Geraldine Woods

English Grammar All-in-One For Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Learn to get your ideas across clearly and correctly--the easy way English Grammar All-in-One For Dummies is packed with everything you need to know to communicate with confidence--in your writing, on standardized tests, at work, on social media, and everywhere else. Strong verbal and written skills can help you get where you want to be, and this easy-to-understand Dummies guide will help you understand the English grammar principles you need to know so you can improve your understanding of basic grammar and punctuation rules, easily identify parts of speech, and communicate more effectively. * Learn the basics of punctuation--periods, commas, semicolons, and beyond * Write clearer e-mails and messages, or ace the writing section of your test * Navigate pronouns and make sure you're using inclusive language * Practice with end-of-chapter quizzes and even more online practice English Grammar All-In-One For Dummies is an excellent resource for students, professionals, job seekers, non-native-English learners, and anyone who wants to brush up on using this crazy language we call English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394159505
• Artikelnr.: 67631760

Autorenporträt

Geraldine Woods is a grammarian and writer with more than 35 years' experience teaching and writing about English. She is the author of English Grammar For Dummies, SAT For Dummies, and Research Papers For Dummies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 2

Beyond the Book 3

Where to Go from Here 3

Unit 1: Exploring Grammar and Style 5

Chapter 1: Sampling the Ingredients of Grammar and Style 7

What This Year's Sentence Is Wearing: Understanding Grammar and Style 8

Getting to Know the Elements of Grammar and Style 9

Parts of speech 10

Parts of a sentence 11

Small but important: Punctuating, capitalizing, and spelling 15

Recognizing Your Grammar Profile 18

Chapter 2: Adapting Language to Every Situation 21

Grasping the Power and Limits of Standard English 21

Adjusting Language to Suit Your Audience 22

Wanna get something to eat? Friendspeak 22

Conversational English 24

Standard English 24

Practice Questions Answers and Explanations 29

Whaddya Know? Chapter 2 Quiz 31

Answers to Chapter 2 Quiz 33

Unit 2: Exploring Parts of Speech 35

Chapter 3: People to See, Places to Go, Things to Remember: Recognizing Nouns 37

Identifying Nouns 38

Naming people with nouns 38

Naming places with nouns 39

Naming things with nouns 40

Naming ideas and emotions with nouns 41

Sorting Out Singular and Plural Nouns 42

Adding the letters S or ES to form plurals 42

Plurals that break the rules 44

Attaching "This," "These," and Other Words to Nouns 45

Practice Questions Answers and Explanations 47

Whaddya Know? Chapter 3 Quiz 49

Answers to Chapter 3 Quiz 50

Chapter 4: Meeting the Pronoun Family 51

Working Hard: Pronouns and Their Jobs 51

Replacing nouns 52

Replacing pronouns 53

Doubling back with -self pronouns 53

Creating connections, asking questions 54

Tracing Pronoun Traits 55

Person and number 56

Gender and number 58

Case 59

Practice Questions Answers and Explanations 61

Whaddya Know? Chapter 4 Quiz 63

Answers to Chapter 4 Quiz 64

Chapter 5: Existing and Acting with Verbs 65

Expressing Meaning with Verbs 66

Tense 66

Number 66

Mood 66

Voice 67

Meeting the Families: Linking and Action Verbs 67

Linking verbs: A giant equal sign 68

Forms of "be" 68

Synonyms of "be" 68

Savoring sensory verbs 69

Lights! Camera! Action verb! 70

Pop the Question: Locating the Verb 71

Calling the Help Line for Verbs 73

The big three 73

Timing is everything: Creating a time frame with helping verbs 77

Don't ask! Questions and negative statements 77

Adding shades of meaning with helping verbs 79

Practice Questions Answers and Explanations 81

Whaddya Know? Chapter 5 Quiz 84

Answers to Chapter 5 Quiz 85

Chapter 6: Two Real Really Good Parts of Speech: Adjectives and Adverbs 87

Clarifying Meaning with Descriptions 88

Adding Adjectives 88

Adjectives describing nouns 89

Adjectives describing pronouns 89

Adjectives attached to linking verbs 90

Pop the question: Identifying adjectives 90

Articles: Not just for magazines 91

Stalking the Common Adverb 93

Pop the question: Finding the adverb 94

Adverbs describing adjectives and other adverbs 95

Choosing Between Adjectives and Adverbs 97

Sorting out "good"