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English grammar workbook for dummies / Geraldine Woods.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: --For dummiesPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2018].Edition: 3rd editionDescription: viii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119455394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE 1112.3 .W861 2018
Contents:
Building a firm foundation: grammar basics. Tailoring language to suit your audience and purpose ; Identifying the major elements of a sentence ; Having it all: writing complete sentences -- Clearing up confusing grammar points. Finding the right verb at the right time ; Agreement: choosing singular or plural verbs and pronouns ; Solving pronoun case ; Little words packing a lot of power: prepositions and interjections ; Writing good or well: adjectives and adverbs -- Mastering mechanics. A hook that can catch you: apostrophes ; "Can I quote you on that?" Quotation marks ; Pausing to consider the comma ; Handling dashes, hyphens, and colons ; Hitting the big time: capital letters ; Writing for electronic media -- Going above and beyond: the finer points of grammar and style. Going for the gold: the finer points of verb usage ; Identifying clauses and their effects ; Adding style to sentences ; Staying on track: parallel writing ; Steering clear of confusion: clarity ; Dealing with grammar demons -- Appendix: grabbing grammar goofs.
List(s) this item appears in: English - December 2018
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"With online practice"--Cover.

Includes index.

Building a firm foundation: grammar basics. Tailoring language to suit your audience and purpose ; Identifying the major elements of a sentence ; Having it all: writing complete sentences --
Clearing up confusing grammar points. Finding the right verb at the right time ; Agreement: choosing singular or plural verbs and pronouns ; Solving pronoun case ; Little words packing a lot of power: prepositions and interjections ; Writing good or well: adjectives and adverbs --
Mastering mechanics. A hook that can catch you: apostrophes ; "Can I quote you on that?" Quotation marks ; Pausing to consider the comma ; Handling dashes, hyphens, and colons ; Hitting the big time: capital letters ; Writing for electronic media --
Going above and beyond: the finer points of grammar and style. Going for the gold: the finer points of verb usage ; Identifying clauses and their effects ; Adding style to sentences ; Staying on track: parallel writing ; Steering clear of confusion: clarity ; Dealing with grammar demons --
Appendix: grabbing grammar goofs.

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