Member Reviews
This book is a fantastic tool to use when teaching grammar! It gives plenty of detailed examples and provides easy to understand explanations. I feel that it covers a wide variety of topics within grammar and provides adequate information on all of them. Great tool to add to your library!
"Everyday Grammar Made Easy" offers a quick refresher of English grammar. The book was strictly structured and I liked that the most important parts were highlighted.
I especially enjoyed the book's last chapter on common pitfalls of the English language.
I was granted eARC access to Everyday Grammar Made Easy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book looks like an excellent quick reference sort of resource for those who have questions about basic grammar while writing and want to be able to find reliable answers all in one offline location. I can imagine this in printed form now on thick, glossy paper and it looks impressive! I do wish the eARC file had been delivered in single page view so I could convert to mobi and send it to my reader, and I imagine this will be a very handy eBook to have around as well if that option is offered.
The grammar rules covered will bring any user up to a high school graduate's level of proficiency quite quickly. Figures and examples are clear and presented in a visually pleasing way. The table of contents and index are well organized and detailed and will make finding specific items quick and easy.
I must comment that the section on pronouns only uses they/them in the plural and refers to "it" as a personal pronoun. These rules are fairly standard in MLA grammar rules and "personal" in this case does not necessarily only refer to humans, but these details are outdated. "It" should never be used to refer to a person, which is how the section implies it should be used. Singular "they" has been an acceptable part of the English language since the 14th century, used by the likes of Shakespeare and Chaucer, and predates the singular "you."
I am one of those people who care about grammar. Lately, my pet peeve has been that everyone from Prince Harry on down is using the words me and I incorrectly. So, I was excited to see this ARC on grammar, nerdy though that may be. And, yes, attention is given to that very topic in one of the book’s sections.
This title is densely packed with information. Readers who want to learn more about grammar or those who want some tricky questions answered will both find answers within.
Grammar is described by the author as the principles that guide how words work together. If a reader wants to speak or write more effectively, the rules and practices described in this book will be most helpful.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own