Reviews for Good Grammar for Students

The average rating for Good Grammar for Students based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-06-22 00:00:00 Timothy Van Ryswyk This book is a good encyclopedic reference for grammar. It wasn't meant to be read cover to cover, but that's what I did. Basically, if you need to look up something like "direct object" or "transitive" you can go to that entry and brush up on your grammar skills. The entries are interesting. I learned that grammar rules change and some of what I learned when I was younger is a bit outdated. I also learned that grammarians and linguists differ in some areas when they talk about something like the parts of speech. Most sections have a sub-section called "for interest" which contains information about other languages or some interesting tidbit about English. These sections were my favorite. Each section has an exercise to do and the answers are in the back. I did all the exercises. I did not always do the exercises correctly.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-09-09 00:00:00 Reid Carnahan In searching for ways to improve my writing skills, I found it particularly difficult to locate resources on punctuation that pertain to authors. There are so many rules and regulations that it's hard to know where they deviate in a fictional environment. Stanbrough does a great job at spelling everything out clearly and concisely. If his demonstration of punctuation wasn't enough, he goes on to provide a very basic, yet important overview of grammar principles. Having often been somewhere between lethargy and befuddlement with most grammar books, I found Stanbrough's summary to be quite helpful and applicable.