War Against Grammar

Name: War Against Grammar
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ISBN: 9780867095517

ISBN-10: 0867095512

ISBN-13: 9780867095517

Edition: 2003

Authors: David Mulroy, David Mulroy

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Provocative, thoughtful, informative, combativea book that challenges us to come to terms once more with the teaching of English grammar. How can we improve the verbal skills of American students? How can we strengthen them as readers and writers? How can we best prepare America's youth to succeed in the study of a foreign language? According to Classics professor David Mulroy, the most important answer is grammar! Whether championing the grammatical analysis of phrases and clauses or arguing for the vital importance of sentence diagramming, Mulroy offers a lucid, learned, passionate account of the history, importance, and value of grammar. Both erudite and entertaining, The War Against…

Book details

List price: $37.35
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 8/21/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.29" tall
Weight: 0.440



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



America the Grammarless



The First Liberal Art



We've Passed This Way Before



The War Against Grammar



Grammar at the Dawn of the Third Millenium


Works Cited


Index