McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, 2nd Edition

With 160 Exercises
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-07-179990-4
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Who or Whom? / Its or It’s / Lie or Lay?Can't remember those grueling grammar lessons from junior high? Troubled that your professional writing lacks polish? Stop worrying! You've just picked up the painless prescription for proper English!Acclaimed grammarians Mark Lester and Larry Beason know that English teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in language can be the deciding factor when it comes to getting a job or winning a promotion. The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage gives you bottom-line definitions, tips, and simple rules that summarizethe essentials you need to know.This second edition includes a chapter dedicated to grammar and its usage in digital communication, including texting, e-mail, social media, and new technology, so you can communicate correctly in any format.Whether your skills need drastic improvement or a quick brush-up, The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage will get your grammar back on the right track with: - Straightforward explanations of common mistakes and why they happen - Hundreds of correct and incorrect sentence examples, with errors clearly marked - Quick tips for fixing your most stubborn grammatical mishaps - Catchy memory aids for writing correctly the first time

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lester, Mark

Beason, Larry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Über Autor(innen)

Lester, Mark
Mark Lester (Spokane, WA) is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and college professor. He was the founding chair of the ESL department at the University of Hawaii, which is now considered one of the best ESL programs in the United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grammar and Usage in the Classroom, the most widely used college grammar textbook in the country. For McGraw-Hill Professional, he authored McGraw-Hills Essential ESL Grammar and English Grammar Drills. He is the coauthor of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, with Larry Beason, and of The Big Book of English Verbs, with Dan Franklin and Terry Yokota. Lester is Eastern Washington University professor emeritus of English (he was formally chair of the English department). Dr. Lester obtained his BA in philosophy and English Literature at Pomona College and his PhD in Linguistics from UC Berkeley. He also holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii.

Beason, Larry
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Mark Lester is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and professor emeritus at Eastern WashingtonUniversity. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar,The Big Book of English Verbs, and many more.Larry Beason is an award-winning professor and director of the English composition program at theUniversity of South Alabama. He has written numerous academic articles and given presentations on rhetoric,grammar, business communication, teaching, and the English language. Beason is also the author of several grammar books.