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Explains the basics of how quotation marks are used in text, their purpose, and the rules for their use. This fun set of books turns punctuation marks into superheroes who save the day in the town of Punctuation Junction. Each book explains the basics of how the punctuation mark is used in text, its purpose, and the rules for its use. A quick quiz and fun story line are found in each book. Additional features to aid comprehension include a fast facts...
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"Apostrophes can be tricky, but the fun fairies in this book will help readers learn how to use them correctly! Grammar rules about apostrophes are simplified for learners in this beautifully illustrated title that makes learning about apostrophes entertaining. Magical Facts boxes also present interesting and unique facts about fairies to interest even the most reluctant readers. Grammar truly becomes motivating with the help of these apostrophe-loving...
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"Comma Sense is a guide to all things grammar. Become an expert on capitalization and punctuation, subjects and predicates, contractions and possessives, and much more ... Professional writers, high schoolers, ESL students, entrepreneurs, and editors alike can benefit from learning (or relearning) the rules for apostrophes and em dashes, parentheticals and parallelism, and diction and logic. After every easy-to-read chapter, you can practice your...
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This updated 2018 Classic Edition contains the original version of William Strunk's The Elements of Style, plus a variety of enhancements that make this book even more useful. It is now being used as a textbook in classes at University of Minnesota, University of Texas, UC Berkeley, and elsewhere. Generations of college students and writers have learned the basics of English grammar from this short book. It was rated "one of the 100 most influential...
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Harry Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger. He's even been knighted for his services to journalism. In DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?, he brings his indispensable insight to us all in his definite guide to writing well. The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK, and WTF, has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion...
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Notas a la Gramática de la lengua castellana de don Andrés Bello. Rufino José Cuervo
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Habiendo llegado a mis manos varias reimpresiones chilenas de la última edición de la Gramática de don Andrés Bello, que contiene notables variaciones y es generalmente desconocida entre nosotros, propuse a los señores Echeverría Hermanos hiciesen una reproducción de ella agregándole algunas notas mías y un índice alfabético que...
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This major new edition of the Collins COBUILD English Grammar is a modern, global and learner-focused grammar reference, aimed at learners and teachers of English. Thoroughly updated, to take into account significant changes in grammar over recent years, the Collins COBUILD English Grammar is based on the evidence of the 4 billion-word Collins corpus, and is an invaluable guide to the English language as it is written and spoken today, in all areas...
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This book is a combination of No Mistakes Grammar volumes I, II, and III. But it's so much more. It has some new material, but it also has about 200 pictures. That's right-pictures.
This is one of the world's first, if not the first, visual grammar book. Most people learn better with pictures. With Visual Grammar, you get images that show examples of the words you're learning. Not every word has a picture but a lot of them do.
This book includes misused...
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Borne from interviews with people from around the globe, this book is designed as a practical aid to help non-native English speakers find solutions to common problems and resolve misunderstandings they face while trying to learn the language. With chapters that break-down sentence structures, others focusing on the application of nouns, verbs, and more, the English Grammar Book is a one-stop-shop for grammarians and a great resource for any wanting...
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¿De dónde diablos salió la ñ? ¿Hablaba Lope de Vega japonés? ¿'Yerno' viene de 'infierno'? ¿Qué tienen en común el maestro Yoda y el Marqués de Santillana? ¿Sabías que en la Edad Media se abreviaba mucho + q hoy?
Una lengua muy muy larga contiene más de cien historias para leer de un tirón o poco a poco, en orden o en desorden, que constituyen la forma más divertida de acercarse al pasado y presente del español, una lengua tan larga...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:#1 The first word ever written in the English language was Raihan, which was found on a bone from a roe deer. The word was written in runes and dates back to the Roman era.
#2 The ostrich eggshell in the museum in Norwich, England, is the oldest piece of writing in the English language. It is also the only remaining example of Old English, which was the language spoken...
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Adventures in Grammarland is set in a fantasy world, where words are people and where, because of bitter conflict and disunity in the past, the land is now oppressed by the tyrant Ignorance.
A young lad, Josh, embarks on a quest in Grammarland that requires him to grasp the rules of grammar, to understand why the rules are so important and to face Ignorance, and his two sons Bigotry and Prejudice, in a final, cataclysmic battle that will seal the...
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The Collins COBUILD Active English Grammar offers intermediate learners of English a quick and easy-to-use reference guide to the most important points in English Grammar.
Illustrated by thousands of examples from the Bank of English, the Collins COBUILD Active English Grammar contains easy-to-understand explanations of the important points of English grammar. Warning notes occur throughout the text, giving learners invaluable help with potential...
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Many people find English grammar daunting: if you are one of them, then this is the book for you. The Complete Guide to Grammar is an indispensible guide for all native English speakers who were not taught formal grammar, and who have ever wondered about the correct use of a word or phrase. It is also an invaluable learning tool for students of English of lower intermediate standard and above. The book deals with each area of grammar in a concise,...
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For years, high school English teacher Sue Sommer has given her students a photocopied edition of The Bugaboo Review. Filled with fun ways to remember and correct the most common pitfalls in language, the Review is legendary at her school. Because it's so accessible and easy to use, parents have requested copies, and the friends of parents, not to mention past students who have worn out their copies but want to take the Review with them into their...
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In life one must make mistakes in order to learn from them. If everyone was perfect and never made any mistakes, how would you know what is wrong, from right? Making mistakes in grammar will help you to learn what you've done wrong, why it's wrong, and how to correct it. Once you make the mistake, you can be shown by a teacher, how to correct the mistake, and how to avoid making some of the same mistakes in the future.
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