The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English

EarlyinthehistoryofEnglish,thewords'grammar'and'glamour'meantthesamething:thepowertocharm.RoyPeterClark,authorofWritingTools,aimstoputtheglamourbackingrammarwiththisfun,engagingalternativetostuffyinstructionals.Inthispracticalguide,readerswilllearneverythingfromthedifferentpartsofspeechtowhyeffectivewriterspreferconcretenounsandactiveverbs.THEGLAMOUROFGRAMMARgivesreadersallthetoolstheyneedto'liveinsidethelanguage'-totakeadvantageofgrammartoperfecttheiruseofEnglish,toinstillmeaning,andtocharmthroughtheirwriting.Withthisindispensablebook,readerswillcometoseejusthowglamorousgrammarcanbe.