The Scoop on Good Grammar

A Gold Recipient: The Mom's Choice Awards (Educational Products)Winner: Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards (Education)Memorable facts and trivia and loads of colorful photos and illustrations make "The Scoop on Good Grammar" fun to read. As you'll see, it's all about culture. With seven categories (exploration, art and invention, sports, food, classic movies and TV, travel, and poetry), there's something here for everyone. For example, Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party" will guide...
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A Gold Recipient: The Mom's Choice Awards (Educational Products)Winner: Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards (Education)Memorable facts and trivia and loads of colorful photos and illustrations make "The Scoop on Good Grammar" fun to read. As you'll see, it's all about culture. With seven categories (exploration, art and invention, sports, food, classic movies and TV, travel, and poetry), there's something here for everyone. For example, Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party" will guide you through the definition of a noun. And cupcakes will help you learn about adjectives.Here are just a few of the everyday mistakes covered in this lively English grammar guide:. The "Lopez's" are here.. Welcome mat: The "Ghirardelli's" . Our "mother-in-laws" are wonderful!. Let's keep this conversation between you and "I.". On behalf of the group "and myself," I want to thank you.. I appreciate "you" calling.How should you fix the mistakes shown above? Here's how: Lopezes, Ghirardellis, mothers-in-law, between you and me, delete "and myself," and your.The 26 lessons in "The Scoop on Good Grammar" are easy to navigate. In no time at all, choosing the correct pronoun (it's between you and "me"-not, between you and "I") and the appropriate modifying word (it's "really" sweet-not, "real" sweet) will become second nature to you.Your invitations will be as welcoming as that statue that lifts her torch in the harbor:. Please join the Ghirardellis (not, the Ghirardelli's) for a party!Greeting people will become an occasion to shine:. How are you? I'm fine, and "you"? (Not, I'm fine, and "yourself"?)When you write, you'll always point your readers in the right direction with proper punctuation marks. And at the end of the day, you'll lie (not, lay) down, relax, and take pleasure in the knowledge that your prized possession-your artful way with words-has been, in its (not, it's) own way, as beautifying to the landscape as a masterpiece by Renoir.