Grammar and Writing (Speak-Write Series)

Grammar and Writing is a practical book designed to be used by writers of all kinds who want to improve their knowledge of language in order to develop and improve their writing skills.

• Introduces the components of language, syntax, clause and phrase structure and punctuation to teach the link between grammar and writing.
• Gives just enough knowledge of grammar to help develop writing - does not overwhelm the student with the finer points of grammatical theory.
• Explores grammar and style, stressing that language and conventions of writing must be flexible enough to allow for the fact that people write for different purposes.
• Includes work-related writing and analysis activities in each chapter to reveal grammar's relevance to the business world.
• Uses examples of different kinds of writing from a wide range of contexts, disciplines and cultures including literature, journalism, advertising and academic writing, showing the relationship between grammar and style in these varieties of written English.
• Designed to be used both by groups working within a degree course or by students working alone.
• Contains example discussion material and a series of structured exercises to test the information and skills learnt. Students progress through guided examples to more creative work.