{"id":3344,"date":"2014-03-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2014-03-21T10:50:38","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T15:50:38","slug":"grammar-girl-presents-the-ultimate-writing-guide-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3344","title":{"rendered":"Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students, by Mignon Fogarty (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"book<\/a>Between or among?
\nThere, their, they’re?
\nI wonder if an indirect question<\/a> needs a question mark.<\/p>\n

Ah, springtime and term papers… what a crazy combination! You can keep the red editing marks from marring your work by consulting a friendly voice in the writing wilderness: Grammar Girl.<\/a><\/p>\n

Among Mignon Fogarty’s many helpful books on writing, grammar, and word usage is Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students<\/em>. Check it out at your local library<\/a>, then buy your own personal copy from your favorite indie bookstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, about when to use as<\/em> versus like<\/em>…
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/strong>:\u00a0Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students \/ Mignon Fogarty; illustrations by Erwin Haya. St. Martins Griffin, 2011.\u00a0 [author site]<\/a>\u00a0 [publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n

My book talk<\/strong>: Whether you’re writing a school report or fanfic with a twist, knowing how to use grammar properly will ensure that you are truly understood. Mignon Fogarty brings her trademark clarity to student writing with this fun and funny guide.<\/p>\n

Revisit parts of speech and sentence types, “punch up your punctuation” (how do those quotation marks mix with the rest?), and dive into the whole editing\/rewriting process with Grammar Girl’s easy-reading mix of explanations, writing samples, pop quizzes, and Quick and Dirty Tips (like when to use they’re, their, or there).<\/p>\n

Aardvark and his pet snail Squiggly act out key concepts for visual reinforcements, and the written examples can be hilarious: “Squiggly presumed that Grammar Girl would flinch when she saw the word misspelled as alot.”<\/p>\n

To improve your writing and laugh along the way, get a copy of Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students<\/em> now – your readers and teachers will thank you! (One of 6,000 books recommended on www.abookandahug.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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