My Dog Bites The English Teacher, Practical Grammar Made Quick and Easy – Book Review And Giveaway
My Dog Bites The English Teacher – Practical Grammar Made Quick and Easy
by Marian Anders
List $14.95
ISBN-10: 0979488419
ISBN-13: 9780979488412
Paperback, 224pp
Publisher: Aviary Publishers Incorporated
Does your writing need help? Do you use too many run ons? Are your sentences made up of just fragments? Do you overuse commas? My Mom, a retired English teacher) says I do. You don’t have to be in school to be concerned about good grammar. Grammar has the power to affect our professional success and personal relationships. My Dad once wrote my Mom a love letter. She corrected it in red ink and gave it back. He never wrote her a love letter again. There’s a no win situation. Marian Anders, a college English professor, felt that many people don’t understand correct grammar and that there needed to be an easier way to learn the basics. As a result, she authored My Dog Bites The English Teacher – Practical Grammar Made Quick and Easy.
From the publisher – This book is for people who want to improve their writing. Clear explanations and step-by-step directions show how to find and fix mistakes in writing such as fragments, commas, and others. Stick with the basics in the first five chapters, or read to the end and learn the intricacies of traditional grammar. This book shows writers how to identify and fix fragments, comma splices, run-ons, commas, apostrophes, and other common mistakes using a logical, step-by-step method that always works.
I found the book to be a fun and easy read. Her writing style is friendly. There’s no super technical jargon to confuse, it’s all explained in easy to understand wording with examples. There are exercises to practice scattered throughout the book to help you measure your progress. I particularly liked the chapter on case and agreement. It would make a terrific desk reference for anyone, especially students starting to write term papers. It would also be a great book for anyone rejoining the workplace or folks wanting to improve their writing skills. At under $15.00 this book is a great gift idea as well.
My Dog Bites The English Teacher – Practical Grammar Made Quick and Easy is available at bookstores nationwide and online.
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I guess the most confusing to me are their, there, and they’re. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.
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My spelling is usually ok, even with homophones. Thanks for the great giveaway!
My spelling is usually very good. My sentence structure needs some serious help though!
I don’t really have any words that confuse me but I can mention 2 which seem to confuse a lot of people
lose and loose
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Two for me are Tail/Tale and Higher/Hire
Affect and effect get me every time. *lol*
I commented at Here and There…Where Is The Heart Of Your Home, post.
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If you hadn’t asked, I probably could have come up with several…but right/write, now I’m coming up with nothing! LOL
Great/grate giveaway:-)
Oh I have a few that are problematic. Morel and moral which are totally different meanings and their and there.
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I pride myself on being pretty grammar-savvy. But I still fall into the there/their rut sometimes!
I still prefer the formal technical approach for myself.
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I have always had a hard time then/than. Considering I am homeschooling my daughter I could use this book to keep up with her…LOL!
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Oh, my gosh. I will rewrite entire sentences so that I don’t have to figure out if it’s affect or effect. I’m ashamed to admit it, but there you go.
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Somewhere from my mind to my hands I always get stuck on loose and lose and who’s and whose.
Oh my I always have to think REALLY hard about their, they’re, there, oh I think there is one more in there. LOL I usually just end up writing they are.
I love grammar books. I always get its/it’s right, but every single time I have to sound out the contraction “it is” to figure out which one to use.