How Grammar Works: A Self-Teaching Guide

YourEnglishteacherwasn′tkidding.Nothingsaysmoreaboutyouthanyourcommandoflanguage.HereisaquickandeasywaytobrushupontheintricatesystemofgrammarthatpowerstheEnglishlanguage.Theupdatedandexpandededitionofthisprovenguideisapainlesswaytomasterpartsofspeech,syntax,andalltherulesofgoodusage.Bestofall,theself?Cteachingformatenablesyoutolearnatyourownpace,whenitisconvenientforyou.NowyoucanlearntowriteandspeakStandardAmericanEnglisheffectively.Thetaskiseasierifyouhaveasolidunderstandingofhowandwhygrammar"works"thanifyoutrytomemorizelistsofrules.That′swhyauthorPatriciaOsbornemphasizesgrammarinaction,takingtherulesoutoftheclassroomandintoeverydaylanguage.Sheexplainsthefunctionsperformedbythevariouspartsofspeechandprovidesanewglossaryoffrequentlymisusedwordpairs.You′lldiscover:?Howgrammarworkstomakecommunicationclearandeffective?Techniquesforimprovingyourwritingskills?Simplewaystoremembertherulesandusethemineverydaylanguage?The"magic"ofwordorderinanEnglishsentence.WereyoudaydreaminginyourEnglishclass?Noonewilleverhavetoknow.Thisself?Cteachingguidetakesalltheconfusionandmysteryoutofgrammar.You′lllearntospeakandwritewithassurance,whichisthefirststepinbuildingconfidenceinyourself,inyourpersonallife,andinyourcareer.