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English Grammar For Dummies

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The fun and easy way to improve your grammar Enhancing your speaking and writing skills helps in everyday situations, such as writing a paper for school, giving a presentation to a company's bigwigs, or communicating effectively with family and friends. English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you the latest techniques for improving your efficiency with English grammar and punctuation. Teaches the rules of verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; prepositions, propositions, and pronoun pronouncements; punctuation; possessives; and proofreading skills for all communication Geraldine Woods is the author of English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, College Admission Essays For Dummies, Research Papers For Dummies, SAT I For Dummies, 6th Edition, AP English Literature For Dummies, and AP English Language For Dummies For speakers and writers of all skill levels, English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides easy-to-follow, practical information for improving your command of English grammar.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Down to Basics: The Parts of the Sentence 7 Chapter 1: I Already Know How to Talk. Why Should I Study Grammar? 9 Chapter 2: Verbs: The Heart of the Sentence 17 Chapter 3: Relax! Understanding Verb Tense 29 Chapter 4: Who's Doing What? How to Find the Subject 43 Chapter 5: Having It All: The Complete Sentence 55 Chapter 6: Handling Complements 73 Part II: Avoiding Common Errors 83 Chapter 7: Do You Feel Bad or Badly? The Lowdown on Adjectives and Adverbs 85 Chapter 8: Small Words, Big Trouble: Prepositions 101 Chapter 9: Everyone Brought Their Homework: Pronoun Errors 109 Chapter 10: Just Nod Your Head: About Agreement 121 Part III: No Garage, but Plenty of Mechanics 135 Chapter 11: Punctuation Law That Should Be Repealed: Apostrophes 137 Chapter 12: Quotations: More Rules Than the Internal Revenue Service 151 Chapter 13: The Pause That Refreshes: Commas 169 Chapter 14: Useful Little Marks: Dashes, Hyphens, and Colons 185 Chapter 15: CAPITAL LETTERS 195 Chapter 16: New Media, New Grammar Rules 207 Part IV: Polishing Without Wax — The Finer Points of Grammar 219 Chapter 17: Pronouns and Their Cases 221 Chapter 18: Fine-Tuning Verbs 235 Chapter 19: Saying What You Want to Say: Descriptive Words and Phrases 253 Chapter 20: Good, Better, Best: Comparisons 265 Chapter 21: Parallels Without the Lines 281 Part V: Rules Even Your Great-Aunt's Grammar Teacher Didn't Know 295 Chapter 22: The Last Word on Verbs 297 Chapter 23: The Last Word on Pronouns 309 Chapter 24: The Last Word on Sentence Structure 323 Part VI: The Part of Tens 343 Chapter 25: Ten Ways Two to Improve Your Proofreading 345 Chapter 26: Ten Ways to Learn Better Grammar 349 Index 353

About the Author :
Geraldine Woods teaches English and directs the independent study program at a high school for gifted students. She has more than 35 years of teaching experience and is the author of more than 40 books, including English Grammar Workbook For Dummies. Geraldine Woods teaches English and directs the independent study program at a high school for gifted students. She has more than 35 years of teaching experience and is the author of more than 40 books, including English Grammar Workbook For Dummies.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470635599
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 384
  • ISBN-10: 0470635592
  • Publisher Date: 12 Jan 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English


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