Grammar Patterns Books | Summaries & Audio

High School English Grammar and Composition

by P.C. Wren • 1935

Grammar isn't guesswork. The systematic classic that builds clear writing from the ground up.

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📖 English Grammar ✍️ Writing Guides 🏛️ Traditional Grammar 🔧 Writing Mechanics ❗ Punctuation Rules

High School English Grammar and Composition Summary

High School English Grammar and Composition 90%

Grammar isn't guesswork. The systematic classic that builds clear writing from the ground up.

by P.C. Wren 1935

4.17

1k+ ratings

📖 English Grammar ✍️ Writing Guides 🏛️ Traditional Grammar 🔧 Writing Mechanics ❗ Punctuation Rules

Practical English Usage

by Michael Swan • 1981

600 A-Z entries that solve the English usage problems your textbook leaves unexplained.

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📚 English Grammar 🗣️ Esl Reference 🔍 Descriptive Grammar 📖 Usage Guide 🍎 Tesol

Practical English Usage 90%

600 A-Z entries that solve the English usage problems your textbook leaves unexplained.

by Michael Swan 1981

4.31

1k+ ratings

📚 English Grammar 🗣️ Esl Reference 🔍 Descriptive Grammar 📖 Usage Guide 🍎 Tesol

Perfect English Grammar

by Grant Barrett • 2016

Grammar isn't a rulebook. It's a toolkit for building sentences that say exactly what you mean.

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🔤 English Grammar ✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Grammar Reference ✂️ Self-Editing 💡 Clear Writing

Perfect English Grammar 90%

Grammar isn't a rulebook. It's a toolkit for building sentences that say exactly what you mean.

by Grant Barrett 2016

4.06

515 ratings

🔤 English Grammar ✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Grammar Reference ✂️ Self-Editing 💡 Clear Writing

English Grammar in Use With Answers

by Raymond Murphy • 1985

English grammar that works like a reference, not a textbook: look up the rule, practice, check.

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📖 Grammar Reference 📚 Self-Study 🌍 Esl Resources 📈 Intermediate English ✏️ Grammar Exercises

English Grammar in Use With Answers Summary

English Grammar in Use With Answers 89%

English grammar that works like a reference, not a textbook: look up the rule, practice, check.

by Raymond Murphy 1985

4.32

2k+ ratings

📖 Grammar Reference 📚 Self-Study 🌍 Esl Resources 📈 Intermediate English ✏️ Grammar Exercises

Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses

by Frederick William Hamilton • 2011

Words have jobs. A primer that sorts them by function, and fixes the sentences they build.

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🧱 Grammar Basics 🗂️ Parts Of Speech 📖 Traditional Grammar ✍️ Sentence Construction ⚠️ Common Writing Errors

Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses Summary

Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses 89%

Words have jobs. A primer that sorts them by function, and fixes the sentences they build.

by Frederick William Hamilton 2011

3.74

168 ratings

🧱 Grammar Basics 🗂️ Parts Of Speech 📖 Traditional Grammar ✍️ Sentence Construction ⚠️ Common Writing Errors

English Grammar

by Sean Williams • 2019

Your grammar mistakes aren't random: a predictable hundred that mark you as careless.

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🧱 Grammar Guides ⚠️ Common Mistakes 🔣 Punctuation 📝 Word Usage 🏗️ Sentence Structure

English Grammar 89%

Your grammar mistakes aren't random: a predictable hundred that mark you as careless.

by Sean Williams 2019

4.15

147 ratings

🧱 Grammar Guides ⚠️ Common Mistakes 🔣 Punctuation 📝 Word Usage 🏗️ Sentence Structure

Fundamentals of English Grammar

by Betty Schrampfer Azar • 1985

Make grammar stick: know when to pair up, when to correct, and when to step aside.

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📝 ESL Grammar 🧑‍🏫 Grammar Pedagogy 📚 ESL Teaching Methods 🤝 Cooperative Learning ⚠️ Error Correction

Fundamentals of English Grammar 89%

Make grammar stick: know when to pair up, when to correct, and when to step aside.

by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1985

4.18

627 ratings

📝 ESL Grammar 🧑‍🏫 Grammar Pedagogy 📚 ESL Teaching Methods 🤝 Cooperative Learning ⚠️ Error Correction

English Grammar For Dummies

by Geraldine Woods • 2001

Grammar demystified: the rules you actually need, minus the jargon that made you hate English class.

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🧱 English Grammar 📚 Writing Reference 🗣️ Plain English ⚠️ Common Errors 💡 Writing Clarity

English Grammar For Dummies 89%

Grammar demystified: the rules you actually need, minus the jargon that made you hate English class.

by Geraldine Woods 2001

3.84

629 ratings

🧱 English Grammar 📚 Writing Reference 🗣️ Plain English ⚠️ Common Errors 💡 Writing Clarity

Understanding and Using English Grammar

by Betty Schrampfer Azar • 1988

A workbook that builds English sentences from tense through clause to clear, connected ideas.

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🏫 Esl Instruction 📚 English Grammar ✍️ Sentence Structure 🕰️ Verb Tenses 📝 Workbook Exercises

Understanding and Using English Grammar Summary

Understanding and Using English Grammar 89%

A workbook that builds English sentences from tense through clause to clear, connected ideas.

by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1988

4.13

1k+ ratings

🏫 Esl Instruction 📚 English Grammar ✍️ Sentence Structure 🕰️ Verb Tenses 📝 Workbook Exercises

Spellbinding Sentences

by Barbara Baig • 2015

Sentences are buildable, not born. A practice-based method for word choice, imagery, and rhythm.

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🏗️ Sentence Craft 🖋️ Writing Practice 📚 Vocabulary Building 👁️ Sensory Writing 🖼️ Imagery And Metaphor

Spellbinding Sentences 89%

Sentences are buildable, not born. A practice-based method for word choice, imagery, and rhythm.

by Barbara Baig 2015

4.31

231 ratings

🏗️ Sentence Craft 🖋️ Writing Practice 📚 Vocabulary Building 👁️ Sensory Writing 🖼️ Imagery And Metaphor

The Perfect English Grammar Workbook

by Lisa McLendon • 2017

Stop second-guessing your commas. A grammar workbook built on practice, not intimidation.

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📝 English Grammar 📋 Usage Guides ✍️ Writing Skills 📖 Self-Study 📚 Writing Reference

The Perfect English Grammar Workbook Summary

The Perfect English Grammar Workbook 89%

Stop second-guessing your commas. A grammar workbook built on practice, not intimidation.

by Lisa McLendon 2017

4.11

157 ratings

📝 English Grammar 📋 Usage Guides ✍️ Writing Skills 📖 Self-Study 📚 Writing Reference

Woe Is I

by Patricia T. O'Conner • 1996

Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.

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📖 English Usage 😄 Humorous Grammar 🧐 Language Myths ⚠️ Common Errors ✨ Clear Writing

Woe Is I 89%

Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.

by Patricia T. O'Conner 1996

3.94

4k+ ratings

📖 English Usage 😄 Humorous Grammar 🧐 Language Myths ⚠️ Common Errors ✨ Clear Writing

How to Speak and Write Correctly

by Joseph Devlin • 1910

Why short words win: a 1910 guide to writing and speaking with force, clarity, and correctness.

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🧱 Grammar Guides 📐 Style Guides 🗣️ Word Choice ✍️ Plain English 📏 Prescriptive Grammar

How to Speak and Write Correctly Summary

How to Speak and Write Correctly 89%

Why short words win: a 1910 guide to writing and speaking with force, clarity, and correctness.

by Joseph Devlin 1910

3.62

2k+ ratings

🧱 Grammar Guides 📐 Style Guides 🗣️ Word Choice ✍️ Plain English 📏 Prescriptive Grammar

Building Great Sentences

by Brooks Landon • 2013

Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.

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788

📝 Prose Style 🧱 Sentence Construction 🏛️ Rhetoric And Composition 🎵 Prose Rhythm ✂️ Sentence-Level Editing

Building Great Sentences 89%

Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.

by Brooks Landon 2013

4.05

788 ratings

📝 Prose Style 🧱 Sentence Construction 🏛️ Rhetoric And Composition 🎵 Prose Rhythm ✂️ Sentence-Level Editing

Uncovering the Logic of English

by Denise Eide • 2011

Thirty rules explain 98% of English spellings. Schools quit teaching them; here they are.

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🧪 Science Of Reading 📖 Structured Literacy 🔤 Phonics Instruction 📝 Spelling Rules 🌱 Word Roots

Uncovering the Logic of English 89%

Thirty rules explain 98% of English spellings. Schools quit teaching them; here they are.

by Denise Eide 2011

4.53

2k+ ratings

🧪 Science Of Reading 📖 Structured Literacy 🔤 Phonics Instruction 📝 Spelling Rules 🌱 Word Roots

A World Without "Whom"

by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

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📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution 🤝 Inclusive Language 📝 Descriptivism

A World Without "Whom" 89%

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

by Emmy J. Favilla 2017

3.72

491 ratings

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution 🤝 Inclusive Language 📝 Descriptivism

The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing

by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013

IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.

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📝 Exam Preparation 🎓 Academic Writing 🏛️ Essay Structure ✉️ Letter Writing ♟️ Test Strategy

The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary

The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 89%

IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.

by Parthesh Thakkar 2013

4.10

553 ratings

📝 Exam Preparation 🎓 Academic Writing 🏛️ Essay Structure ✉️ Letter Writing ♟️ Test Strategy

Semicolon

by Cecelia Watson • 2019

How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.

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🖋️ Grammar And Style 📜 Language History 🔍 Cultural Microhistory ⚖️ Language Prescriptivism 🗣️ Grammar Elitism

Semicolon 89%

How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.

by Cecelia Watson 2019

3.68

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Grammar And Style 📜 Language History 🔍 Cultural Microhistory ⚖️ Language Prescriptivism 🗣️ Grammar Elitism

Style

by Joseph M. Williams • 1981

Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.

4.21

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🖋️ Prose Style ✂️ Sentence Craft 📝 Expository Writing 🌊 Information Flow ✏️ Editing And Revision

Style 89%

Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.

by Joseph M. Williams 1981

4.21

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Prose Style ✂️ Sentence Craft 📝 Expository Writing 🌊 Information Flow ✏️ Editing And Revision

The Sense of Style

by Steven Pinker • 2014

Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.

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✍️ Prose Style 📖 Language Usage 🏛️ Classic Prose 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌳 Syntax

The Sense of Style 89%

Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.

by Steven Pinker 2014

4.04

9k+ ratings

✍️ Prose Style 📖 Language Usage 🏛️ Classic Prose 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌳 Syntax

Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page

by Sam Leith • 2017

From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.

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✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Style Guides ✂️ Editing And Revision 🏗️ Sentence Structure 🎯 Audience Awareness

Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary

Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page 88%

From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.

by Sam Leith 2017

3.73

195 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Style Guides ✂️ Editing And Revision 🏗️ Sentence Structure 🎯 Audience Awareness

501 Spanish Verbs

by Christopher Kendris • 1963

Master the 14 Spanish tenses with 501 alphabetized verbs and targeted practice drills.

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🧩 Verb Conjugation 🇪🇸 Spanish Grammar 📚 Language Learning Reference ⏳ Tense Systems 💥 Irregular Verbs

501 Spanish Verbs 88%

Master the 14 Spanish tenses with 501 alphabetized verbs and targeted practice drills.

by Christopher Kendris 1963

4.34

1k+ ratings

🧩 Verb Conjugation 🇪🇸 Spanish Grammar 📚 Language Learning Reference ⏳ Tense Systems 💥 Irregular Verbs

Grammar for a Full Life

by Lawrence Weinstein • 2020

Your sentence habits shape your agency, your relationships, and what you believe is possible.

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🖋️ Grammar And Style ✍️ Writing Craft 🧠 Language And Thought 🧘 Mindful Writing 📖 Descriptive Grammar

Grammar for a Full Life 88%

Your sentence habits shape your agency, your relationships, and what you believe is possible.

by Lawrence Weinstein 2020

3.91

667 ratings

🖋️ Grammar And Style ✍️ Writing Craft 🧠 Language And Thought 🧘 Mindful Writing 📖 Descriptive Grammar

Rebel with a Clause

by Ellen Jovin • 2022

She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.

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🧱 Language Mechanics 🗣️ Pop Linguistics 😂 Grammar Humor ✍️ Language Memoir 🔬 Descriptive Grammar

Rebel with a Clause 88%

She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.

by Ellen Jovin 2022

4.00

1k+ ratings

🧱 Language Mechanics 🗣️ Pop Linguistics 😂 Grammar Humor ✍️ Language Memoir 🔬 Descriptive Grammar

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

by Michelle Maxom • 2009

Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.

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🎓 Tefl Training 📋 Lesson Planning 🏫 Classroom Management 📝 Grammar Instruction 💬 Communicative Approach

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Summary

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies 88%

Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.

by Michelle Maxom 2009

3.62

126 ratings

🎓 Tefl Training 📋 Lesson Planning 🏫 Classroom Management 📝 Grammar Instruction 💬 Communicative Approach

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing

by Gary Provost • 1985

Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.

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✍️ Writing Craft 🪶 Plain Style ✂️ Concision 🎵 Sentence Rhythm 📖 Storytelling Techniques

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Summary

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing 88%

Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.

by Gary Provost 1985

4.03

2k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🪶 Plain Style ✂️ Concision 🎵 Sentence Rhythm 📖 Storytelling Techniques

Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time

by Mignon Fogarty • 2012

Addictive or addicting? 101 word choices every writer stumbles over, settled for good.

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🧩 Commonly Confused Words 📚 Usage Guides 🔄 Language Evolution 🖊️ Writers And Editors 📖 Word Nerd Books

Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time Summary

Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time 88%

Addictive or addicting? 101 word choices every writer stumbles over, settled for good.

by Mignon Fogarty 2012

4.12

179 ratings

🧩 Commonly Confused Words 📚 Usage Guides 🔄 Language Evolution 🖊️ Writers And Editors 📖 Word Nerd Books

The Elements of Style

by William Strunk Jr. • 1918

Kill your adverbs, activate your verbs, and never say 'in order to': the writing bible, modernized.

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✍️ Writing Style 📖 Grammar And Usage ✂️ Concise Writing 🏗️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Self-Editing

The Elements of Style 88%

Kill your adverbs, activate your verbs, and never say 'in order to': the writing bible, modernized.

by William Strunk Jr. 1918

4.18

87k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Style 📖 Grammar And Usage ✂️ Concise Writing 🏗️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Self-Editing

They Say / I Say

by Gerald Graff • 2006

Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.

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📝 Academic Writing 🏫 College Composition 🧱 Argument Structure 📎 Source Integration 🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies

They Say / I Say 88%

Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.

by Gerald Graff 2006

3.77

6k+ ratings

📝 Academic Writing 🏫 College Composition 🧱 Argument Structure 📎 Source Integration 🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies

The Writing Revolution

by Judith C. Hochman • 2017

Clear writing is teachable. The method starts with a single sentence and works in every classroom.

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✏️ Writing Instruction 🧱 Sentence-Level Work 🪜 Scaffolded Learning 📚 Content-Area Literacy 🗣️ Direct Instruction

The Writing Revolution 88%

Clear writing is teachable. The method starts with a single sentence and works in every classroom.

by Judith C. Hochman 2017

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2k+ ratings

✏️ Writing Instruction 🧱 Sentence-Level Work 🪜 Scaffolded Learning 📚 Content-Area Literacy 🗣️ Direct Instruction

It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences

by June Casagrande • 2010

Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.

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📝 Writing Craft ✍️ Sentence Craft 🖋️ Prose Style 📖 Grammar For Writers ✂️ Editing Tips

It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences Summary

It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences 88%

Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.

by June Casagrande 2010

4.15

2k+ ratings

📝 Writing Craft ✍️ Sentence Craft 🖋️ Prose Style 📖 Grammar For Writers ✂️ Editing Tips

Legal Writing in Plain English

by Bryan A. Garner • 2001

The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.

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⚖️ Legal Writing 📝 Legal Drafting 📄 Plain Language ✂️ Concision 👁️ Readability

Legal Writing in Plain English 88%

The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.

by Bryan A. Garner 2001

4.25

783 ratings

⚖️ Legal Writing 📝 Legal Drafting 📄 Plain Language ✂️ Concision 👁️ Readability

Oxford Guide to Plain English

by Martin Cutts • 2004

Writing busy people finish: a complete system from sentence craft through page design.

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🗣️ Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 📚 Writing Style Guides ✍️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Editing And Revision

Oxford Guide to Plain English 88%

Writing busy people finish: a complete system from sentence craft through page design.

by Martin Cutts 2004

4.25

208 ratings

🗣️ Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 📚 Writing Style Guides ✍️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Editing And Revision

Stylish Academic Writing

by Helen Sword • 2012

Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.

4.06

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📝 Academic Writing 📚 Scholarly Publishing 🗣️ Plain Language 🏛️ Disciplinary Norms 📖 Narrative Research

Stylish Academic Writing 88%

Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.

by Helen Sword 2012

4.06

1k+ ratings

📝 Academic Writing 📚 Scholarly Publishing 🗣️ Plain Language 🏛️ Disciplinary Norms 📖 Narrative Research

100 TESOL Activities for Teachers

by Shane Dixon • 2016

One hundred communicative ESL activities for every phase of a lesson, no rote drills required.

4.35

🏫 Language Teaching 🎯 Classroom Activities 📋 Lesson Planning 💬 Communicative Approach 📝 Vocabulary Instruction

100 TESOL Activities for Teachers Summary

100 TESOL Activities for Teachers 88%

One hundred communicative ESL activities for every phase of a lesson, no rote drills required.

by Shane Dixon 2016

4.35

37 ratings

🏫 Language Teaching 🎯 Classroom Activities 📋 Lesson Planning 💬 Communicative Approach 📝 Vocabulary Instruction

The Glamour of Grammar

by Roy Peter Clark • 2010

How the comma, the semicolon, and the well-chosen verb become instruments of style.

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✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Grammar Guides 📝 Style Manuals 🎤 Voice And Style 🔤 Word Choice

The Glamour of Grammar 88%

How the comma, the semicolon, and the well-chosen verb become instruments of style.

by Roy Peter Clark 2010

3.84

1k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Grammar Guides 📝 Style Manuals 🎤 Voice And Style 🔤 Word Choice

Words and Rules

by Steven Pinker • 1999

Jogged is rule, bought is memory. Two systems, one verb, and their collisions explain language.

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🧠 Psycholinguistics 📚 Language Acquisition 💭 Connectionism Debate 🧩 Mental Grammar 🔤 Language Universals

Words and Rules 88%

Jogged is rule, bought is memory. Two systems, one verb, and their collisions explain language.

by Steven Pinker 1999

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psycholinguistics 📚 Language Acquisition 💭 Connectionism Debate 🧩 Mental Grammar 🔤 Language Universals

How to Write a Sentence

by Stanley Fish • 2011

A few logical forms generate all possible sentences. Master them, and content follows.

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🛠️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Close Reading 🏗️ Sentence Structure ✍️ Writing Exercises 📐 Formalism

How to Write a Sentence 88%

A few logical forms generate all possible sentences. Master them, and content follows.

by Stanley Fish 2011

3.48

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Close Reading 🏗️ Sentence Structure ✍️ Writing Exercises 📐 Formalism

Speak English Like an American

by Amy Gillett • 2004

300 idioms, zero lists: a cookie-business story that teaches real American speech.

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🗣️ Idiom Guides 🇺🇸 American English 📖 Contextual Learning 💬 Conversational English 🏠 Everyday Expressions

Speak English Like an American 88%

300 idioms, zero lists: a cookie-business story that teaches real American speech.

by Amy Gillett 2004

4.20

254 ratings

🗣️ Idiom Guides 🇺🇸 American English 📖 Contextual Learning 💬 Conversational English 🏠 Everyday Expressions

How to Write Short

by Roy Peter Clark • 2013

Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.

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📝 Short Form Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques 👁️ Reading As A Writer 📰 Journalism Craft

How to Write Short 88%

Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.

by Roy Peter Clark 2013

3.77

1k+ ratings

📝 Short Form Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques 👁️ Reading As A Writer 📰 Journalism Craft

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish

by Margarita Madrigal • 1953

A large Spanish vocabulary is already yours. A few conversion patterns make it usable.

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🧠 Spanish Vocabulary 🔗 Cognate Vocabulary 🌱 Beginner Spanish 📝 Verb Conjugation 🧩 Anti-Rote Learning

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish 88%

A large Spanish vocabulary is already yours. A few conversion patterns make it usable.

by Margarita Madrigal 1953

4.28

1k+ ratings

🧠 Spanish Vocabulary 🔗 Cognate Vocabulary 🌱 Beginner Spanish 📝 Verb Conjugation 🧩 Anti-Rote Learning

Like, Literally, Dude

by Valerie Fridland • 2023

Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.

3.85

925

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 📖 Grammar And Usage 🔄 Language Change 📝 Descriptivism 🎭 Linguistic Prejudice

Like, Literally, Dude 87%

Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.

by Valerie Fridland 2023

3.85

925 ratings

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 📖 Grammar And Usage 🔄 Language Change 📝 Descriptivism 🎭 Linguistic Prejudice

Have You Eaten Grandma?

by Gyles Brandreth • 2018

Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.

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📝 English Usage ❗ Punctuation ❌ Common Errors 🧱 Vocabulary Building 😂 Humorous Reference

Have You Eaten Grandma? 87%

Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.

by Gyles Brandreth 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

📝 English Usage ❗ Punctuation ❌ Common Errors 🧱 Vocabulary Building 😂 Humorous Reference

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary

by Michael McCarthy • 1999

Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.

4.19

335

📚 English Vocabulary 🌐 Esl Resources 📖 Self-Study Guides 🌱 Beginner English 💬 Practical English

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary Summary

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 87%

Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.

by Michael McCarthy 1999

4.19

335 ratings

📚 English Vocabulary 🌐 Esl Resources 📖 Self-Study Guides 🌱 Beginner English 💬 Practical English

Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric

by Ward Farnsworth • 2010

Why great prose works: the ancient rhetorical devices that power it, catalogued and made visible.

4.16

488

🧰 Rhetorical Devices 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric ✍️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Close Reading 🖋️ Prose Style

Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary

Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric 87%

Why great prose works: the ancient rhetorical devices that power it, catalogued and made visible.

by Ward Farnsworth 2010

4.16

488 ratings

🧰 Rhetorical Devices 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric ✍️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Close Reading 🖋️ Prose Style

Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch

by Constance Hale • 2012

Your sentences live or die by one part of speech: the craft and history of getting verbs right.

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✍️ Writing Craft ✏️ Sentence Craft 🎯 Word Choice 📝 Writing Instruction 🏛️ History Of English

Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch 87%

Your sentences live or die by one part of speech: the craft and history of getting verbs right.

by Constance Hale 2012

3.96

271 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft ✏️ Sentence Craft 🎯 Word Choice 📝 Writing Instruction 🏛️ History Of English

Verbal Advantage

by Charles Harrington Elster • 2000

Ten levels that take your vocabulary from competent to commanding, one word at a time.

4.51

519

📚 Vocabulary Building 📖 Usage Guides 🎓 Self-Education 🔄 Lifelong Learning ✏️ Prescriptive Grammar

Verbal Advantage 87%

Ten levels that take your vocabulary from competent to commanding, one word at a time.

by Charles Harrington Elster 2000

4.51

519 ratings

📚 Vocabulary Building 📖 Usage Guides 🎓 Self-Education 🔄 Lifelong Learning ✏️ Prescriptive Grammar

The Writer's World

by Lynne Gaetz • 2005

Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.

3.67

🏫 College Composition ✍️ Academic Writing 🔄 Writing Process 🧩 Rhetorical Modes 🏗️ Essay Structure

The Writer's World 87%

Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.

by Lynne Gaetz 2005

3.67

15 ratings

🏫 College Composition ✍️ Academic Writing 🔄 Writing Process 🧩 Rhetorical Modes 🏗️ Essay Structure

How to Learn a Foreign Language

by Graham E. Fuller • 1987

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

3.45

128

📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training 📝 Vocabulary Building 🌍 Immersion Learning

How to Learn a Foreign Language 87%

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

by Graham E. Fuller 1987

3.45

128 ratings

📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training 📝 Vocabulary Building 🌍 Immersion Learning

Steering The Craft

by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1998

Hear your prose, fix your grammar, and cut what drags: a master novelist's craft manual.

4.24

6k+

✍️ Prose Style 📖 Narrative Craft ✏️ Grammar And Style 🏋️ Writing Exercises 👁️ Voice And Point Of View

Steering The Craft 87%

Hear your prose, fix your grammar, and cut what drags: a master novelist's craft manual.

by Ursula K. Le Guin 1998

4.24

6k+ ratings

✍️ Prose Style 📖 Narrative Craft ✏️ Grammar And Style 🏋️ Writing Exercises 👁️ Voice And Point Of View

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