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I was just wondering if anyone knows some really good grammer books that are not too boring. Or good sites to help with grammer.
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Also, check out the "Writing Class" section. There are some grammar exercises there.
A good book for basic grammar is "Elements of Style" by Strunk and White. It is in the public domain and is available to read at Bartleby.com. Apparently OSC has issues with it. From what I understand, a lot of writers read books like this and then try to follow the rules to a T. While the rules should often be followed, there are times when you can or should break them. Of course you do need to know the rules first.
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English Grammar for dummies. You might not be an expert when you get done, but it isn't as boring as other books.
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Heh, what better way to start a grammar topic, but by spelling grammar wrong. Will anyways thanks for the replies, I'll have to look into those books.
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The Little Brown Handbook is pretty decent - but it's far from little. Also has a lot of good info on all kinds of writing AND contains the multitude of rules for APA, Chicago and MLA style.
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)-- and you'll find all sorts of helpful titles. 
