English Grammar Workbook For Dummies

Take practical steps to learning flawless English grammar
English grammar can be tricky to get your head around, but with this interactive workbook you′ll be able to brush up your skills in no time. The clear–cut information and handy tips will help you complete the written exercises and assess your progress every step of the way. With topics ranging from parts of speech and punctuation to perfecting your writing style, this workbook shows you how to dodge common mistakes and get it right, every time!
Assessments of your writing style and sentence structure
Worksheets to develop your use of adjectives, adverbs and pronouns
Techniques to perfect your punctuation
Exercises to give you confidence, whether you′re writing a letter or sending an email
Discover
The correct use of apostrophes, commas, hyphens and other key punctuation marks
All you need to know about adjectives and adverbs
Where words should be placed within a sentence
How to write with style, whatever the occasion

Spis treści:
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.

Nota biograficzna:
Nuala O′Sullivan is an English teacher.
Geraldine Woods is the co–author of the bestselling English Grammar For Dummies, UK Edition.

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Take practical steps to learning flawless English grammar
English grammar can be tricky to get your head around, but with this interactive workbook you′ll be able to brush up your skills in no time. The clear–cut information and handy tips will help you complete the written exercises and assess your progress every step of the way. With topics ranging from parts of speech and punctuation to perfecting your writing style, this workbook shows you how to dodge common mistakes and get it right, every time!
Assessments of your writing style and sentence structure
Worksheets to develop your use of adjectives, adverbs and pronouns
Techniques to perfect your punctuation
Exercises to give you confidence, whether you′re writing a letter or sending an email
Discover
The correct use of apostrophes, c ommas, hyphens and other key punctuation marks
All you need to know about adjectives and adverbs
Where words should be placed within a sentence
How to write with style, whatever the occasion