More Nitty-Gritty Grammar

by Edith Hope Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson

Who or whom? Lay or lie? Conjunction, pronoun, predicate, or gerund? If such questions and terms leave you scratching your head, you need the hip and fun follow-up to NITTY-GRITTY GRAMMAR. With a new, easy-to-use alphabetical format and the same winning formula of wacky cartoons, off-the-wall examples, and catchy reminders, MORE NITTY-GRITTY GRAMMAR will help you sidestep common bloopers, untangle your malapropisms, secure those dangling modifiers, and teach you to speak and write with clarity and confidence.

Genres: Writing, Reference, Language

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 2001

Reviews

[Cricket Muse · Rating 4 out of 5]

The complexities of grammar are always made easier with humor, great examples, and cartoons. More Nitty-Gritty Grammar has all this and more. No more if you're a student with a need to know about modifiers or a Grammar Geek who likes and enjoys reading up on the nuances of mechanics, and parts of speech--this is a great resource. For one it's very user friendly in that it's organized alphabetically. One can zip merrily from adverbs to split infinitives in moments. Secondly, the wide range of humorous sentence examples and panel cartoons makes it fun to learn and laugh about prepositions and company. While it doesn't go into detail, it still provides plenty of help in the area of defining and explaining terms.