More Nitty-Gritty Grammar: Another Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
By (Author) Edith Hope Fine
By (author) Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Random House USA Inc
Ten Speed Press
12th September 2001
United States
General
Non Fiction
Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
Usage and grammar guides
Reference works
428.2
Paperback
224
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 13mm
255g
Who or whom Lay or lie Conjunction, pronoun, predicate, or gerund With a new, easy-to-use alphabetical format and the same formula of cartoons, off-the-wall examples, and catchy reminders of its predecessor, this guide aims to help you sidestep common bloopers, untangle your malapropisms, secure those dangling modifiers, and teach you to speak and write with clarity and confidence.
"* "Grammar, like love, is a perpetual mystery, and books on how to do either better are eternal. In Nitty-Gritty Grammar, Edith H. Fine and Judith P. Josephson attack homonyms and dangling modifiers that Which Frequently plague even native speakers...." -Publishers Weekly"
As "The Grammar Patrol," EDITH H. FINE and JUDITH P. JOSEPHSON have fielded grammar questions on radio shows nationwide. They are the authors ofNitty-Gritty Grammar and More Nitty-Gritty Grammar. Besides writing how-to books for adults, the authors have written award-winning biographies, science books, and picture books for children. They teach grammar and writing through San Diego State University's extension program, and live in Encinitas, California, with their families. Judith Pinkerton Josephson is also the author of many books for children, including Mother Jones- Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights, Allan Pinkerton- The Original Private Eye, and Growing up in Pioneer America. She is the co-author of Armando and the Blue Tarp School.