Product Description

Written in short, accessible sections, this book explains the basics of writing good English. It includes punctuation, sentence construction and spelling. You will learn how to adopt different styles for different tasks, such as writing a report, essay or short story. There are also chapters on letter writing, filling in forms and constructing job applications.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57648 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

London Evening Standard
'This book is a gem. If you never buy another reference book, buy this one!';

lsagency.org.uk
'...an easy-to-use book for anyone who wants to brush up their skills'

Writers' Express
'If your written English is letting you down, do something about it. This book is recommended.'

Customer Reviews

Simple and get to the point
As Enlgish is my second language, this is an excellent book for me. Surely, this is not written for advanced writers, whoever bought this book by mistake will certainly be disappointed.

The best thing I liked about this book is that it covers nearly every aspect of basic writing from grammar, punctuation to essay and reporting,etc.

Because my attention span is quite short, I find this book just suit me perfectly.

Improve your English... when it's stuck at basic level!
This book is good enough, except that the title is misleading for advanced learners. I was extremely disappointed to find out that I was not going to improve my English at all with this book. Very simple, standard grammar is presented very succintly. I simply could not find anything I did not already know! I would like to suggest the following title for future editions: "Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling: Master the Essentials."