The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Grammar and Style, Second Edition, will take you step by step through the basics of spelling, punctuation, and sentence formation to help you become an effective communicator of the written word! In this revised and updated Complete Idiot's Guide®, you get:

* Explanations of writing styles including exposition, narration, argumentation, and description.
* Definitions of such writing mistakes as dangling modifiers, mixed metaphors, and split infinitives–and how to avoid them.
* Examples of model documents such as resumes, cover letters, and thank you notes.
* The differences between drafting a business letter and crafting a personal one.

About the Author

Laurie Rozakis earned her Ph.D. in English and American Literature with "Distinction" from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. A full professor of English and Humanities at Farmingdale State University, Dr. Rozakis has published a wide variety of reference books, biographies, young adult books, articles, and scholarship. In addition to The Complete Idiofs Guide to Writing Well, The Complete Idiofs Guide to College Survival, and The Complete Idiofs Guide to Creative Writing, Dr. Rozakis' latest books include The Big Book of Dates (McGraw-Hill), Super Study Skills (Scholastic), and The AP English Literature and Composition Test (ARCO).

Dr. Rozakis has also written parts of numerous language arts, speech, social studies, literature, reading, science, math, consumer education, and spelling programs for major publishers. These include Scholastic's Literacy Place,Scott-Foresman's Literature, Houghton Mifflin's Invitations to Literacy, and Prentice Hall's Literature.