Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 11:37:40 -0500
From: Robert Ness ness[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DICKINSON.EDU
Subject: Re: seeking textbook advice

I just received Anita K. Barry's English Grammar: Language as Human
Behavior (Prentice hall, 1998) and it looks like it might fit the bill.
Its chapters read "What are Nouns," What are prepositions," etc., and
each chapter contains practice exercises. On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Bethany K.
Dumas wrote:

Mark, the very best thing I know is the little Strunk and White _Elements
of Style_, now in its 15th+ edition -- 16th, maybe. It is invaluable in
situations like your correspondent described. It's short, simple, easy to
use, not fussy. No theory, just practical advice.

Second best: The _Texas Style Manual_ (approximate title), a tiny book,
used often by law reviews. Similar to above, a little fussier.

If others know of other resources, I would like to know about them.

Bethany