Executive Guide to Grammar

By Albert Joseph

Since 1984, "Executive Guide to Grammar" has been the standard English usage training manual of large corporations and government agencies; it is the most widely used book of its kind in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911481001
• ISBN13: 9780911481006
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Intl Writing Inst
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.3" x 8.5"

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This book is recommended by the NJ Dept of Personnel if you are taking the Supervisor Test which is now computerized. This book is out of print/out of stock everywhere. Get this book anyway you can. The test includes several grammar questions. I passed my Civil Service test but others did not. Those who are in the job but failed the test will be demoted. I will get their job and salary. Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Author's review.

Since 1984, "Executive Guide to Grammar" has been the standard English usage training manual of large corporations and government agencies; it is the most widely used book of its kind in the English-speaking world. As an educator, I believe firmly that any educator's job is to make learning as easy as possible. As a writer and admirer of good writing, I believe the expository writer's job is to tell as much as possible, as clearly and accurately as possible, in as litle reading as possible. I believe there is something terribly wrong with the "Here-it-is-if-you're good-enough" attitude displayed by so many educators and writers. If you have ever taken or considered taking an adult education class on any subject, or attended a professional seminar or workshop, you have probably said: "It will be worth the effort if I get a few good ideas." You should get more than that out of this study program. And that's what it is -- a self-paced study program, the same one taken by hundreds of thousands of professional men and women. Yes, it contains self-quizzes (with answer keys). The objective, after all, is not just to present useful information but to help you become a more skilled user of the English language, and that takes a bit of effort -- but not much. This is NOT a definitive treatise on grammar. You can find scores of those, many excellent, in any library or bookstore. Their trouble is they cover too much; the few most important ideas are made inaccessible, buried among pages and pages of details. Important and unimportant are treated alike, and the poor reader must decide for himself or herself what's important and what's merely nice to know. In this book those things have been decided for you. You should learn more, not less, as a result. I would add that the English language is a magnificent tool, the world's language, and using it well is a fun experience. I have tried to make mastering it a fun experience too. HERE'S WHAT SOME CRITICS HAVE SAID: "Joseph's grammar is approachable. His reasons for caretaking clear." -- Christian Science Monitor. "An attractive, informative, useful, and even entertaining Book." -- National Council of Teachers of English. "An invaluable reference. . .our review copy is going on our bookshelf between Webster and Roget." -- Training Magazine.