Collins Improve Your Grammar

by Graham King

An invaluable guide to the world of good grammar which breaks down the barriers that prevent many intelligent people from communicating effectively.

Picking up a book on grammar takes courage, but the learner can take heart from the fact that many of the great writers, including Charlotte Bronte, were hopeless at grammar at school. Her teachers complained that she „knew nothing of grammar?, and could read only „tolerably? and write „indifferently?. Yet although learning and obeying the rules of grammar won?t automatically bestow the grace and excellence of a Bronte on your writing, learning how written language works will certainly improve your communication skills, step by practical step.

The guide features:

the thirteen gremlins of grammar, from apostrophes to verbs.
the point of sentence construction.
the writing of good English.
witty cartoons and illustrations.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Writing, Language, Ebooks, 20th Century

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Hemanth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am happy that I have stumbled on this book while browsing the grammar section at a bookstore, recently. Before I got my hands on this book I knew nothing about Graham King. When I leafed through few pages, I liked it instantly. The author used clear and simple language instead of literary jargons that many writers use to demonstrate their command over vocabulary.

The author draws many examples from news (print) articles and well known books by famous authors to explain difficult sections, in a way that the reader can easily understand. At the end of most of the chapters, Graham King has a small test of 5 to 20 questions with answers given at the bottom of the page along with his interpretation of the skill level based on the marks obtained, allowing the readers to test their understanding of the respective chapter before moving to the next one.

After reading this book I bought another one of his good books: Improve Your Writing Skills. I am 60 pages down, and I don't feel like putting it down.

[Tristan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s unusual to find a book on grammar that is a pleasure to read. This book is less about the dry, academic classification of words and the mechanics of endless rules and exceptions than describing tools to make the expression of thoughts, both simple and complex, clearer and free of ambiguity. It’s less about writing correctly and more about making sense. This makes it a reference I’ll gladly return to time and again.

[MindOverMatter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really nice and short book that can give anyone a quick & fun grammar fix.

[Maya · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book on grammar that I see myself going back to over and over. It is a simple book that starts the reader out with a simple test that gives them a boost of confidence and tells them all about where their weaknesses might lie.

[Siddharth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good brief book on grammar.

[Alliah Dejan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helps me a lot. Thankyou!!