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About Craig Shrives
Craig Shrives is the founder of grammar-monster.com. Established in 1999, the site now receives over 2 million visitors a month. Craig is the author of Smashing Grammar and the bestselling Grammar Rules (later re-titled "Grammar for Grown-Ups"). He is the co-author of "How To Get Your Own Way" (a book on Critical Thinking and business influence).Craig also runs the following sites:
- www.cyberdefinitions.com (Online dictionary for text-speak and neologisms)
- www.mathematics-monster.com (Free Mathematics lessons, tests, and games)
- www.youagainst.me (A site for playing classic games and word games over WhatsApp, SMS, etc. without log-ins or data sharing)
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Description: Published by London's Octopus Publishing, "Smashing Grammar" is the third, and most comprehensive, grammar reference book written by Craig Shrives (the founder of the Grammar-Monster.com). It is divided into three sections:
Description: Published by London's Octopus Publishing, "Smashing Grammar" is the third, and most comprehensive, grammar reference book written by Craig Shrives (the founder of the Grammar-Monster.com). It is divided into three sections:
- A-Z Grammar Glossary (This section explains grammar terminology, from the basics to advanced terms. It is especially useful because every entry concludes with a valuable and succinct explanation of why the grammar term matters for a writer.)
- A-Z of Punctuation (Packed with entertaining examples, this section provides definitive, well-explained rules for using all the principal punctuation marks. Punctuation should not be guesswork. There are rules.)
- A-Z of Easily Confused Words (This section covers all the homonyms and near homonyms that plague writers and offers tips on how to remember which to use.)
How To Get Your Own Way uses easy-to-follow, real-life examples and layman's language to give you the tools to defend yourself from manipulation and to influence other people's actions or challenge their claims.