The Little Gold Grammar Book - by Brandon Royal (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This guidebook offers a review of grammar that is relevant, distilled, and appropriate for writers, students, test-prep candidates, and working professionals. Mastering the "mechanics" of writing enables people to communicate more confidently.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>There's no need to fear the grammar goblin. Whether you're a high school or college student, test-prep candidate, or working professional, this guidebook offers a review of grammar that is both relevant and distilled. A wealth of examples, charts, and engaging exercises makes <em>The Little Gold Grammar Book</em> an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to master those skills that will make a good writer even better.<br /> <br /> Enjoy the benefits of your own self-paced grammar course: <br /> <br /> *Grammar: A 100-question quiz focuses on the most useful areas of the "big six" grammar categories -- subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, modification, parallelism, comparisons, and verb tenses.<br /> *Diction: A collection of 50-plus word pairings highlight differences among easily confused word choices. Should we write <em>anyone</em> or <em>any one</em> ... <em>who</em> or <em>whom</em> ... <em>may be</em> or <em>maybe</em> ... <em>toward</em> or <em>towards</em> ... <em>different from</em> or <em>different than?</em><br /> *Idioms: A compilation of 200 idioms provides a convenient review of tricky "grammatical phrases." Do we write <em>prefer x to y</em> or <em>prefer x over y</em> ... <em>in comparison to</em> or <em>in comparison with</em> ... <em>regarded as</em> or <em>regarded to be?</em><br /> *Review: A selection of 30 multiple-choice problems, complete with explanations and author's notes, integrate key concepts of grammar, diction, idioms, and style.<br /> *Also included are special sections on editing tips and punctuation, American English vs. British English, and traditional writing vs. digital writing.<br /> <br /> Author's bio: Brandon Royal is an award-winning writer whose educational authorship includes <em>The Little Red Writing Book, The Little Red Writing Book Deluxe Edition, The Little Green Math Book, </em> and <em> The Little Blue Reasoning Book.</em> During his tenure working in Hong Kong for US-based Kaplan Educational Centers - a Washington Post subsidiary and the largest test-preparation organization in the world - Brandon honed his theories of teaching and education and developed a set of key learning "principles" to help define the basics of writing, grammar, math, and reasoning. A Canadian by birth and graduate of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, his interest in writing began after completing writing courses at Harvard University. Since then he has authored a dozen books and reviews of his books have appeared in <em>Time Asia</em> magazine, <em>Publishers Weekly, Library Journal of America, Midwest Book Review, The Asian Review of Books, Choice Reviews Online, Asia Times Online, </em> and About.com. Brandon is a five-time winner of the International Book Awards, a seven-time gold medalist at the President's Book Awards, as well as recipient of the "Educational Book of the Year" award as presented by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. He has also been a winner or finalist at the Ben Franklin Book Awards, the Global eBook Awards, the Beverly Hills Book Awards, the IPPY Awards, the USA Book News "Best Book Awards," and the <em>Foreword</em> magazine Book of the Year Awards. He continues to write and publish in the belief that there will always be a place for books that inspire, enlighten, and enrich.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A must-have for anyone wishing to improve her or his writing capabilities. Whether you're interested in personal achievement, professional advancement, or educational attainment, I highly recommend this book as a permanent addition to your library."<strong>--Dr. Donald C. Martin, PhD, college admissions expert and former Dean of Enrollment for the Teacher's College at Columbia University</strong></p><br>
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