<p>There&#39;s no need to fear the grammar goblin. Whether you&#39;re a high school or college student, test-prep candidate, or working professional, this guidebook offers a review of grammar that is both relevant and distilled. A wealth of examples, charts, and engaging exercises makes <em>The Little Gold Grammar Book</em> an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to master those skills that will make a good writer even better.<br />
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Enjoy the benefits of your own self-paced grammar course:<br />
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*Grammar: A 100-question quiz focuses on the most useful areas of the 'big six' grammar categories&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, modification, parallelism, comparisons, and verb tenses.<br />
*Diction: A collection of 50-plus word pairings highlight differences among easily confused word choices. Should we write <em>anyone</em> or <em>any one</em>&thinsp;...&thinsp;<em>who</em> or <em>whom</em>&thinsp;...&thinsp;<em>may be</em> or <em>maybe</em>&thinsp;...&thinsp;<em>toward</em> or <em>towards</em>&thinsp;...&thinsp;<em>different from</em> or <em>different than?</em><br />
*Idioms: A compilation of 200 idioms provides a convenient review of tricky 'grammatical phrases.' Do we write <em>prefer x to y</em> or <em>prefer x over y</em>&thinsp;...&thinsp;<em>in comparison to</em> or <em>in comparison with</em>&thinsp;...&thinsp;<em>regarded as</em> or <em>regarded to be?</em><br />
*Review: A selection of 30 multiple-choice problems, complete with explanations and author&#39;s notes, integrate key concepts of grammar, diction, idioms, and style.<br />
*Also included are special sections on editing tips and punctuation, American English vs. British English, and traditional writing vs. digital writing.<br />
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Author&#39;s bio: Brandon Royal is an award-winning writer whose educational authorship includes <em>The Little Red Writing Book, The Little Red Writing Book Deluxe Edition, The Little Green Math Book,</em> and <em> The Little Blue Reasoning Book.</em> During his tenure working in Hong Kong for US-based Kaplan Educational Centers &ndash; a Washington Post subsidiary and the largest test-preparation organization in the world &ndash; Brandon honed his theories of teaching and education and developed a set of key learning &ldquo;principles&rdquo; to help define the basics of writing, grammar, math, and reasoning. A Canadian by birth and graduate of the University of Chicago&rsquo;s Booth School of Business, his interest in writing began after completing writing courses at Harvard University. Since then he has authored a dozen books and reviews of his books have appeared in <em>Time Asia</em> magazine, <em>Publishers Weekly, Library Journal of America, Midwest Book Review, The Asian Review of Books, Choice Reviews Online, Asia Times Online,</em> and About.com. Brandon is a five-time winner of the International Book Awards, a seven-time gold medalist at the President&rsquo;s Book Awards, as well as recipient of the &ldquo;Educational Book of the Year&rdquo; award as presented by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. He has also been a winner or finalist at the Ben Franklin Book Awards, the Global eBook Awards, the Beverly Hills Book Awards, the IPPY Awards, the USA Book News &ldquo;Best Book Awards,&rdquo; and the <em>Foreword</em> magazine Book of the Year Awards. He continues to write and publish in the belief that there will always be a place for books that inspire, enlighten, and enrich.</p>