Marvin Terban

Explains the purpose and importance of punctuation and how it is used, covering apostrophes, colons, commas, exclamation points, hyphens, parentheses, slashes, and more.

An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins.

A practical guide to grammar and usage, covering such topics as parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and idioms.

Introduces and explains common figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperbole with guidelines for their use and illustrative examples.

Discusses irregular verbs, their tenses, and how to use them and provides full congugation of the 100 most commonly used verbs.

A practical guide to grammar and usage, covering such topics as parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and idioms.

In humorous, alliterative, rhyming couplets, the present and past tenses of thirty irregular verbs are presented.

Includes a list of words that rhyme and examples of poetry.

Explains the meaning and origins of over 100 nonsense words that make the English language more colorful including such examples as "flip-flop, " "fuzzy-wuzzy, " "cancan, " and "tutti frutti."