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We
will
have
markers and
erasers
that
can
be
picked
up
with
thekey.
What
does
this
sentence
mean—that
the reader canpick up markers, erasers, and the key at the sametime? Or does it mean
that
the reader has to have thekey to open whatever holds the markers and erasers?
An
off-duty
postal worker armed
with
a
pistol
fatally
wounded his
estranged
wife,
a
U.S. Marine
sergeant,
and
then
shot
and
killed
himself
in a
federal
office
building
in
downtown Houston
Thursday,
police
said.
How many people were
killed—two
or three? Several
paragraphs
later in this news story from the Houston
Chronicle,
the reader learns
that
the wife was a U.S.Marine sergeant.As these examples show, grammar is not a "minor"
part
of
writing; proper grammar is essential to clarity.
—
from
the Introduction
ISBN
D-fllbD-1344-fci
90000
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780816"013449
ISBN
D-ôlbD-13MM-b SIT-TS
HIGHER
IN
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Business
Person's Guideto Grammar and UsageDianna BooherAn effective writing style is one of themost
important
tools a business person
can
possess,
and good grammar is thefoundation of clear writing. In
Good
Grief,
Good
Grammar,
Dianna Booher
has
welcome news for all businesswriters afflicted by bad grammar: Not
only
is the
"disease"
treatable, the cure
is
painless.
Good
Grief,
Good
Grammar
represents an innovative self-helpapproach
that
lets professionals at all
levels—from
top management to thetyping
pool—improve
their
mastery of
English
grammar and usage at
their
own pace. Moreover, instead of a dryremedial approach,
Good
Grief,
Good
Grammar
has an entertaining, slightlyirreverent
touch
that
makes theprinciples of grammar more pleasantto learn and easier to remember.The examples in this comprehensive
guide
are drawn from businesssituations, and the book includesquizzes to help the reader check his orher mastery of the concepts presented.
For
"visual"
people, representativesentences are diagramed to illustratethe functions of individual words aswell as the connections
between
the
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