The English Grammar Workbook for Adults: A Self-Study Guide to Improve Functional Writing
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- Author：Michael DiGiacomo
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Summary
The engaging， self-guided way to learn how to write better in English
Mastering English grammar can be a real challenge。 But， with a little practice and patience， you can discover how to communicate better through self-study in your spare time。 The English Grammar Workbook for Adults is here to help improve your writing fluency so you can gain confidence while crafting emails， cover letters， conducting daily business， and personal correspondence。
No matter your current skill level， this English grammar workbook has everything you need to learn essential elements， including nouns， verbs， adjectives， adverbs， tenses， and beyond。 Then， you’ll apply what you’ve learned to everyday situations you could encounter at school， at work， social situations， creative writing， online， and more。
The English Grammar Workbook for Adults features:
-Fun & functional―This clear， concise book is essential for ESL/EFL and other grammar students who want to work on writing English。
-Situational success―Get expert tips on how grammar applies to real-world scenarios。
-Easy to use―Find quick answers to your English grammar questions using text boxes and the expanded index in the back of the book。
Learning how to communicate more clearly is a snap with >i>The English Grammar Workbook for Adults。
Mastering English grammar can be a real challenge。 But， with a little practice and patience， you can discover how to communicate better through self-study in your spare time。 The English Grammar Workbook for Adults is here to help improve your writing fluency so you can gain confidence while crafting emails， cover letters， conducting daily business， and personal correspondence。
No matter your current skill level， this English grammar workbook has everything you need to learn essential elements， including nouns， verbs， adjectives， adverbs， tenses， and beyond。 Then， you’ll apply what you’ve learned to everyday situations you could encounter at school， at work， social situations， creative writing， online， and more。
The English Grammar Workbook for Adults features:
-Fun & functional―This clear， concise book is essential for ESL/EFL and other grammar students who want to work on writing English。
-Situational success―Get expert tips on how grammar applies to real-world scenarios。
-Easy to use―Find quick answers to your English grammar questions using text boxes and the expanded index in the back of the book。
Learning how to communicate more clearly is a snap with >i>The English Grammar Workbook for Adults。
Reviews
Saria
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It's not a grammar reference， I can say this book it's just the beginning of your journey。 It's not a grammar reference， I can say this book it's just the beginning of your journey。 。。。more
Michael
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nothing special， just a few tweaks for me
Jen
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As a law student， I do a lot of writing and am always looking for ways to improve。 This book was a really good review of a lot of the basics that are easily forgotten or overlooked。 Some of the beginning chapters would be great for a younger audience newer to writing or for beginners getting back into English grammar and writing such as international speakers。 I found the chapter on sentences and punctuation to be by far the most helpful。 I do wish there was a chapter following this about “advan As a law student， I do a lot of writing and am always looking for ways to improve。 This book was a really good review of a lot of the basics that are easily forgotten or overlooked。 Some of the beginning chapters would be great for a younger audience newer to writing or for beginners getting back into English grammar and writing such as international speakers。 I found the chapter on sentences and punctuation to be by far the most helpful。 I do wish there was a chapter following this about “advanced topics” such as specific ways to be concise and clear （like cutting out prepositional phrases） etc。 The second half of the book provides “real world” applications and some were helpful， some were a little random。 Overall， very pleased and highly recommend。 Intermediate and advanced writers can benefit from the review but will likely need other books to improve on advanced topics。 。。。more
Emma
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VERDICT: The perfect tool both for ESL and EFL students， from basic grammatical rules to practical and even creative writing。my full review is here:https://wordsandpeace。com/2020/08/04/。。。 VERDICT: The perfect tool both for ESL and EFL students， from basic grammatical rules to practical and even creative writing。my full review is here:https://wordsandpeace。com/2020/08/04/。。。 。。。more
Tom Law
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English Grammar has always been a mystery to me。 Although English is my mother tongue， I find its rules and regulations totally mind boggling。 Those who learn this language as an adult are truly remarkable。 Even after seventy years I make the inanest mistakes and could not fathom trying to grasp its nuances as a novice。DiGiacomo lays out the vicissitudes of this absurd language。 He carefully explains the different aspects of the language， its exceptions， and how to use it in everyday speech。 He English Grammar has always been a mystery to me。 Although English is my mother tongue， I find its rules and regulations totally mind boggling。 Those who learn this language as an adult are truly remarkable。 Even after seventy years I make the inanest mistakes and could not fathom trying to grasp its nuances as a novice。DiGiacomo lays out the vicissitudes of this absurd language。 He carefully explains the different aspects of the language， its exceptions， and how to use it in everyday speech。 He does it in such a way that for the first time I think I am beginning to understand why things are said the way they are。The reason I picked this book to review was because of my lack in understanding my native tongue。 I hoped that by reading through these pages I might have a better grasp of the mistakes I make and how to correct them。 I have been pleasantly surprised at how much I now grasp because of DiGiacomo’s clarity。 Some aspects of the language finally make sense。 I am sure my fifth grade English teacher not to say anything about my English 101 college professor would have wished I had had this book years ago。 I have it now and will enjoy referring to it time and time again as I deal with baffling issues I confront as I try to communicate in this perplexing language。Due to DiGiacomo’s years teaching English to adult foreign learners he developed keen insight into the vagrancies of the language。 I am sure that his student’s questioning of why things are said the way they are， caused him to investigate language nuances which those of us who learned the language as infants take for granted。 He translated these observations into well-thought out explanations which are helpful to all of us。Because of DiGiacomo’s work you will not have to struggle as much as I have。 He has given us an invaluable tool which will make life immensely easier as we try to make ourselves understood in English。Upon request， the publisher， with no preset conditions， sent me a copy of the book to review。 。。。more
Sophia
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I had it in the back of my mind that I might enjoy volunteering to teach English to English Second Language folks since I have some time to give back and the community budget for such stuff is slender。 But， I also figured that I’d probably better hone my rusty English Grammar knowledge first。 I spotted The English Grammar Workbook for Adults which was designed to aide ESL teachers and students for working on their functional writing skills and thought it would help me review the rules and also g I had it in the back of my mind that I might enjoy volunteering to teach English to English Second Language folks since I have some time to give back and the community budget for such stuff is slender。 But， I also figured that I’d probably better hone my rusty English Grammar knowledge first。 I spotted The English Grammar Workbook for Adults which was designed to aide ESL teachers and students for working on their functional writing skills and thought it would help me review the rules and also give me a chance to check out a potential ESL teaching source。The workbook begins with an easy-read， gently-paced course in the parts of speech， punctuation， and the composition of various written communications。 It is broken up into doable chapters with self-study assignments after each segment。 The layout is easy on the eye with the sections placed on the page in segments that are digestible for a new English user。 Part One is a review of the Parts of Speech and Punctuation。 There is the explanation， the definition， and good examples though， man， the rules of English are a bear with all those exceptions。 The grand-daddy segment was each type of verb。 Gerund， anyone？ How about a past perfect progressive？ （Okay， I made that up， but that is probably what it feels like to an ESL learner。） Part Two dives into the practical usage for all those grammar rules。 It presents several forms of written communication from term papers to resumes to emails to work presentations。 There are formal and informal styles with suggestions about using or not using slang and idioms。 The back has some nice cheat sheets for the hairier lessons。As to how this book shaped up for what I wanted？ I thought it was great for helping me dust off my （paltry- I discovered） knowledge of the parts of speech and will likely be helpful for ESL students who have a rudimentary understanding of words and basic speech。 What did surprise me was， lo and behold， my education pre-dated some of the rules in this book so I was being ungrammatical according to a few updated rules。 The author points these occasions out a couple of times- like he’s warning these poor ESL folks about the old American fogies who aren’t trying to confuse them with archaic usage。 I can recommend it to others who want to review their English Grammar for Writing， for those who want a workbook to help them teach ESL classes， and for ESL students or students who struggle with English Grammar and need outside the classroom study help。My thanks to Callisto Publishing for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kailey （Luminous Libro）
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This book is designed to help non-native English speakers to perfect their English grammar and navigate the many exceptions to the rules while speaking and writing English。 The instruction goes way beyond "i before e except after c" type of rules， and addresses common pitfalls and mistakes that people make when learning English。 The reality is that many people who are native English speakers could read this book and learn a lot about their own language。 Americans are especially known for having This book is designed to help non-native English speakers to perfect their English grammar and navigate the many exceptions to the rules while speaking and writing English。 The instruction goes way beyond "i before e except after c" type of rules， and addresses common pitfalls and mistakes that people make when learning English。 The reality is that many people who are native English speakers could read this book and learn a lot about their own language。 Americans are especially known for having a poor understanding of the most basic rules of grammar and syntax， and could really benefit from a refresher in this book。 The chapters teach about nouns， plurals， adjectives， adverbs and verbs， prepositions， and punctuation。 Each section has instruction， explanations of the exceptions， examples， and then several exercises so the reader can try it out for themselves。 I was impressed with how different each of the exercises are: some for writing， answering a question， choosing true or false， filling in the blank， and a dozen more types of practice。I really like how this book is designed。 Each chapter builds on the one before， and the final sections are all about how to write for common scenarios like a job application， resume， a school essay， a professional email， or a party invitation。 There are also common phrases that are used when signing a lease， or making a doctor's appointment。At the back of the book there is a glossary， a chart of irregular verbs， a "cheat sheet" that lists the parts of speech， and of course， the answer key for all the exercises so you can check your work。I think this book would be so helpful to anyone learning English or teach English。 I really love how the information is presented and the way learning and teaching are approached in such a positive way。Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review。 All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts， and are not influenced by anyone。 。。。more
Susan
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I am a homeschooling mom who wanted to brush up my skills to help the kids。 This has filled that need and made me more confident。 I must mention that I love the color-coded sections！ Those are helpful with finding subjects quicker。 There are two sections: practice and putting it into everyday life。 The back has the ever helpful cheat sheets （spelling， verbs， speech）， including adapting to our technology world， and answer key。 I’m a geek who loves going through workbooks and this was fun to me。 I I am a homeschooling mom who wanted to brush up my skills to help the kids。 This has filled that need and made me more confident。 I must mention that I love the color-coded sections！ Those are helpful with finding subjects quicker。 There are two sections: practice and putting it into everyday life。 The back has the ever helpful cheat sheets （spelling， verbs， speech）， including adapting to our technology world， and answer key。 I’m a geek who loves going through workbooks and this was fun to me。 I can highly recommend it for general use or for those who are teaching others。 I ordered this copy from the publisher and this is my own opinion。 。。。more
Dawn
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I chose to read this book after receiving a free copy from the publisher。 All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。The English Grammar Workbook for Adults is a workbook for adults who want to brush up on their grammar。 It’s good for anyone who wants to be confident when writing whether it’s emails， business correspondence or projects， school work， or online。 It’s also good for those learning English as a second language。The book is set up so that it explains an element and I chose to read this book after receiving a free copy from the publisher。 All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。The English Grammar Workbook for Adults is a workbook for adults who want to brush up on their grammar。 It’s good for anyone who wants to be confident when writing whether it’s emails， business correspondence or projects， school work， or online。 It’s also good for those learning English as a second language。The book is set up so that it explains an element and then gives you a chance to practice what you’ve just learned。 It’s also color-coded to make it easier to find the section you’re looking for。 This is one of those books that you can read from front to back or pick out sections that you feel the need to brush up on。 。。。more
Cassandra
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I received a complimentary copy。I like the easier way to learn and how its less overwhelming if you were not used to grammar。
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