When Bad Grammar Happens To Good People: How To Avoid Common Errors In English
by Ann Batko /
2004 / English / PDF
4.6 MB Download
Are you worried that how you speak or write is holding you back at
work? Do you fear you're making frequent conversational errors, but
just aren't sure what's correct? Ever stumble when choosing between
"who" and "whom," "affect" and "effect," "lay" and "lie"? If so,
then When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People should be at the top
of your reading list. This comprehensive, easy-to-use reference is
a program designed to help you identify and correct the most common
errors in written and spoken English. After a short and simple
review of some basic principles, this book is organized in the most
useful way possible-by error type, such as "Problem Pronouns" or
"Mixing up Words that Sound the Same." You choose how to work your
way through, either sequentially or in the order most relevant to
you. Each unit contains tests at the end to help you reinforce what
you've learned.
Are you worried that how you speak or write is holding you back at
work? Do you fear you're making frequent conversational errors, but
just aren't sure what's correct? Ever stumble when choosing between
"who" and "whom," "affect" and "effect," "lay" and "lie"? If so,
then When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People should be at the top
of your reading list. This comprehensive, easy-to-use reference is
a program designed to help you identify and correct the most common
errors in written and spoken English. After a short and simple
review of some basic principles, this book is organized in the most
useful way possible-by error type, such as "Problem Pronouns" or
"Mixing up Words that Sound the Same." You choose how to work your
way through, either sequentially or in the order most relevant to
you. Each unit contains tests at the end to help you reinforce what
you've learned.