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Grammar in Plain English

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I picked up this book when I realized that my grammar was not up to par as a result of attending a sorry little public school with an inadequate number of hours and instructors in the subject.

Although this book is written for the GED crowd, I found it to be an excellent tutorial on the fundamentals of grammar. It's style is very easy to read and fun with a good blend of content with practical exercises.

I am an ESL teacher and this was great book for me to review before teaching the grammar rules. The problem with using it for my students was that the format was too confusing. The author needs to go back and find a way to differentiate categories from subcategories, e.g. using Roman numerals or letters for subcategories instead of double sets of numbers. Otherwise, it's a great book, straight-forward, simply stated, and not too busy.

Any planning on taking the GED, or adults wishing to brush up on their English skills, will find the fourth edition of GRAMMAR IN PLAIN ENGLISH provides over twenty important lessons to reinforce grammar. Practice exercises with answer keys use some of the latest GED writing skills test formats and provide plenty of examples, practice questions, and explanations for review. A recommended pick; not just for students, but for any wishing a refresher course in an easy workbook.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

I love this book. I didn't get the chance to go through every single page but from what I've seen, this book is a must have for people who's English much sucking. I'm one of those people who gets tripped up by tenses of verbs once in a while on a grammar test. However, my grammar is still excellent in usage and writing. But I still know better than to fire my proofreader.

I bought this book after doing a brief review on-line and after reading the five-start comments and it turned out to be a big disappointment. It claims to be in plain English but, what it really is, is a very poorly organized book explaining grammar in a different vocabulary than what most of those who study languages know. Good luck finding rules, exceptions, etc. in this book. If you are a foreign student learning English, forget it, it will be completely useless to you. This is definetely going to be returned and replaced by a better book.