Better Grammar in 30 Minutes a Day (Better English Series) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Florence Sacks (Author) "If you were asked to give some examples of nouns, you probably would respond with words like astronaut, Mars, or spaceship..." (more)
Key Phrases: coordinating connectives, adverbial connectives, nonessential words, Adj Adj, Adding Details, Correcting the Error (more...)

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Product Description

Here's help for anyone who has something to say or write but has difficulty doing so. Better Grammar in 30 Minutes features thorough coverage of key grammar skills, clear explanations with a minimum of grammatical terms and an abundance of exercises and activities to help reinforce new skill development. An answer key in the back encourages readers to work at their own pace.

Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Career Press; Trade Ed edition (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564142043
• ISBN-13: 978-1564142047
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #120,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Grammar in 30 Minutes, December 28, 1999

By	John Howsden (Fremont, California) - See all my reviews

This book was a great help. The short chapters are broken down into subchapters followed by exercises. The book is clear, direct and easy to follow.

It covers many terms and rules I remembered hearing in school, but didn't grasp. They are presented in a format that I could study on my own; I use it as a quick reference when I'm not sure of something.

It's great as a remedial book and in the same category as Painless Grammar.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book!, November 6, 1999

By A Customer

This is a very good book, no matter what the "reader from Maryland" says below ... s/he is just simply _wrong_ about grammar - the phrase on the cover is perfectly correct. This is really a very useful book. You won't regret it if you buy it.

20 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There's a grammar error on the cover, May 10, 1999

By A Customer

I find it hard to take seriously a book that has a grammar mistake on the cover of the book. Notice, if you will, the third bullet on the cover -- the one that says "For anyone else who wants their written communications to be more powerful and professional." Every grammar book I've ever read, including "Bedford's Handbook for Writers," tells me that indefinite pronouns are singular. In other words, it should have read "For anyone else who wants his written communications to be more powerful and professional." If you don't like to use he because of political correctness, you can always say anyone else who wants his or her. Anyway, it doesn't make me very confident of the ability of a book to improve my grammar when the editor cant catch a simple mistake on the cover.