If you muddle up your commas with your colons, struggle with your adjectives and your verbs, and are never quite sure when "i" goes before "e", then this text should help. Simple explanations unravel the rules, regulations and variations of the English language and special emphasis has been given to those tricky language problems that people often have trouble with. Puzzles and quizzes enable you to test yourself on what you have learned and to check your progress. The text should be valuable for anyone trying to improve their English language skills.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Victoria Parker has worked with children's books, many of which have been shortlisted for literary awards. Janet Dyson is an educational consultant whose specialist area is Religious Education.

This book has the following chapters: All about spelling; vowel varieties; puzzling plurals; sound spelling; silent spelling; confusing combinations; perfect prefixing; soft and hard c and g; ending errors; suffering suffixing; ie or ei?; dangerous doubles; major mistakes; answers.