书目

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

内容简介

EarlyinthehistoryofEnglish,thewords"grammar"and"glamour"meantthesamething:thepowertocharm.RoyPeterClark,authorofWritingToolsandtheforthcomingHelp!ForWriters,aimstoputtheglamourbackingrammarwiththisfun,engagingalternativetostuffyinstructionals.Nowinpaperback,thiswidelypraisedpracticalguidedemonstrateseverythingfromthedifferentpartsofspeechtowhyeffectivewriterspreferconcretenounsandactiveverbs.Aboveall,ClarkteachesreadershowtomastergrammartoperfecttheiruseofEnglish,toinstillmeaning,andtocharmthroughtheirwriting.Inaworldwherewecomminucatemoreandmorethroughemailsandtextmessages,howyouuselanguagematters--evenin140characters.TheGlamourofGrammarpreparesreaderstocaptivatewitheveryword.

作者简介

RoyPeterClarkisvicepresidentandseniorscholaratThePoynterInstitute,oneofthemostprestigiousschoolsforjournalistsintheworld.Hehastaughtwritingateverylevel--toschoolchildrenandPulitzerPrize-winningauthors--formorethanthirtyyears,andhasspokenaboutthewriter'scraftonTheOprahWinfreyShow,NPR,andTheTodayShow;atconferencesfromSingaporetoBrazil;andatnewsorganizationsfromTheNewYorkTimestoTheSowetaninSouthAfrica.Awriterwhoteachesandateacherwhowrites,hehasauthoredoreditedfifteenbooksaboutwritingandjournalism,includinghismostrecent,WritingTools.HelivesinSt.Petersburg,Florida.

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