| Description |
xiv, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
What is grammar, anyway? -- Nouns : the building blocks of sentences -- Verbs : the energy of sentences -- Complements : the completion of the verb -- Pronouns : getting personal -- Adjectives : the first add-on -- Adverbs : add-on number two -- Prepositions : relating one word to another -- Coordinating conjunctions : one and one makes two -- Word order is part of meaning -- Just enough punctuation -- The five ws and an h -- The amazing word be and its many faces -- More about pronouns and nouns -- Introducing the verbals -- More punctuation : I said, "May I have your attention, please?" -- Combining sentences -- Keeping it simple, even when sentences get complex -- Verbs do more : the fine points of using verbs -- Questions of usage : how can words agree when people don't? -- Forming comparisons correctly : a matter of degree -- The complete sentence : putting it all together -- Making the right choices. |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar.
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| ISBN |
0471243884 (pbk.) |
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