CliffsNotes Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style Quick Review: 3rd Edition (Cliffsnotes Quick Review) - Softcover

Inside the Book: Nouns - Verbs - Pronouns - Modifiers - Connecting Words and Phrases - Clauses, Phrases, and Sentences - Common Sentence Errors - Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Marks - Commas, Semicolons, and Colons - Dashes, Parentheses, and Quotation Marks - Idioms, Cliches, Jargon, and Wordiness - How to Begin a Writing Assignment - How to Research and Organize Your Writing - Revising and Editing - Review Questions - Resource Center - Glossary - Frequently Confused Words Why CliffsNotes? Go with the name you know and trust - Get the information you need-fast! CliffsNotes Quick Review guides give you a clear, concise, easy-to-use review of the basics. Introducing each topic, defining key terms, and carefully walking you through sample problems, this guide helps you grasp and understand the important concepts needed to succeed. Master the Basics-Fast * Complete coverage of core concepts * Easy topic-by-topic organization * Access hundreds of practice problems at CliffsNotes.com

Jean Eggenschwiler, M.A. is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University. She has taught English and Composition in high school and worked as a business editor and writer. Emily Dotson Biggs has been an adjunct instructor at Paducah Community College and Murray State University and has taught English to students from kindergarten to college. Claudia L. W. Reinhardt holds degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University and Emerson College. She has worked as a writer and editor in business communications, and now teaches in the Writing Center at Southeast Community College.