Lesley J. Ward, Geraldine Woods

English Grammar For Dummies, UK Edition (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

If you're confused by commas, perplexed by pronouns, and plain terrified by tenses, English Grammar For Dummies will put your fears to rest. Packed with expert guidance, it covers everything from sentence basics to rules even your English teacher didn't know - if you want to brush up on your grammar, this is the only guide you'll ever need. Discover how to: avoid common grammatical errors; get to grips with apostrophes; structure sentences correctly; use verbs and find the right tense; and decide when to use slang or formal English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118717011
• Artikelnr.: 43136912

Autorenporträt

Lesley Ward is a teacher of grammar, proofreading and copy-editing. She leads training courses at the Society of Editors and Proofreaders, the Publishing Training Centre, the Irish Book Publishers' Association and the London College of Communication. Geraldine Woods has taught grammar for more than 35 years and is the author of over 50 books.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: The Parts of Speech and Parts of the Sentence.
Chapter 1: I Already Know How to Talk. Why Should I Study Grammar? Chapter
2: Verbs: The Heart of the Sentence. Chapter 3: Relax! Understanding Verb
Tense. Chapter 4: Who's Doing What? Finding the Subject. Chapter 5: Having
It All: The Complete Sentence. Chapter 6: Handling Complements. Part II:
Avoiding Common Errors. Chapter 7: Getting Hitched: Marrying Sentences.
Chapter 8: Do You Feel Bad or Badly? The Lowdown on Adjectives and Adverbs.
Chapter 9: Prepositions, Interjections and Articles. Chapter 10: Everyone
Brought Their Homework: Pronouns. Chapter 11: Just Nod Your Head: About
Agreement. Part III: No Garage, but Plenty of Mechanics. Chapter 12:
Apostrophes. Chapter 13: Quotations: More Rules than Revenue & Customs.
Chapter 14: The Pause That Refreshes: Commas. Chapter 15: Adding
Information: Semicolons, Dashes and Colons. Chapter 16: CAPITAL LETTERS.
Part IV: Polishing without Wax - The Finer Points of Grammar. Chapter 17:
Pronouns and Their Cases. Chapter 18: Fine-Tuning Verbs. Chapter 19: Saying
What You Want to Say: Descriptive Words and Phrases. Chapter 20: Good,
Better, Best: Comparisons. Chapter 21: Keeping Your Balance. Part V: Rules
Even Your Great-Aunt's Grammar Teacher Didn't Know. Chapter 22: The Last
Word on Verbs. Chapter 23: The Last Word on Pronouns. Chapter 24: The Last
Word on Sentence Structure. Chapter 25: The Last Word on Punctuation. Part
VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 26: Ten Ways Two to Improve Your
Proofreading. Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Learn Better Grammar. Index.