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Patrick Scrivenor

I Used to Know That: English

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 18/09/2014

ISBN: 9781782432562

Subject: Non-Fiction

Binding: Paperback

Size: Other

Extent: 192 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

If you can't tell a possessive pronoun from a correlative conjunction, confuse 'disinterested' and 'uninterested' and struggle with the subjunctive, then I Used to Know That: English has the answers. Relearn the essential rules of the English language, from grammar and punctuation to sentence construction and parts of speech. Also helps to improve your spelling and clarifies the vocabulary that often causes confusion. Focusing on simplicity and clarity, this is an accessible yet fun way to revisit the English language while enjoying a walk down memory lane - and remembering the stuff you really shouldn't have forgotten...

Reviews:

Brilliant... In a perfect world there would be a copy of this book in every school child's satchel and on every adult's desk

The Bookbag

Simple and easy to follow, all the key facts about our language are demystified

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Sales points:

  • Following on from the huge success of I Used to Know That, which has now sold over 170,000 copies to date

  • Brush up on all the rules of the English language you used to know

  • Lighthearted but informative, each book is written to O Level standard by an expert, specifically for the layperson

  • If you've forgotten verbs are 'doing' words, adjectives are 'describing' words and confuse your colons, commas and semi-colons, this is the book for you

  • Series Editor, Caroline Taggart, is the best-selling author of I Used to Know That, An Apple a Day and My Grammar and I

About the Author:

Patrick Scrivenor

Patrick Scrivenor was brought up in Africa and England and, after studying at Oxford University, served in the army. He has since worked as a journalist and writer. He lives in Kent.