Grammar in Plain English, 3 edition

• Publisher:   Barron's Educational Series 3 edition
• Number Of Pages:   368
• Publication Date:   1997-01
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0812096487
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780812096484

The new edition of this favorite English grammar helper is especially useful to ESL students, adults preparing to take the GED, and high school remedial English students. The authors explain grammar in commonsense language, avoiding technical terms, and familiarize students with with fundamentals of good sentence structure. Twenty-two lessons demonstrate the elements of grammar, followed by sets of practice exercises and answer keys.

Any planning on taking the GED, or adults wishing to brush up on their English skills, will find the fourth edition of GRAMMAR IN PLAIN ENGLISH provides over twenty important lessons to reinforce grammar. Practice exercises with answer keys use some of the latest GED writing skills test formats and provide plenty of examples, practice questions, and explanations for review. A recommended pick; not just for students, but for any wishing a refresher course in an easy workbook. Diane C. Donovan
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I bought this book after doing a brief review on-line and after reading the five-start comments and it turned out to be a big disappointment. It claims to be in plain English but, what it really is, is a very poorly organized book explaining grammar in a different vocabulary than what most of those who study languages know. Good luck finding rules, exceptions, etc. in this book. If you are a foreign student learning English, forget it, it will be completely useless to you. This is definetely going to be returned and replaced by a better book.

I am an ESL teacher and this was great book for me to review before teaching the grammar rules. The problem with using it for my students was that the format was too confusing. The author needs to go back and find a way to differentiate categories from subcategories, e.g. using Roman numerals or letters for subcategories instead of double sets of numbers. Otherwise, it's a great book, straight-forward, simply stated, and not too busy.

I picked up this book when I realized that my grammar was not up to par as a result of attending a sorry little public school with an inadequate number of hours and instructors in the subject. Although this book is written for the GED crowd, I found it to be an excellent tutorial on the fundamentals of grammar. It's style is very easy to read and fun with a good blend of content with practical exercises.

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