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| Author: Rebecca Elliott Ph.d.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Category: Book
Buy New: $8.99
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 2980
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0764134361
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.007
EAN: 9780764134364
Publication Date: August 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Fabulous and clear! October 13, 2000
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
As a retired high school teacher of 10th and 11th grades, I wish I had had this resource for my students. More formal usage books are not only colder and more frightening-looking but are usually much less functional than this book in actually helping the student to write clearly and well. I wish that I had written it!
My English teacher once said to me; "When I mention Grammar,I don't mean your Grandpa's wife." July 17, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
If you told me that at the age of 72,I would be buying a book on Grammar,I would have thought you were kidding.My old,long since departed teacher would be flabbergasted.However; not more so, than that I would be writing Book Reviews;and voluntarily at that.He had convinced himself that my only interests were playing pool,chasing girls,eating and sleeping;though not necessarily in that order;but more likely all at the same time.
I can't say that the proper use of grammar and punctuation were the high points on my lists of things to perfect. I did know the difference between "principal" and "principle"(I remind myself that the Principal was my "pal").I remember to use "but also" when I use "not only" and a few other things. So,when I saw this book,I wondered if it could help me with sorting out the difference between "lie" and "lay". Sure enough; it was explained;and now I can see why it is so difficult. A half hour later,I was still thumbing through the book and finding all kinds of interesting stuff;so I bought it.I plan to keep it right beside my Dictionary and Thesaurus and expect I'll turn to it often.I suspect I will continue my loose ways with commas,semicolons,colons,dashes,hyphens dots(I didn't know they were called Ellipses) etc. ;but at least I'll have something to turn to when I want to find out what is "correct.
Each subject is followed with "Brain Ticklers" to help you see if you really understand the points.If you run out of exercises;you can alwys use my review for practice---the only problem is that you're on your own for answers.Feel free to e-mail me it corrected.
A great resource,or is that resourse,and long overdue,or is that over due.(or is this a question?)
It's not easy teaching old dogs new tricks!!
Don't forget ,English is a living language,and the rules keep changing all the time.Some live in the past,some are way ahead of the times;and then there are the rest of us---God knows where!!
Grammar Made Fun August 26, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
After looking at dozens of grammar texts for my homeschooled girls (ages 10 and 12) I decided to check out "Painless Grammar." What a breath of fresh air! It's not only informative and well written, it's full of comical English errors. My girls love to use it and are learning more because it is written toward children making it more fun to learn. I highly recommend its use to everyone.
 A very good basic grammar September 9, 1999
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
With a few exceptions, this book is an excellent guide to proper usage. If you need to brush up on your grammar and punctuation, this will do quite nicely.
Great Grammer Book February 16, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
User-friendly, easy to understand, clear instructions ... great grammer reference book for students.
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