The Great Grammar Challenge
Test Yourself on Punctuation, Usage, Grammar — and More
by Priscilla S. Taylor and Mary Stoughton
Price: $24.95
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The concept behind this book? Simple —
and crucial for communicating in standard, correct English in
the business world: Practice makes perfect when it comes to mastering
the English language. To be exact, practice makes perfect only
when practitioners have a chance to zero in on problems and understand
the solutions.
And that's the challenge. The Great Grammar Challenge
invites you to match wits against dozens of self-tests — and
then check to see what you know and what you need to keep working
on. Quizzes cover all the basics and many of the intricacies that
give even seasoned wordsmiths pause. All answers are provided
(and explained). The answers often surprise those who assume they
know what's correct — including people who edit for a living
— because it "sounds right."
The force behind the book? Subscribers to The Editorial Eye, which editorial professionals
have trusted for 20 years to help them sharpen their skills. They
asked for a book based on The Eye's beloved "Test Yourself"
column — a book that would be affordable for everyone in
an editing department, or all the freelance editors on a company's
roster, or all the students taking a production editing course.
So Priscilla S. Taylor and Mary Stoughton organized a selection
of quizzes and accompanying answers by topic and relative level
of difficulty — from spelling and nomenclature to punctuating
restrictive and nonrestrictive elements. From punctuating possessives
to rearranging misplaced modifiers. From that vs. which
and who to who vs. whom. (Huh? Never fear:
It'll all be clear after you take the tests!)
Perhaps the most useful for some will be the tests on rewriting
sentences — the kind we all see in newspapers, reports, and proposals
all the time — for clarity. The sequencing works beautifully
for self-paced, progressive study. But each chapter has been constructed
to work independently, in any order the student or teacher chooses
— so the Challenge works just as well as a textbook to
enhance the curricula of college-level editing courses and corporate
and association publications workshops. It's also a cost-effective
way to give continuing education students "homework." (Discounts
are available for groups of five or more.)
Informative sidebars expand on the rules and offer guidelines
and definitions that round out the Great Grammar experience.
Take the Challenge. We dare you.
Price: $24.95
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