| Clean, Well-Lighted Sentences: A Guide to Avoiding the Most Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation Contributor(s): Bell, Janis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393337154 ISBN-13: 9780393337150 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: This is a focused, respectful, entertaining guide to getting sentences into good shape. Bell describes grammar and usage problems in ways that make immediate sense and explains precisely what punctuation marks will and won't do. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 428.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.18" W x 8.2" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Clean, Well-Lighted Sentences is a small, engaging book that sits at your desk and gives golden advice. It knows precisely what your questions are, answers them clearly, makes sure you understand, and stops. What an unusual find: a grammar and punctuation guide that speaks only about issues that trouble--nothing more. Perfectly suited to anyone who has to write, from high-school and college students to senior-level executives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bell, Janis: - Janis Bell, English professor and writing consultant in San Francisco, California, created this guide after teaching writing for more than three decades. She knows, by heart, the questions that students and businesspeople are inclined to ask. And she answers, from the heart, in ways that delight. |