English Essentials: What Every College Student Needs to Know about Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage

by John Langan

John Langan's English Essentials offers guidance through the grammar, punctuation, and usage skills needed for success in college and beyond. In short, English Essentials is an efficient, accessible, and helpful guide to mastering practical English skills. The book is divided into four parts -- Part One covers fifteen basic skills; Part Two offers more in-depth information about those and other skills; Part Three presents the essential skills of proofreading, and Part Four covers spelling improvement and dictionary use. This student-friendly organization and structure makes the book easy to navigate and a flexible guide.Each section provides essential instructions followed by ample activities to encourage learning in the best possible way: by doing.

Genres: Language

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jeffrey Toves · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had multiple copies of this text in my library, and I thought at first it was very basic. Once you begin reading, however, you begin to realize that what is explained in English grammar is necessary, and so this is why the basics are emphasized. In context, everything in the book spells out advanced grammar and composition in fact, or advanced HS level; that is, if you can manage working through all the ideas. It is, nonetheless a pretty simple read, but it does take patience.

Jeff (Author of Modicum).

[Noenoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

i can learn better