I would like to brush up on my grammar, any suggestions ?

Question

RP, Surely there are some rules and regulations to stick to. Why a comma and not a period, Why is I before E, exept after C and when is it OK to break the rule. What is a preposition. All that sortof stuff I need to know

Answer 1

Read articles by well-established authors, as found in various newspapers. I taught grammar at one time, and good usage comes from seeing good examples ...  and lots of practice.

Answer 2

Try these web sites:

Grammar-writing.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/i...

http://www.zozanga.com/

Some other suggestions:

Applications in Grammar by CLP

http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/

Write Shop.

http://www.writeshop.com/

Figures of Speech by Arthur Quinn

Answer 3

Elements of Style by Strunk & White is a classic... it is short, understandable and too the point.

Answer 4

There is a book by Barron called Painless Grammar that is pretty good if you just want the basics, if you are really into language, I would also suggest latin.

Answer 5

Take a Latin class.  More grammar than you'll ever use ;-)

Answer 6

I use this website to supplement the curriculum we use. Sometimes we print extra work off of it. Good Luck!

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/g...

Answer 7

Here's a grammar builder website, complete with quizzes that will help you.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/#