Doing Grammar

I first read and worked with this book on my own about 9 years ago and it really clarified grammar in a practical, "real life" way for me. It has helped me both as a writer and a reader. As a writer I found more options for expressing myself by having more tools to work with and as a reader it helps me decipher endlessly complex sentences that can resemble a linguistic maze. By being able to break down those complex sentences... Read Full Review

*Doing Grammar* is an excellent instructional manual for anyone who already knows the basic differences between nouns, verbs, pronouns, etc., and really wants to understand how sentences are put together (and how to take them apart). Although it's presented in textbook format, with exercises at the end of each chapter, don't let that turn you off. The writing is clear and unpretentious (with a fair number of typos, however),... Read Full Review

To any fellow grammar atheists: I hated grammar as a kid. I was taught grammar by traditionalists in a manner reminiscent of morality lessons. And I was the grammar atheist. The results were ugly. And so I expected grade school to end my grammar career. But then, this summer, I decided to apply to Ph.D. programs in business and this requires taking the GMAT. So I registered for the test, took a pretest, and 80%... Read Full Review

As an English teacher who used this book in college during my Structures of the English Language class (and an admitted grammar-o-phile), I can assure any prospective buyers that this book is both easy to understand and thoroughly comprehensive. Presented in textbook format, it does require a little audience participation, but for the person wary of grammatical inadequacies, this is the book for you.Morenberg approaches the... Read Full Review

Morenberg sets out to show you English grammar the way it really works, and not as a bunch of mindless, unconnected rules. Its real strength is that it starts from a fairly basic level (it helps to understand basic parts of speech, but that's all you really need), and by the end gives you the tools to analyze most sentences in the real world with a scheme that sticks generally to traditional terms, although it has been updated... Read Full Review