The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment

As a private tutor specializing in ACT and digital SAT prep, I constantly teach grammar mechanics—things like comma usage, semicolons, and clause types. This book does an excellent job of breaking down complex grammar rules in a clear and straightforward way, making it easier for students to grasp and apply them.The author’s expertise shines through, and the explanations are both practical and easy to follow. Plus, the price and value are unbeatable! The annotation formats included are also great for students who do research.Highly recommend for tutors, students, and anyone looking to sharpen their grammar skills

I bought this book before coming here to teach English. A lot of the stuff in this book I had no idea. English is an interesting language and I continue to use this book for a guide and for info. Thanks.

This book is too short to cover all of the topics and does not go into enough detail It is condensed. I would suggest purchasing The McGraw-HIll Book of English Grammar and Usage, along with this book and workbook, should you need more explanations on some of the topics. The McGraw-Hill Book even provides tests you can use if you are uncertain of the different types of speech. However, I will say that the commonly misspelled words in this book is more comprehensive than any other grammar books I've taken a look at recently. The workbook also provides a lengthy test of commonly misspelled words, which I found very helpful. If you want to get even deeper into the subject and and are interested in word usage and style and editing, don't forget to take a look at Strunk & White's "The Element of Syle" and then move onto June Casagrande (I would suggest "The Best Punctuation Book Period."). Every author has something to add. This is by no means the only grammar book you will ever need, but it will help guide you and provide a helpful start. Oh, and then there's a few more on proofreading and editing books if you want to brush up your skills. I did like this one; however; as I noted earlier, it provides a long list of the most commonly misspelled words, and believe me, they are up-to-date. I just thought that the textbook with explanations is too short if you are planning on reading some of the copyeditors' books at length.

Clear and concise. Covers all the bases.

This is the first grammar book that I actually read all the way through. Prior to this, I didn't even know what adverbs or conjunctions are.I had an English teacher say my writing is perfect. Off course it's not, but I was happy because it's my first time receiving such compliment.I learned from this book that English is actually easy and pleasant to learn if you have a great teacher like Susan Thurman. I can't remember struggling at all, and I actually had a pleasant time.So I recommend this book fellow ESL who want to brush up their grammar for their career or personal benefits.After this book, if you like to improve your grammar to the next level, there are other simple, direct, and fun books I recommend: The Blue Book of Grammar by Jane Strauss and Beyond Prepositions by Thomas Celentano.The Blue Book has lots of rules not covered in Thurman's book (and vice versa). Thurman's and Strauss' books compliment each other. But these two books don't cover the actual prepositions because you'd need about 100-200 pages for it.Just like the two grammar books I mentioned, Celentano's Beyond Preposition is simple, easy, and pleasant to read.

I found myself easily becoming lost upon keeping track with this book. The only reason why I purchased this book to begin with, was for one class in college. I might use this for my own future writing projects; but very unlikely. If you want to sound like a highly intellectual person; please enjoy this book to your hearts content. You shall gain a lot of knowledge from studying the pages.

Just what was needed!!

The title of the book indicates that this is a book about grammar and usage that is approached with gentleness. That is, not your textbook approach to grammar that is overfilled with exercises. Rather. author Susan Thurman presents the rules of grammar and usage in a straightforward way with examples. "The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need" is at a middle school level of comprehension. I think it would make a great alternative to a grammar textbook. Is this really the "only" grammar book you will ever need? I wouldn't go that far. There are too many wonderful grammar and usage book available to make Susan's the only one. But this book is, indeed, one that you can benefit from. Thanks, Susan Thurman, for your work on this book of English grammar and usage.