Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference The Definitive Source for Clear and Concise Writing

Name: Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference The Definitive Source for Clear and Concise Writing
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ISBN: 9781599632209

ISBN-10: 1599632209

ISBN-13: 9781599632209

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gary Lutz, Diane Stevenson

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This useful guide to English grammar provides comprehensive instruction, real-world examples & a coloured tab system for easy use.

Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: F&W Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034



Introduction



Grammar: An Overview



Nouns and Verbs



Modifiers and Other Parts of Speech



Phrases



Clauses



Grammar: Rules, Conventions, and Errors to Avoid



Agreement of Subjects and Verbs



Other Errors in the Use of Verbs



Parallelism



Errors in Modification: Misplaced, Dangling, and Ambiguous Modifiers



Other Errors in Modification



Personal Pronouns



Agreement of Pronouns and Their Antecedents



References of Pronouns



Faulty Comparisons



Faulty Predication



Mishandled Elliptical Constructions



Two Special Problems With That



Punctuation: Rules, Conventions, and Errors to Avoid



Terminal Punctuation Marks



The Comma



The Semicolon and the Colon



Parentheses and Dashes



The Apostrophe



Quotation Marks and Italics



Specialized Punctuation Marks



The Hyphen



Punctuating Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences



Mechanics and Usage



Capitalization



The Presentation of Numbers



Abbreviations



Glossary of Commonly Misused Words


Appendix: Subject Guide


Index