Bibliograph

Dreyer's English, good advice for good writing : (adapted for young readers), Benjamin Dreyer

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Dreyer's English, good advice for good writing : (adapted for young readers), Benjamin Dreyer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10 and up, Delacorte Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dreyer's English

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1198088496

Responsibility statement

Benjamin Dreyer

Sub title

good advice for good writing : (adapted for young readers)

Summary

An informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience

Table Of Contents

Introduction. By way of introduction -- The stuff in the front. The life-changing magic of tidying up (your prose) ; 56 assorted things to do (and not to do) with punctuation ; 1, 2, 3, go: the treatment of numbers ; A little grammar is a dangerous thing ; The realities of fiction -- The stuff in the back. Notes on, amid a list of, frequently and/or easily misspelled words ; Pet peeves ; The confusables ; Notes on proper nouns ; The trimmables ; The miscellany -- Outro: By way of conclusion -- Things I like

Target audience

pre adolescent

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