Martha Kolln wrote:

> What is "Construction grammar," Ron?
>
> Martha
>
>> Marshall,
>>
>> I wonder if you could give me the reference details of the Max Morenberg
>> book you mentioned.   I'd also be grateful to anyone who can provide
>> reference details of any other text books which have attempted to use
>> transformational grammar as a means of improving grammatical 
>> competence and
>> writing skills.
>>
>> Has anyone, by the way, had any experience of using construction grammar
>> in a comparable way?
>>
>> Ron Sheen
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Ron,

Yes, Morenberg's latest edition, the seventh, is called The Writer's 
Options: Lessons in Style and Arrangement, co-authored by Jeff Sommers, 
published by Longman. Their website is alongman.com

If you need some scholarship on sentence-combining, let me know, and 
I'll send it along.

I'd did an article several years ago in the Journal of Technical Writing 
and Communication, called "The Million Dollar Letter,"
detailing the use of verbals to write effective application letters. I'd 
be happy to send that, too, if you're interested.

The nexus of linguistics and writing is probably my scholarly focus, if 
I have one.

Best wishes,

Marshall

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