Perfect Written English

Perfect Written English is an indispensable guide to mastering grammar and improving your writing style. Written by Chris West, a professional author and writing consultant, it tells you everything you need to know about writing fluently and convincingly, from the correct way to use commas to the most persuasive structure for an argument. With helpful tips on avoiding common mistakes and practical sections on writing everything from personal webpages to corporate sales reports, Perfect Written English has all you need to make sure you get your message across elegantly and effectively. The Perfect series is a range of practical guides that give clear and straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-and-tested tips, each book contains all you need to get it right first time.

Terry O'Briens Little Red Book of Perfect Written English is an essential guide on how to improve writing styles. How have the words been strung together? Are they clear and effective? Is the structure correct? This book gives useful tips on how to develop and improve writing techniques and skills.

Comprises a thorough treatment of the syntactic structures of English, beginning with an overview to syntactic analysis and progressing through the major constructions and processes of English grammar. Updates from the 1988 edition include sections on appositive constructions, parasitic gaps, contrastive negation, and comparative conditional sentences and expanded coverage of cleft sentences and free relatives. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Grammar greatness—with simple rules, exercises, and quizzes. Mastering English grammar has never been easier. The Perfect English Grammar Workbook is a complete explanation of standard American English and an irreplaceable resource for students, ESL learners, and anyone else who’s serious about mistake-free speaking and writing. From punctuation and prepositions to adverbs and abbreviations, this grammar workbook provides simple and straightforward guides to every part of English grammar. With classroom-style lessons you can practice your skills with dozens of helpful exercises. Afterwards, check your progress with comprehensive end-of-chapter quizzes. The Perfect English Grammar Workbook includes: Modern rules for modern writers—Make sure your skills are up to date with a grammar workbook featuring the latest rules for learning English. Focused lessons—Master grammar over the course of 17 chapters—each divided into individual sections so you can focus on one idea at a time. Exercises, quizzes, and more—This grammar workbook is filled with handy practice exercises and quizzes that will help you test what you’ve learned. Never misplace a comma again—The Perfect English Grammar Workbook makes it easy.