Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation

Perfect for readers of all levels, the Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation provides essential information on comprehensive day-to-day English usage.

Arranged alphabetically, it contains entries for standard grammatical terms as well as dealing with related questions of usage. The A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation features over 250 questions of grammar and punctuation clearly explained with real-world English examples taken from the Oxford University Corpus. It provides answers to basic and advanced terms such as ‘split infinitive’, ‘participle’, and ‘adverb’, alongside whether to use ‘may’ or ‘might’, ‘that’ or ‘which’, and ‘it’s’ or ‘its’. It offers clear and coherent explanations and illustrations across a broad range of topics, and is the first port of call for any reader seeking clear, authoritative help with grammar and punctuation.

A search tool

Featuring autocomplete search to help you find words quickly by seeing search predictions that might be similar to the search terms you’re typing. The search also allows various search options as:

• A ‘fuzzy filter’ when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
• A ‘keyword’ search for finding key words within compound words
• A wild card search function (‘*’ or ‘?’) which can replace a letter or entire parts of a word.

A learning tool

The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further:

• A ‘Favorites’ feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words * History list to help you easily review the last visited words.
• See words in context with example sentences

A mobile dictionary application from MobiSystems with content from Oxford University Press.