If your friend is wanting to write American English, the best source for punctuation information might be The Chicago Manual of Style -- it does not have too much to say about grammar, but on punctuation, it's comprehensive. American and British punctuation rules differ, though, so if he's wanting to write for a British audience, he'd need a different reference. -- Bill Spruiell -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lucy Hobbs Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:03 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Grammar book needed Can you recommend a comprehensive English grammar and punctuation text for a German friend of mine? He speaks English fluently but has some difficulty with punctuation. Thanks, Lucy To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/