Goof Proof Grammar

E-Books: Goof Proof Grammar Felice
Primeau Devine

Many people think that grammar is no longer important. This is, after all, the age of e-mail and instant messaging, slang, and rap music. Emoticons, rhymes, lingo, and shortcuts are more common in the world of fast-paced communication than subject-verb agreement and the proper use of the word myself. Grammar rules appear antiquated, irrelevant, or overly scholarly. Not so! Good grammar is back with Goof-Proof Grammar. In fact, good grammar rules have actually stayed in vogue in today’s business world, even at the dotcoms. Don’t let anyone lead you to believe otherwise. Like spelling, grammar always counts! In this book, you will learn that the pursuit of proper grammar is not over when you hand in your final English paper. Understanding grammar and following the rules can and will impact your day-to-day life in a positive way. Choosing the correct words to use in your correspondence and speech will help you to convey your message more easily and clearly. Good grammar can even get you promoted! If you are like most people, however, you may believe that perfecting your grammar is beyond your abilities. Luckily, you do not need to become a strict grammarian in order to speak and write well. A few dozen grammatical gaffes account for the majority of all errors. If you learn the common errors and how to correct and avoid them, you will be on your way toward improved writing and speaking. That is what this book will help you do. Goof-Proof Grammar covers the most common and egregious errors. They are debunked in mini-lessons with Goof-Proof Rules that explain the typical error, and how to prevent it. You will be shown easy ways to right writing wrongs—to quickly enhance your grammar. The book is divided into four sections, each with a different grammar goal:

• Section One: How to Improve Your Grammar, explains the techniques that you will want to employ in order to get the most out of the book.
• Section Two: Basic Blunders, is the first of two sections containing the Goof-Proof Rules. This section covers some of the most frequent sentence-writing mistakes.
• Section Three: Word Usage, contains 30 Goof-Proof Rules for correcting the most common word usage errors.
• Section Four: Resources, provides websites, books, videos, and other handy information for you to use to further improve your grammar.
  

After reading this book and mastering the Goof-Proof Rules, you will be able to point out the mistakes in sentences such as these:

• When you go to the marketing meeting, bring the revised operating review.
• Susan invited Gloria and myself to the surprise party.
• We could of gone to the hockey game last night.
• Our new car, however is a convertible. (See the Answer Key on page 95 for the answers.)
  

Ready to goof-proof your grammar? Then let’s get started. The first order of business is the pretest, to find out where your grammar strengths and weaknesses lie. Then, it’s on to goofproofing your goof-ups!

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