Grammar for Grown-ups

一部比課本更清晰完整的文法書，不僅帶你學英文，更要學「好」英文！

　　難以分辨相近的字彙？總是放錯連接詞的位置？時態的選擇讓你頭大，假設語氣更是壓垮你學習駱駝的最後一根稻草？別緊張，眼前的這本書就是指引你英語文法精進的指南針，帶領你飛越語言深谷，無需再為用字遣詞發愁。

　　《Grammar for Grown-Ups》除了是給從小說英語，但意識到自己語文能力較差，又不知從何處開始補強的人；也提供給一些想讓孩子能清楚理解語言細則的父母親；更是給世上所有正在學習英語的學生參考備用。

　　本書針對文法規則、標點符號、拼字、使用與誤用、常見錯誤、地域性與國際性的使用差異進行詳細解說，每個範例貼近現代日常生活，易於理解、一點就通。作者更提出實用的自我精進技巧與建議，簡明扼要，是忙碌生活裡一本捷進英文力最實用的文法書。(文/ 博客來編譯)

　　Agitated about apostrophes?

　　Struggling with spelling?
　　Dithering over dangling participles?
　　Stumped by the subjunctive?

　　Relax. Help is at hand...

　　For native English speakers who realise that there is more to good English than meets the eye, but don't know where to start; for parents struggling to explain the finer details to their kids; and for English-language students everywhere . . . this is the only book you need.

　　Grammar for Grown-Ups guides you through the perils, pitfalls and problematic aspects of the English language, with fun test-yourself sections all the way.

作者簡介

　　Katherine Fry and Rowena Kirton have both worked in publishing for more years than they care to think about. Katherine is a freelance editor mostly working for Random House, Rowena is a managing editorial director at Random House. They live in London.