Author: Edward Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671707973
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
From Simon & Schuster, The Handbook of Good English is Edward D. Johnson's comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to modern grammar, punctuation, usage, and style. Now substantially revised and updated, this essential guide is arranged in an easy-to-follow, topical style that takes readers from the rules governing basic sentence structure to methods of achieving effective expression.
The Handbook of Good English
Author: Edward Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671707973
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
From Simon & Schuster, The Handbook of Good English is Edward D. Johnson's comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to modern grammar, punctuation, usage, and style. Now substantially revised and updated, this essential guide is arranged in an easy-to-follow, topical style that takes readers from the rules governing basic sentence structure to methods of achieving effective expression.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671707973
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
From Simon & Schuster, The Handbook of Good English is Edward D. Johnson's comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to modern grammar, punctuation, usage, and style. Now substantially revised and updated, this essential guide is arranged in an easy-to-follow, topical style that takes readers from the rules governing basic sentence structure to methods of achieving effective expression.
A Guide to Good English in the 1980s
Author: Godfrey Howard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789177361190
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789177361190
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Good English : how to write it
Author: George Henry Vallins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Good English!
Author: John Ayto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199109869
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This reference book aims to answer all the questions readers may have on problematic words. Alphabetically ordered, it gives guidance on problematic areas such as accept or except, different from/to and -ize or -ise?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199109869
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This reference book aims to answer all the questions readers may have on problematic words. Alphabetically ordered, it gives guidance on problematic areas such as accept or except, different from/to and -ize or -ise?
The 25 Rules of Grammar
Author: Joseph Piercy
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 178243268X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Everything you need to know about the 25 essential rules of English grammar.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 178243268X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Everything you need to know about the 25 essential rules of English grammar.
Become Proficient In Speaking And Writing - Good English
Author: ARCHANA MATHUR
Publisher: V&S Publishers
ISBN: 9350572184
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Become Proficient in Speaking and Writing GOOD ENGLISH. The book offers practical advice for writing proper and attractive prose. It will help improve one's communication ability and skill. The topics cover Common Errors, Confusing set of Figures of Speech, Foreign Words and Phrases and various aspects of Grammar and Syntax. The entries have adequate and appropriate examples. The topics are arranged alphabetically for easy reference. Eight Appendices are added to enrich the Vocabulary. This work is a contribution to various aspects of writing correct and good English, focusing on the requirements of the Indian writers. It is not a text that deals with theoretical aspects of writing but offers practical advice in an alphabetical format for writing proper and attractive prose to improve one's communication skills. Topics cover commonly made mistakes and confusing set of words, proper and effective use of figures of speech, various aspects of grammar and syntax, even foreign language words commonly used in English, besides many other aspects of attractive writing. Examples have been given everywhere to illustrate the entries. It also gives an insight into aspects of the language that would help in writing good prose. Eight appendices are included to enrich the vocabulary and knowledge of the reader. #v&spublishers
Publisher: V&S Publishers
ISBN: 9350572184
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Become Proficient in Speaking and Writing GOOD ENGLISH. The book offers practical advice for writing proper and attractive prose. It will help improve one's communication ability and skill. The topics cover Common Errors, Confusing set of Figures of Speech, Foreign Words and Phrases and various aspects of Grammar and Syntax. The entries have adequate and appropriate examples. The topics are arranged alphabetically for easy reference. Eight Appendices are added to enrich the Vocabulary. This work is a contribution to various aspects of writing correct and good English, focusing on the requirements of the Indian writers. It is not a text that deals with theoretical aspects of writing but offers practical advice in an alphabetical format for writing proper and attractive prose to improve one's communication skills. Topics cover commonly made mistakes and confusing set of words, proper and effective use of figures of speech, various aspects of grammar and syntax, even foreign language words commonly used in English, besides many other aspects of attractive writing. Examples have been given everywhere to illustrate the entries. It also gives an insight into aspects of the language that would help in writing good prose. Eight appendices are included to enrich the vocabulary and knowledge of the reader. #v&spublishers
Grammar for Grown-ups
Author: Katherine Fry
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448138701
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A comprehensive but light-hearted guide to grammar for the twenty-first century. Agitated about apostrophes? Struggling with spelling? Dithering over dangling participles? Stumped by the subjunctive? Relax. Help is at hand... For native English speakers who realise that there is more to good English than meets the eye, but don’t know where to start; for parents struggling to explain the finer details to their kids; and for English- language students everywhere . . . this is the only book you need. Grammar for Grown-Ups guides you through the perils, pitfalls and problematic aspects of the English language, with fun test-yourself sections all the way.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448138701
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A comprehensive but light-hearted guide to grammar for the twenty-first century. Agitated about apostrophes? Struggling with spelling? Dithering over dangling participles? Stumped by the subjunctive? Relax. Help is at hand... For native English speakers who realise that there is more to good English than meets the eye, but don’t know where to start; for parents struggling to explain the finer details to their kids; and for English- language students everywhere . . . this is the only book you need. Grammar for Grown-Ups guides you through the perils, pitfalls and problematic aspects of the English language, with fun test-yourself sections all the way.
Oxford English Dictionary
Author: John A. Simpson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195218893
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195218893
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
You Speak Good English for a Nigerian
Author: Oreoluwa Army
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734949711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A collection of some of the author's experience as a Nigerian immigrant to the United States, from her experience as an international student, navigating the culture shock of Boston, to her experience as a permanent resident navigating new ideas and perspectives.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734949711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A collection of some of the author's experience as a Nigerian immigrant to the United States, from her experience as an international student, navigating the culture shock of Boston, to her experience as a permanent resident navigating new ideas and perspectives.
Manual of Good English
Author: Henry Noble MacCracken
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description