A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage - Softcover

Beason, Larry; Lester, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312470959 ISBN 13: 9780312470951

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008

Synopsis

This student-friendly grammar guide helps students recognize, correct, and avoid the most common and serious grammar and usage errors. The text breaks complex concepts down into simple lessons, each focusing on a single essential skill. Everyday language and easy-to-remember tips make grammar easy to understand, and clear examples and diagrams show, rather than just tell, how to identify and correct problems. Hundreds of exercises in the book and thousands more at Exercise Central provide students with plentiful practice.

About this title

About the Author:

LARRY BEASON is associate professor of English and director of composition at the University of South Alabama. His teaching interests include composition, grammar, and the teaching of writing. He has published in journals such as Research in the Teaching of English and Journal of Business Communication.

MARK LESTER, former professor of English at Eastern Washington University, is the author of over a dozen books on grammar and linguistics. He has served as the chair of the department of English as a Second Language at the University of Hawaii and chair of the department of English at Eastern Washington University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312470959
• ISBN 13: 9780312470951
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 528