Hyderabad Technical Writer » Grammar and Punctuation http://www.hydtechwriter.com A blog for Technical Writing Tips and Tricks, Quick Reference Guides, Technology, Hyderabad, and India Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:01:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes http://www.hydtechwriter.com/the-blue-book-of-grammar-and-punctuation-an-easy-to-use-guide-with-clear-rules-real-world-examples-and-reproducible-quizzes/ http://www.hydtechwriter.com/the-blue-book-of-grammar-and-punctuation-an-easy-to-use-guide-with-clear-rules-real-world-examples-and-reproducible-quizzes/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:22:24 +0000 admin http://www.hydtechwriter.com/?p=6894 Top Resource for Teachers, Students, Businesses, and SAT Preparation Book or E-Book Formats.

What You Will Find in The Blue Book

  • All the grammar and punctuation rules and examples on the Web site
  • Hundreds of spelling, vocabulary, and confusing words
  • Dozens of quizzes with answers
  • Lay-flat binding for easy reproduction of quizzes

    • Product Description
    The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with easy-to-understand rules,real-world examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests.
    This handy workbook is ideal for teachers, students in middle school through college, ESL students, homeschoolers, and professionals. Valuable for anyone who takes tests or writes reports, letters, Web pages, e-mails, or blogs, The Blue Book offers instant answers to everyday English usage questions.

    From the Back Cover
    The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, Tenth Edition
    “Designed to answer the most pressing grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and usage questions . . . In this revised and updated tenth edition of her best-selling book, Jane Straus adds a new section on Confusing Words and Homonyms with hundreds of the trickiest words defined and explained. Hailed as ‘a masterpiece of clarity and usefulness.’”
    —From the Foreword by Mignon Fogarty, creator of the Grammar Girl podcast

    The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with easy-to-understand rules,real-world examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests.

    This handy workbook is ideal for teachers, students in middle school through college, ESL students, homeschoolers, and professionals. Valuable for anyone who takes tests or writes reports, letters, Web pages, e-mails, or blogs, The Blue Book offers instant answers to everyday English usage questions.

    Praise for Jane Straus and The Blue Book

    “Clearly presented so that you can easily find the informationyou’re looking for. This is great for students or for anyone who has troubleremembering the rules of grammar and punctuation.”
    —Kate Russell, BBC World/ClickOnline

    “Never has there been such a well-arranged, easily navigatedguidebook as this. It is perfect for the homeschool family. One of the mostpractical, useable, beneficial resources, it doubles both as a quick referenceguide and student workbook (with answers in the back)!”
    —The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

    “Grammarians and citizens, I invite you to raise a glass to Jane Straus. The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is one-stop shopping for comprehensive grammar and style rules and is as charming as it is useful. I can’t imagine one person whose writing wouldn’t benefit enormously from reading this book.”
    —Kate McCulley, The Grammar Vandal, www.thegrammarvandal.com

    Product Details
    Paperback: 176 pages
    Author: Jane Straus
    Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 10 edition (December 14, 2007)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 0470222689
    ISBN-13: 978-0470222683
    website: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_book.asp

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    A User’s Guide

    A much-revised and expanded version of this on-line guide, with hundreds of added examples.

    For more information, click on this URL

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    http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/

    http://esl.about.com/od/britishamerican/

    Other links:

    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html

    http://englishplus.com/grammar/punccont.htm

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