English Grammar

Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels, giving listeners an instant play-by-play. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual—it is a spirited love letter to the written word, and a key to understanding how great writing works. It is a book that will stand the test of time.

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Would you like your child to have better English spelling skills? If so, you're in the right place. Spelling is a critical skill to master for all children. You want your child to be at the top of the class, not getting stressed with bad spelling test results! But don’t worry, help is at hand. We want all our children to feel happy and confident in school and in their own knowledge, and that’s why we created this series of fun spelling audiobooks.

Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your X-ray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of all time, from The Great Gatsby to Lolita to The Bluest Eye and many more.

Learn Greek Grammar: 25 Sentence Patterns for Beginners by GreekPod101 is designed for beginner-level learners. You'll learn the top 25 beginner-level sentence patterns that are used in everyday speech. All were hand-picked by our team of Greek teachers.

Is your child struggling with spelling or word pronunciation, and you want to help them spell better and pronounce words more articulately without them feeling like it's homework? If you've answered yes, you've just discovered the perfect audiobook for kids, with more than 200 fun, three-lettered practice spelling words to help your child master their spelling in an exciting way that is just the right amount of challenging! Whether your child is getting ready for a spelling bee or not, practicing spelling is essential for them.

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At last! A no-nonsense grammar guide that gives you just the skills you need. Now you can learn to recognize and wipe out embarrassing errors, quickly and easily, while you drive, exercise, or relax.

The Zettelkasten method is the perfect way to harness the power of technology to remember what you read and boost creativity. Invented in the 16th century and practiced to its fullest extent by a German sociologist who wrote 70 books and hundreds of articles, the Zettelkasten method is exploding in popularity. Writers of all types are discovering that digital tools make the method more powerful than ever, turning your digital life into an “external brain” or “bicycle for the mind”.

This audiobook contains grammar points with examples for learners. With many chapters on various grammatical theories, A Grammar of the English Tongue is the complete guide to the correct usage of English. A Grammar of the English Tongue can help you get the basic skills you need for a career and for further educational pursuits.

Old English is the language you think you know until you actually hear or see it. Unlike Shakespearean English or even Chaucer's Middle English, Old English—the language of Beowulf—defies comprehension by untrained modern readers. Used throughout much of Britain more than a thousand years ago, it is rich with words that haven't changed (like word), others that are unrecognizable (such as neorxnawang, or paradise), and some that are mystifying even in translation ( gafol-fisc, or tax-fish).

Show, don't tell is probably the single most important piece of advice given to writers. But many writers struggle to understand this powerful principle or have difficulty applying it to their own work. Even experienced authors sometimes don't grasp the finer nuances of showing and telling. In this book, Sandra Gerth draws on her experience as an editor and a best-selling author to show you how to show and tell you when to tell.

Spelling can be very challenging for kids, especially when more videos are being watched than books are being read these days.nLuckily, spelling and reading comprehension are two things that can still be taught in a fun and interactive way that people of all ages can enjoy.

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Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn easily with the power of pleasant repetition. With the Learn Persian While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Persian words and phrases effortlessly.

Hebrew Level 2, Lessons 26-30 builds on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons.

Welsh is one of the oldest continuously used languages in Europe and has been spoken in the British Isles for thousands of years, predating English by several centuries. It is a language famed for its poeticism and idiomatic expression, and the Welsh for Beginners audiobook has been specifically designed to allow you to access and appreciate all the nuances and mystery of this ancient Celtic tongue.

Did your initial SAT score come in low, but you are determined to improve? With the right strategies and perseverance, achieving a higher score is not only possible but inevitable. If you are struggling with your SATs, this book is your perfect companion. It is designed to help you navigate the challenges of the new SAT format and excel in the grammar section.

Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language: There are some words that you simply can't translate into English. The origin of a word tells you how it should be used. A dialect is inferior to a language. The problem is, none of these statements are true. In Don't Believe a Word, linguist David Shariatmadari explodes nine common myths about language and introduces us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics.