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Errors in English and Ways to Correct Them
Errors in English and Ways to Correct Them Author:Harry Shaw The Practical Approach to Correct Word Usage, Sentence Structure, Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar — IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH THROUGH YOUR ERRORS — Do frequent mistakes in English usage cause you embarrassement, impede communication, and slow down your flow of thought? With the help of this book you can use these mi... more »stakes to solve most, or all, of the everyday problems that come up in your speaking and writing. Rather than merely laying out the sometimes formidable rules and terms of English language usage, this volume focuses on common errors in sentence structure, word usage, spelling, punctuation, and grammar. It enables you to make the leap from understanding the rules and parts of speech to actually correcting your writing flaws.
This edition, the third, provides many additional examples that demonstrate what's wrong with a sentence and show how to fix it. It encourages you to identify your own patterns of spelling weaknesses. And it gives examples of grammatical constructions that do and don't work, and it explains why. A new feature of this edition is the exercises at the ends of sections.
Because of its practical approach to good usage, this volume makes an excellent home-study guide and reference book for home and office. Many teachers will find it to be just what their students need.« less