Good Grief, Good Grammar The Business Person's Guide to Grammar and Usage
, by BOOHER, DIANNANote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780449216811 | 0449216810
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/29/1989
From the typing pool to top management, good grammar makes good business sense. A clear, concise writing style is the key to making your ideas stand out and keeping your career on track. Dianna Booher, president of the Houston-based Booher Writing Consultants, offers an innovative, entertaining, step-by-step approach that makes the principles of grammar pleasant to learn and easy to remember. Whether you need to brush up on the basics or fine-tune your style, the answers are at your fingertips in Good Grief, Good Grammar. It's a comprehensive guide to: -- Correct word usage -- Sentence structure -- Phrases and clauses -- Voice, verb tense, and mood -- Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization -- Common errors such as split infinitives and dangling participles, and how to avoid them. Plus a series of fun-to-take tests to gauge your language skills and your progress.