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Barron's Painless Grammar (Barron's Painless Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rebecca Elliott Ph.d.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Category: Book
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 399744
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0812097815
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.007
EAN: 9780812097818
ASIN: 0812097815
Publication Date: July 1997
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Product Description
Most students and many teachers think of grammar books as being, at best, necessary evils--but here's a book that breaks free from the pattern and takes the boredom out of grammar. Written primarily for children on the middle-school level, this book mixes parts of speech and proper punctuation with healthy portions of humor, down-to-earth examples, and fun illustrations that will appeal to adolescents. While kids are learning painlessly about how to make verbs agree with their subjects and pronouns with their antecedents, they look at some of the wackier words in the English language and see how they are often misused. A final chapter gives basic instructions for editing, which the author calls a fancy word for cleaning up messy writing.
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 Excellent Refresher December 27, 2008
This is a great little book to keep near when it's time to write. Easily look up and refresh your memory on the things you wished you didn't forget (or nap through, like me!)
To help prevent the dumbing down of America October 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book's title jumped out at me at my local bookstore. I had to have it for myself, but mostly to see IF this was a book I could recommend to others.
Now I know: Every household, office and student should have this book--if you want to write correctly, with confidence.
Written for middle grade and high school age, the book is designed "so grammar doesn't hurt," -no matter your age.
Painless Grammar covers:
- Parts of speech.
- Building and punctuating sentences.
- Agreement (between subject and verb; between pronoun and antecedent).
- Words: Misused, one word or two and confusing pairs.
- Editing.
- Email guidelines.
So, do you ever find yourself at home or at work wondering whether "its" or "it's," is correct, or how to use " and ` -or whatever your "grammar challenge is? The down-to-earth examples make Painless Grammar fun and a learnable moment for any age.
As an editor, I find frequent misuse of certain words, commas and semi-colons, plus run-on sentences--many things we learned in middle or high school, but forgot or need a refresher. Read a few pages a day, or use it as a resource when you aren't sure. However, I have found that many people "think" they remember the rule, but don't-so keep this book handy.
I recommend you buy several copies for your kids, home office or work. The clarity of the examples are complemented (yes, it is an "e") by the ease of finding answers.
Armchair Interviews says: Almost everyone can use this useful resource.
Great Book! September 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book covers all the things your english teacher forgot or that you forgot. A great refresher book that everyone should have in their book bag. Great for all ages!
Great for students or adults! June 16, 2008
I purchased this for use at home as we home-educate our children. I thought this would help me to brush up on my grammar skills, but my kids immediately picked this book up and started using it on their own. It is very user friendly - an easy read for any age, and a great review for middle and high school students. My 14 yr old uses it as a reference when she is writing. Highly recommended!
This Is So Brilliant! June 4, 2008
Painless Grammar is completely different from any typical grammar stuff! We tend to label grammar as boring, but I noticed something totally different from what we learned at school; it doesn't involve any dull and/or old-fashioned structures at all. What really intrigued me was the last chapter dealing with how to e-mail! Actually, I like that chapter best in this book. That was the least I'd expected! Facial expressions and abbreviations drew my attention because both of them are expressed differently from Japanese. I think using them sometimes helps you enjoy e-mailing your friends. Of course, I know too much use of them confuses readers, though. I bet dealing with e-mail is a down-to-earth and up-to-date approach to attract readers!
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