โ Scribed by Geraldine Woods
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A few years ago, a magazine sponsored a contest for the comment most likely to end a conversation. The winning entry? ''I teach English grammar.'' Just throw that line out at a party; everyone around you will clam up or start saying ''whom.''
Why does grammar make everyone so nervous? Probably because English teachers, for decadesะย ะฒะโ no, for centuriesะย ะฒะโ have been making a big deal out of grammar in classrooms, diagramming sentences and drilling the parts of speech, clauses, and verbals into students until they beg for mercy. Happily, you don't have to learn all those technical terms of English grammarะย ะฒะโ and you certainly don't have to diagram sentencesะย ะฒะโ in order to speak and write correct English.
So rest assuredะย ะฒะโ English Grammar For Dummies will probably never make your English teacher's top-ten list of must-read books, because you won't have to diagram a single sentence. What you will discover are fun and easy strategies that can help you when you're faced with such grammatical dilemmas as the choice between ''I'' and ''me,'' ''had gone'' and ''went,'' and ''who'' and ''whom.'' With English Grammar For Dummies , you won't have to memorize a long list of meaningless rules (well, maybe a couple in the punctuation chapter!), because when you understand the reason for a particular word choice, you'll pick the correct word automatically.
English Grammar For Dummies covers many other topics as well, such as the following:
Just think how improving your speaking and writing skills will help you in everyday situations, such as writing a paper for school, giving a presentation to your company's big wigs, or communicating effectively with your family. You will not only gain the confidence in knowing you're speaking or writing well, but you'll also make a good impression on those around you!
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