Grammar Smart

by The Princeton Review

Everything you need to know to be a grammar guru.

The words you use say a lot about you. Grammar makes a lasting impression on friends, coworkers, and teachers, but learning the rules has always been notoriously dull. That’s why we at The Princeton Review created Grammar Smart! Instead of boring readers with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, this book uses a witty approach to show the logic behind each correct sentence. This updated third edition of Grammar Smart helps you:

• Learn the nuts and bolts of grammar rules and usage
• Practice your grammar skills with a series of quizzes
• Master how to write and speak more effectively
 
Inside the book, you'll find:

• In-depth reviews of the basic parts of speech
• Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles
• A glossary of key grammar terms
• Quick quizzes throughout the book to help you check your progress
• Detailed sentence diagrams to help you identify word classes
• Comprehensive summaries of each major grammar topic

203 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

The Princeton Review is an education services company providing tutoring, test preparation and admission resources for students. It was founded in 1981. and since that time has worked with over 400 million students.

Reviews

[Marcus Goncalves]

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in improving their English skills. It has been of great help to me since English is not native to me.

[Jodi Ralston]

One of the better grammar books I have read. Its focus is not on terminology but on function and purpose of different parts of grammar. This will help the reader grasp more of the rules of grammar. However, I wish I had a more up-to-date version of the book.

[Infrastructure Logistics]

There were so many typos I started to record them. I ended up with fifteen which seems like way too many for a grammar book! I sent a copy to my wife who will hopefully write the editor. She's an editor: they should hire her!

[Ashley Padgett]

Riddled with typos and grammatical errors, this book does more harm than good. Save yourself the trouble and find another grammar guide.

[Ryotaro Nagasawa]

Good to review what you learned on English grammar. Quite ironically, this book has tons of typos that I've never seen in any publications in my life; I thought at first this was some kind of a test to stay alert on what you had learned in the book. Never found the typos mentioned as intended, I reached a conclusion that all these typos were unintended mistake. It's a good joke to have soooo many typos in a book claiming to be a 'perfect guide.' lol