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Benjamin Franklin Award There's no need to fear the grammar goblin. Whether you're a high school or college student, test-prep candidate, or working professional, this guidebook offers a review of grammar that is both relevant and distilled. A wealth of examples, charts, and engaging exercises makes The Little Gold Grammar Book an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to master those skills that will make a good writer even better. Enjoy the benefits of your own self-paced grammar course: *Grammar: A 100-question quiz focuses on the most useful areas of the "big six" grammar categories -- subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, modification, parallelism, comparisons, and verb tenses. *Diction: A collection of 50-plus word pairings highlight differences among easily confused word choices. Should we write anyone or any one ... who or whom ... may be or maybe ... toward or towards ... different from or different than? *Idioms: A compilation of 200 idioms provides a convenient review of tricky "grammatical phrases." Do we write prefer x to y or prefer x over y ... in comparison to or in comparison with ... regarded as or regarded to be? *Review: A selection of 30 multiple-choice problems, complete with explanations and author's notes, integrate key concepts of grammar, diction, idioms, and style. *Also included are special sections on editing tips and punctuation, American English vs. British English, and traditional writing vs. digital writing. Author's bio: Brandon Royal is an a