The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, Updated & Expanded: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes

This is a 100 star book on grammar and punctuation. I have bought so many so so books on this subject and finally found the best one. It makes sense, is easy to understand, very useful to anyone, a great price, has exercises to do, and is very complete. Do not hesitate to purchase this great book on grammar and punctuation. You will not be sorry. This is the newest updated edition and is $7 cheaper than the 11th edition.

This book is excellent for helping with English grammar for court reporting. I bought three of them so far and use them regularly. They also have a free website but it’s filled with ads so if you have the option to purchase this book, I would. Another cool thing about the free website they offer with the book is that it gives you extra practice quizzes.

This is book is perfect for learning grammar and punctuation -- as well as being a great review for people like me who need to brush up on those subjects. The way the explainations are written makes them easy to understand. This is an essential reference to have at home or in offices.

I think this book is better for those that have somewhat of a foundation in grammar and punctuation. It assumes a little knowledge of the basics, while glossing over them briefly in its definitions. The best example of this is the first section on finding nouns, verbs, and subjects. Helping verbs, linking verbs, participles, and gerunds are briefly described, even though they make up such a vital aspect of sentence construction. My personal opinion is that these could have been elaborated on a lot more, even to the point of having an entire section devoted them. Additionally, this book relies on memorizing rules, which is quite boring. Other grammar books teach in a much more conversational tone. I'm thinking of Barron's Painless Grammar, which teaches in a way that feels like a conversation; whereas, this one reads more like a rule book. Other than those minor quibbles, the book is great. Assuming one already had a foundation, I'd use it as a primer for college or the workplace, or as a refresher course. If you are trying to build a grammar foundation from scratch (like I was), I would look elsewhere. Four stars seems appropriate to this reviewer. That's just my opinion; it's not gospel.

taught me a lot

I have used this book the most to help with English grammar etc.

I love having this book, the information is on their website and you can book the book for quite a bit less. I wanted the spiral enough to warrant the price. It’s well worth it.

I used this book for two semesters to review the rules of grammar, punctuation, and the usage of words and numbers with my university students. In many ways it was helpful, but for two reasons I've had to find an alternative: First, the editors never tell you that they have a bias toward Associated Press style, but this is clearly the case. Since I expect my students to work with Modern Language Association style, the divergence in advice became an issue I was forced to address on a number of occasions. Second, although the editors note that stylistic advice sometimes differs, they never refer to the specific style guides that are used by different academic and professional disciplines. Instead, they tend to leave the student with the false impression that, as there are differing opinions, one may simply choose whichever stylistic opinion is most appealing. For the most part, I found the quizzes in the book very useful, even though the answers to the quizzes are readily accessible toward the back of the book. However, I would find the book much more useful were the problems I've noted corrected, and--I should add, on the off-chance that the publisher happens to be checking reviews--I don't think that's too much to ask of an instructional book on grammar, punctuation, and word usage that's not marketed specifically to journalists.

I'd like to teach people how to read and write, and this book is a great source of spelling and grammar.

If you're trying to brush up on your grammar or still in school trying to wrap your head around the in and outs of punctuation, I'd definitely recommend getting your hands on this book.

Great size, font and construction. Exactly what I needed.

I like this grammar because it gives you many important hints: for instance, I found very interesting the chapter about the use of punctuation (Chapter 2). Honestly, in my opinion this book is useful to improve your English, not if you are going to begin an English grammar course, since it delves into some particular aspects of the English grammar.

Fantastic book and the seller had the sweetest note inside the book!