A handy book is Elements of Style by Strunk & White--it is only about 70 pages and covers most of the fine points of grammar is a relatively painless and somewhat humorous manner (which is unusual for a grammar reference).
The one thing that probaby helped my brother, sister, and me is the fact that our mother always corrected our grammar from the time we started to talk. I did the same thing with my son, and in spite of little grammar instruction in California schools, he does well. Even though written and spoken grammar are not exactly the same, it might help to have a friend who speaks correctly help you. A friend of mine asked me to correct her when she used poor grammar, which I did (but not publicly). After a while, all I had to do was look at her in a questioning way, and she corrected herself. Most of us know more grammar than we realize, but have gotten lazy in our speech.
A grammar website is listed below.
2007-03-03 05:45:45
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answered by Lillian L 5
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I'm a junior/senior high school English teacher in Japan. One of my favorite grammar sites is the BBC. I've also listed some other links I've found useful. For more, just google "English Grammar."
Good luck!
2007-03-04 03:40:38
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answered by peter_lobell 5
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