The Everything Grammar and Style Book
eBook - ePub

The Everything Grammar and Style Book

All you need to master the rules of great writing

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Everything Grammar and Style Book

All you need to master the rules of great writing

About this book

Good grammar is as critical to a successful personal and professional life as good grooming. Yet many struggle to master the basics. Enter this straightforward and entertaining book, which will teach even the worst grammarphobes how to write crystal-clear emails, professional-sounding letters, or articulate term papers.

Completely revised and updated, this edition of an Everything bestseller includes:
  • Steps to mastering difficult punctuation
  • Effective revision techniques
  • Tips for clear and concise writing
It also includes new material on:
  • Lists of commonly misspelled and misused words
  • Brand-new exercises, called Checkpoint, at the end of each chapter
  • E-Links: Web sites for spelling rules, style help, and interactive quizzes
The perfect desk reference, The Everything Grammar and Style Book, 2nd Edition has all the ingredients anyone needs to conquer their fear of grammar and become a great communicator.

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Appendix A: 999 of the Most Commonly Misspelled Words

  1. abdicate
  2. absence
  3. academically
  4. accelerator
  5. accessible
  6. acclaim
  7. acclimated
  8. accommodate
  9. accompanied
  10. accomplish
  11. accordion
  12. accumulate
  13. achievement
  14. acknowledge
  15. acoustics
  16. acquaintance
  17. acquitted
  18. acute
  19. adequately
  20. adjacent
  21. adjective
  22. admission
  23. admittance
  24. adolescent
  25. adultery
  26. advantageous
  27. adverb
  28. advertisement
  29. aerial
  30. aerobic
  31. aggravate
  32. algebraic
  33. alleged
  34. allegiance
  35. alliance
  36. alliteration
  37. allotting
  38. almanac
  39. already
  40. altogether
  41. amateur
  42. ambassador
  43. among
  44. analogy
  45. analysis
  46. analyze
  47. anecdote
  48. angl...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. THE EVERYTHING® GRAMMAR AND STYLE BOOK
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Top Ten Reasons for Using this Book
  7. Introduction
  8. What's in a Word?
  9. Cracking the Code of Punctuation
  10. More Fun with Punctuation
  11. Punctuation Pairs
  12. Wrapping It All Up
  13. Parts of Speech — the Big Eight
  14. More Pieces of the Puzzle
  15. Let's Have a Few Words
  16. Pertinent Points about Pesky Pronouns
  17. Figuring Out Some Finicky Forms
  18. Keeping It Coherent
  19. Shaping Strong Sentences
  20. In Plain English, Please
  21. Putting Pen to Paper
  22. The Final Dress Rehearsal
  23. Maximizing Your Means of Expression
  24. Getting Personal
  25. Literary Terms You Need to Know
  26. Latin — Alive and Kicking!
  27. Foreign Languages in Everyday American English
  28. Appendix A: 999 of the Most Commonly Misspelled Words
  29. Appendix B: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes
  30. Appendix C: Suggested Substitutes for Wordy Phrases
  31. Appendix D: Checkpoint Answers
  32. THE SERIES!