grammar

Presents a guide to Japanese grammar, focusing on parts of speech, sentence word order, verbs, polite language, counters, and includes a dictionary of usage.

Presents a comprehensive guide to the understanding of both written and spoken English grammar with special focus on difficult words and phrases and avoiding common errors in usage.

Explains how and why grammar has evolved through the years, and where it is likely to go. Writing prompts engage and challenge the young reader. Meets Common Core standards for Literature.

A practical guide to learning conversational and written Spanish with exercises on vocabulary, pronunciation, idioms, and writing style.

"Are standards of English alright--or should that be all right? To knowingly split an infinitive or not to? And what about ending a sentence with preposition, or for that matter beginning one with "and"? We learn language by instinct, but good English, the pedants tell us, requires rules. Yet, as Oliver Kamm cleverly demonstrates in this new book, many of the purists' prohibitions are bogus and can be cheerfully disregarded. Accidence Will Happen is an authoritative and deeply reassuring guide to grammar, style, and the linguistic conundrums we all face"--Amazon.com.

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text explore the use of adverbs.