B.Days: Excellent book to refresh my grammar.
United States on Sep 06, 2023
Amazon Customer: Use in an ESL class as teacher. Extremely easy to use!
United States on Aug 01, 2023
Meriam B. Bernarte: I like it
United States on Jun 18, 2023
Anja Paterson: I bought this book to help me with my day to day writing, as my Grammar was holding me back more than I'd have liked. It is excellent for this purpose and now covered in reading marks.
Definitely worth investing in, I can only warmly recommend it
United Kingdom on Jun 16, 2022
Mark: Everyrhing about this book was good.
Canada on Aug 05, 2021
Umesh Dhurwey: Wonderful example & explain by Geraldine woods ,I can't explain everything
India on May 20, 2021
通行人Ａ: Perhaps too simple to learn anything new, but this allowed me to get a little review on what I learned back in elementary school.
Having problem with grammars sometimes, I thought of reading this before teaching my own kids about grammars. Dummies gave me a good start since my brain doesn't die on me after a page or two like other dictionary-like grammar books.
Fun to read.
Japan on Jan 23, 2020
sara: I just love this book so much. It's going to make things a lot easier for me and I'm sure I would have a smooth ride with my problems areas once I'm done reading it.
Canada on Sep 03, 2019
Dr.C.J.Singh.Wallia: 13 August 2021
BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR
by Geraldine Woods
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Reviewed by C J Singh (Berkeley, California)
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The Best Book on Grammar Basics
I admire Geraldine Woods' books for her lucid expository prose laced with many witty examples.
As a long-time volunteer teacher of ESL to immigrants, I found using Basic English Grammar by Geraldine Woods as the textbook more effective than several others I had used in my teaching. My anonymous surveys showed students were pleased with the friendly tone and clarity of explanations.
Here’s a sample from the opening chapter titled “Getting a Grip on Grammar: Lots of people groan when they hear the word grammar. They think that grammar is just a long list of picky rules. Who cares if you say ‘had gone’ or ‘went’? …. Yet proper language does matter. Rightly or wrongly, many people judge your intelligence and ability based on the way you speak and write. Better jobs and higher grades often go to those who follow the rules” (page 7).
In the next chapter, “Excellent grammar usually gives you an advantage in life. When you speak with friends, though, perfectly proper sentences may sound...
United States on Apr 06, 2019
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| Sale off | $7 OFF | $2 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 23 reviews | 114 reviews | 55 reviews |
| Grammar Reference (Books) | Grammar Reference | Grammar Reference | |
| Paperback | 384 pages | 128 pages | 360 pages |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5/5 stars of 973 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 5,547 ratings | 4.7/5 stars of 2,500 ratings |
| Item Weight | 1.57 pounds | 12 ounces | 2.33 pounds |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1119063476 | 978-4805312278 | 978-1465451545 |
| Language Arts Teaching Materials | Language Arts Teaching Materials | ||
| English as a Second Language Instruction | English as a Second Language Instruction | English as a Second Language Instruction | |
| Best Sellers Rank | #30 in Grammar Reference #43 in English as a Second Language Instruction#56 in Language Arts Teaching Materials | #4 in Alphabet Reference#9 in Vocabulary Books#10 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses | #31 in Grammar Reference #60 in English as a Second Language Instruction#429 in Education Workbooks |
| Publisher | For Dummies; US edition | Tuttle Publishing; 2nd edition | DK; Annotated edition |
| ISBN-10 | 1119063477 | 4805312270 | 1465451544 |
| Dimensions | 7.3 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches | 7.5 x 0.5 x 10 inches | 8 x 1.18 x 9.44 inches |
| Language | English | English | English |
United States on Oct 22, 2023