On Writing Grammar & Punctuation
Books to Consider
Dreyer, B. (2019). Dreyer's English: An utterly correct guide to clarity and style. New York, NY: Random House.
Garner, B. A. (2016). The Chicago guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation. Chicago, IL: University Press.
Graff, G., & Birkenstein, C. (2014). "They say / I say": The moves that matter in academic writing (3rd ed.). New York, NY: W. W. Norton.
Klinkenborg, V. (2012). Several short sentences about writing. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.
Osmond, A. (2016). Academic writing and grammar for students (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
Pinker, S. (2014). The sense of style: The thinking person’s guide to writing in the 21st century. New York, NY: Viking.
Straus, J., Kaufman, L., & Stern, T. (2014). The blue book of grammar and punctuation: An easy-to-use guide with clear rules, real-world examples, and reproducible quizzes (11th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Swan, M. (2016). Practical English usage (4th ed.). Oxford, UK: University Press.
Thurman, S. (2003). The only grammar book you'll ever need: A one-stop source for every writing assignment. Avon, MA: Adams Media.
Truss, L. (2004). Eats, shoots & leaves: The zero tolerance approach to punctuation. New York, NY: Gotham Books.
Additional Resources to Consider
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Purdue University.
The Punctuation Guide by Jordan Penn.
Grammar Bytes: Grammar Instruction with Attitude from Robin L. Simmons.
Punctuation Cheat Sheet: Are You Guilty of These 10 Common Errors? from Saint Leo University.
Daily Grammar – Lesson Archive from Yeah Write.
Punctuation: Overview from Walden University Writing Center.
Grammar Girl by Mignon Fogarty.
Grammarly Blog: Your Ultimate Writing Resource from Grammarly.