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title: Cover key grammar concepts with instructor-written workbook – News from the Nest
description: "Do your students think good grammar is important? They might after reading these stats: Passed over for promotions: A study found that employees who didn’t get promoted to director-level positions within 10 years made 2.5 times as many grammatical mistakes as the individuals who did achieve such positions. (Learn more.) Love lost: The online dating site Zoosk…"
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# [Cover key grammar concepts with instructor-written workbook – News from the Nest](https://www.hawkeslearning.com/blog/cover-key-grammar-concepts-with-instructor-written-workbook)

 Written by [Hawkes Learning](https://www.hawkeslearning.com/blog/author/hawkes-learning) | Mar 1, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Do your students think good grammar is important? They might after reading these stats:

- **Passed over for promotions:** A study found that employees who didn’t get promoted to director-level positions within 10 years made 2.5 times as many grammatical mistakes as the individuals who did achieve such positions. ([Learn more.](https://hbr.org/2013/03/good-grammar-should-be-everyon))
- **Love lost:** The online dating site Zoosk polled 9,000 users, and 48% consider bad grammar to be a deal breaker. ([Learn more.](https://www.today.com/health/can-your-awesome-grammar-really-get-you-date-according-new-t77376))

<https://downloads.hawkeslearning.com/docs/marketing/GrammarWorkbook_Sample_4.9_4.11.pdf> Develop critical grammar skills of your English students with the new *Foundations of English Grammar Workbook*.

Activities, reading passages, and sentence-analysis questions build a strong understanding of topics that range from correcting run-on sentences to spelling commonly confused words. (Affect vs. effect, anyone?)

Written by instructors, the workbook is an excellent resource to complement in-class activities and online lessons available in *Foundations of English*. It can also be used as a standalone resource.

### [ View a sample of the *Foundations of English Grammar Workbook*. ](https://downloads.hawkeslearning.com/docs/marketing/GrammarWorkbook_Sample_4.9_4.11.pdf)

### Key Features

- Editing applications ask students to annotate short passages and apply editing skills to writing samples.
- Comprehensive source of practice and application gives students additional help with grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
- Topics include grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling, syntax, and diction.
- Exercises include multiple choice, matching lists, true/false, fill-in-the-blank prompts, and more.

*Pssst!* Looking for a grammar handbook? Check out the [*Reading & Writing Handbook for the College Student* ](https://www.hawkeslearning.com/Products/English/HBK/ReadingandWritingHandbook.html), a resource that covers not only grammar but writing, research, critical thinking, and style as well. This pocket-sized guide helps students in all disciplines achieve stronger English skills.

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