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English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition (ePub eBook) UK Edition

eBook by O'Sullivan, Nuala/Woods, Geraldine

English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition (ePub eBook)

£18.99

ISBN:
9780470664544
Publication Date:
07 Apr 2010
Edition:
UK Edition
Publisher:
Wiley
Imprint:
For Dummies
Pages:
324 pages
Format:
eBook
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English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition (ePub eBook)

Description

English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition is grammar First Aid for anyone wanting to perfect their English and develop the practical skills needed to write and speak correctly. Each chapter focuses on key grammatical principles, with easy-to-follow theory and examples as well as practice questions and explanations. From verbs, prepositions and tenses, to style, expressions and tricky word traps, this hands-on workbook is essential for both beginners looking to learn and practise the basics of English grammar, and those who want to brush up skills they already have - quickly, easily, and with confidence.a a English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition covers: Part I: Laying the Groundwork: Grammar Basicsaaaaaa Chapter 1: Placing the Proper Verb in the Proper Placeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter 2: Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Pairing Subjects and Verbs Correctlyaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter 3: Who Is She, and What Is It? The Lowdown on Pronouns Chapter 4: Finishing What You Start: Writing Complete Sentencesaaaaaaaa Part II: Mastering Mechanicsaaaaaaaaaa Chapter 5: Exercising Comma Sense Chapter 6: Made You Look! Punctuation Marks That Demand Attentionaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter 7: One Small Mark, a Whole New Meaning: Apostrophesaaaaaaaaa Chapter 8: Let Me Speak! Quotation Marks Chapter 9: Hitting the Big Time: Capital Lettersaaaaaaaaa Part III: The Pickier Points of Correct Verb and Pronoun Useaa Chapter 10: The Case of It (And Other Pronouns)aaaaaa Chapter 11: Choosing the Best Pronoun for a Tricky Sentence Chapter 12: Travelling in Time: Tricky Verb-Tense Situationsa Chapter 13: Are You and Your Verbs in the Right Mood? Part IV: All You Need to Know about Descriptions and Comparisonsaaa Chapter 14: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives and Adverbs Chapter 15: Going on Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly Chapter 16: For Better or Worse: Forming Comparisonsaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter 17: Apples and Oranges: Improper Comparisonsaaaaaaaa Part V: Writing with Styleaa Chapter 18: Keeping Your Balanceaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter 19: Spicing Up and Trimming Down Your Sentencesaa Chapter 20: Steering Clear of Tricky Word Traps Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 21: Ten Over-corrections Chapter 22: Ten Errors to Avoid at All Cost

Contents

Introduction. Part I: Laying the Foundations: Grammar Basics. Chapter 1: Placing the Proper Verb in the Proper Place. Chapter 2: Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Pairing Subjects and Verbs Correctly. Chapter 3: Who Is She, and What Is It? The Lowdown on Pronouns. Chapter 4: Finishing What You Start: Writing Complete Sentences. Part II: Mastering Mechanics. Chapter 5: Exercising Comma Sense. Chapter 6: Made You Look! Punctuation Marks That Demand Attention. Chapter 7: One Small Mark, a Whole New Meaning: Apostrophes. Chapter 8: 'Let Me Speak!' Quotation Marks. Chapter 9: Hitting the Big Time: Capital Letters. Part III: The Pickier Points of Correct Verb and Pronoun Use. Chapter 10: The Case of It (And Other Pronouns). Chapter 11: Choosing the Best Pronoun for a Tricky Sentence. Chapter 12: Travelling in Time: Tricky Verb Tense Situations. Chapter 13: Getting Your Verbs in the Right Mood. Part IV: All You Need to Know about Descriptions and Comparisons. Chapter 14: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives, Adverbs and Articles. Chapter 15: Going on Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly. Chapter 16: Forming Comparisons: For Better or Worse. Chapter 17: Apples and Oranges: Improper Comparisons. Part V: Writing with Style. Chapter 18: Practising Parallel Structure. Chapter 19: Spicing Up and Trimming Down Your Sentences. Chapter 20: Steering Clear of Tricky Word Traps. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Overcorrections. Chapter 22: Ten Errors to Avoid at All Costs. Appendix: Your Final Challenge. Index.

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