allows a colon to follow a verb, bringing the sentence to a dead stop and interrupting the connection of verb and object or complement. References to the Government Printing Office Style Manual do not help her case. That style manual is hopelessly outdated and insular In fairness, Ms. Shertzer delivers a no-frills, somewhat taciturn overview to grammar and usage and one could do much worse than to follow most of the advice here. But this book is not the first choice for a novice editor or young writer unless already thoroughly steeped in the rules and practice of grammar. And in that case, this book's usefulness would be minimal. Seasoned editors and writers would not find this book that useful and many no doubt have nearly new, little used copies of this book wedged into their reference shelves.
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