The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment

by Susan Thurman

Publisher:

Adams Media

, 2003

Overview

The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically excellent. Whether you're creating perfect professional documents, spectacular school papers, or effective personal letters, you'll find this handbook indispensable. From word choice to punctuation to organization, English teacher Susan Thurman guides you through getting your thoughts on paper with polish. Using dozens of examples, The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need provides guidelines for: Understanding the parts of speech and elements of a sentenceAvoiding the most common grammar and punctuation mistakesUsing correct punctuating in every sentenceWriting clearly and directlyApproaching writing projects, whether big or small Easy to follow and authoritative, The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need provides all the necessary tools to make you successful with every type of written expression.

Contents

Top Highlights

“A speaker implies something; a listener infers something.” (Page 13)

“This sentence would be called your thesis sentence or thesis statement. If your writing format requires a thesis statement, keep in mind that every sentence of your work has to be connected to it in some way.” (Page 141)

“Guideline #6. Remember that periods and commas go inside closing quotation marks; colons and semicolons go outside closing quotation marks.” (Pages 84–85)

“A sentence fragment is defined as ‘a group of words that is not a sentence.’ Okay, so what constitutes a sentence? Again, a sentence is a group of words that (1) has a subject, (2) has a predicate (verb), and (3) expresses a complete thought.” (Page 122)

“Look at the last eight letters of the word preposition; they spell position. A preposition sometimes tells the position of something: in, out, under, over, above, and so forth.” (Page 32)

Product Details

• Title: The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment
• Author: Susan Thurman
• Publisher: Adams Media
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 184
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: English language › Grammar--Handbooks, manuals, etc
• ISBNs: 9781580628556, 1580628559, 9781440519260, 1440519269
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_8544BFFE2E4A45AD86C37B35D0A0EDA5
• Resource Type: Grammar
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:15:48Z