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The practical English grammar guide for perfect writing.

Gone are the days when you worry about embarrassing yourself with pesky misplaced modifiers or dreaded double negatives. Next time you have a nagging grammar question, pick up this practical guide and write with clarity and confidence.

English Grammar spares you the lessons and cuts right to the answers. Designed for fast reference, this book makes it easy to avoid the most cringe-worthy mistakes in the English language—and maybe even make your grade school grammar teacher proud.

Inside English Grammar:

  • English Grammar goofs—Avoid falling into the most common traps with guidelines for incomplete sentences, possessive pronouns with gerunds, dangling modifiers and more.
  • Word mix-ups—Learn the difference between common word misuses like sex vs. gender, its and it’s, whose and who’s, the list goes on…
  • Write with style—Make a good (and grammatically correct) impression with every sentence you pen using these easy writing hacks and suggestions.

Everyone makes mistakes—but with this English grammar guide you’ll make a lot fewer of them. Period.

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"This wonderful, clever little book is chock-full of hilarious explanations and corrections for all the most common grammatical errors—rules I am still fuzzy about after years of writing, and errors I see over and over in student writing, all over social media, and, shockingly, even in advertisements and professional print! Sean Williams can help you be a better writer!"—Charles Anthony Silvestri, Lyricist, composer, and author of A Silver Thread (GIA 2019)

"Sean Williams wants to help you improve your writing and grammar, but she certainly has no interest in making you feel bad about the habits you may have picked up over the years. This brightly colored and attractive little book is filled with helpful, utterly non-condescending tidbits, interesting, chatty asides, fun facts, quirky diversions, and personal anecdotes. We can all use helpful tips when it comes to grammar and usage and I'm thrilled that Williams has published this lovely and appealing little guide."—Elizabeth L. Wollman, professor and author of A Critical Companion to the American Stage Musical

"English Grammar: 100 Tragically Common Mistakes (and How to Correct Them) is a pithy compendium of grammar pet peeves that most English (and non-English) faculty members want to swat out of their students’ writing. Each of the 100 entries has a quick quip, an example of the grammar faux pas, a concise fix, and an occasional fun fact or need-to-know information. I plan to use this book as a vital part of training the college writing tutors I mentor and as a reference guide for my own writing needs."—Sandra Yannone, MFA, PhD, director of the Evergreen College Writing Center and author of Boats for Women (Salmon Poetry, 2019)

About the Author

SEAN WILLIAMS teaches ethnomusicology, cultural studies and writing at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Her social media alter ego, Captain Grammar Pants, provides a daily dose of brightness for those assailed by the (tragically) grammatically incorrect comments of their families and friends.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zephyros Press (July 2, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1641523735
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1641523738
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 850L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.49 x 7 inches
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Sean Williams teaches writing, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. She received the Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Washington (1990), with an emphasis in the musics of Indonesia and Ireland. She has a social media alter ego named "Captain Grammar Pants" on Facebook, which led to the creation of English Grammar: 100 Tragically Common Mistakes (and How to Correct Them) (Zephyros Press, 2019).

Her books in ethnomusicology include The Sound of the Ancestral Ship: Highland Music of West Java (Oxford, 2001), The Ethnomusicologists’ Cookbook, v.1 and 2 (Routledge, 2006 and 2014), Irish Traditional Music, 1st and 2nd editions (Routledge, 2010 and 2020), Bright Star of the West: Joe Heaney, Irish Song-Man (Oxford, 2011), and Musics of the World (2022). She has had articles published in The New Hibernia Review, Béaloideas, Asian Music, The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, Current Musicology, The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Yearbook for Traditional Music, The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, and several edited volumes.

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A great resource book for students!
I am so glad I cam across this book. It will really help my 3rd grader as a resource book for her grammar usage. We are homeschoolers and little things like this are pretty awesome to find. I like that the pages are not so condensed that it'd be hard for a younger student to read and understand.It's a great size and I like the color coded labels inside the book as well for what is correct and what is not. The little quizzes and facts through out are a nice touch too and very helpful.The Parts of Speech and Punctuation cheat sheets and glossary in the back of the book are are super helpful for when you need a reminder of what something is.
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Eric J. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Person-friendly guide to understand and improve written English
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020
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English Grammar: 100 Tragically Common Mistakes (and How to Correct Them) is a delight to read, and to learn from. Author Sean Williams has drawn extensively from her Captain Grammar Pants facebook column to provide many of the entries for this great refresher in avoiding pitfalls of written English. It is a very handsomely designed and produced paperback book from Zephyros Press.

Grammar, punctuation, word usage, and proper style all get sections and there are nice extra resources appended in the back of the book. Each of the 100 entries has a brief explanation, incorrect examples, an explanation of correct usage, and sometimes other trivia and further knowledge. This book is much more user friendly than most English textbooks I have encountered.

Throughout this easy-reading volume there is a great sense of humor, encouragement to learn more, and a few very mischievous turns of phrase helping us understand that this kindly author is our advocate to improve our writing. This is a great resource for students, writers, and almost anyone!
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Carol wright
5.0 out of 5 stars easily digested clumps of grammar, with touches of humor
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2022
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I think the last official grammar class I had was in 7th grade. Perhaps it was memorable because she had us diagram sentences from Chaucer... in olde English.

The author, also known as Captain Grammar Pants on FB, offers a small unassuming volume od conciise tips, easily organized, all with generous dashes of humor. What I appreciate is that she also kept the names of the issues... "nominative/objective/possessive pronouns" for instance... that tend to make one go unconscious. "Split Infinitives!" ACK.

Handy cheat sheets at the end are a great resource, and a few reads over the "50 Substitutions for Long-Winded Phrases" are well worth the price of the book. Suggest you start at the back and read over the Glossary to grok the language again. And DO LIKE the Captain Grammar Pants page on FB. Read over past posts.

And these days, under certain circumstances, it is fine to start a sentence with a conjunction. So there.
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PFiguradel
4.0 out of 5 stars Basics for language structure
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
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I am only part way through the book, and so far the information is basic, but when I hear teenagers talking, I feel they really need to read this excellent resource!
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Kai Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun
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Useful. Fun. No reason not to give 5 star rating :)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Dirty dark spots
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Hailey Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
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I asked my professor to help me with my writing and she told me to get this book. with this book and her help my writing has improved
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Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars This book belongs on every bookshelf
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
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I love the format of this book. It enables a writer to have a quick reference or a cover to cover read. There are helpful memory tips included with many of the rules. The more to know sections also provide helpful context. Perfect read for anyone who wants to improve their writing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Primer
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023
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This is an excellent guide of grammar and an fantastic resource to either jog one’s memory about a grammar rule or provide instruction. Highly recommend adding this to your library—be the reader a child or a working adult.
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Genuinebrunette
5.0 out of 5 stars Well explained
Reviewed in Mexico on October 20, 2021
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Arrived on time as usual well explained and I learned alot
Understanding the most common mistakes was my goal ...this book nailed it
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Yamba
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in Canada on February 19, 2021
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4.0 out of 5 stars あまり有用性はないが一読の価値のある語法書
Reviewed in Japan on August 27, 2019
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書名から分かるようによくある間違い100を文法、句読法、語彙、スタイルの4つのジャンルに分けて説明…解説した語法書である。Lie/lay, affect/effectのように辞書を見ればすぐわかる例が大半であるが、読んで面白い解説もある。たとえば、“単数の” they.
会話やくだけた書き言葉では、Oh, Someone left a cookie: I hope they don’t mind if I eat it./ Should each professor do their own grading? のようには“単数の” they普通であるが固い書き言葉ではどうなのではあろうか。”単数の” theyが確立するまでは、単数主語を複数にするより仕方がないだろうとの趣旨を述べている。Students should pick up their essays so they can correct them.
そして、文法的には正しいが不細工なhe or sheと、伝統的なheを間違いと断定している；
Every student should pick up his or her so he or she can correct it。
Every time I lecture, at least one person is always on his cellphone.
時代の移り変わりが分かって興味深い。全体としてあまり有用性はないが、一読するのも悪くはない。
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Ellie
5.0 out of 5 stars Handy reference book to have
Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2019
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Love the way the author goes through some mistakes we commonly see and explains the errors in a simple manner.
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Joseph Henry Gaines
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2020
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Exactly what I was looking for to assist me with my writing skills.
This book has helped me immensely.
Thank you.
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