English Grammar For Dummies
2nd Edition
Published on 2. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-118-49327-4 (ISBN)
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Edition
2nd Australian Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 22 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-49327-4 (9781118493274)
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Wendy M. Anderson | Geraldine Woods | Lesley J. Ward
English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Australian Edition
E-Book
11/2012
2nd Edition
Wiley
€15.99
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Wendy M. Anderson | Geraldine Woods | Lesley J. Ward
English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Australian Edition
E-Book
11/2012
2nd Edition
Wiley
€15.99
Available for download
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Wendy M. Anderson | Geraldine Woods | Lesley J. Ward
English Grammar for Dummies
Book
05/2008
Wiley
€56.80
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Persons
Wendy M Anderson is an author, editor and educator. She has taught effective communication in classroom and business environments for over 20 years.
Geraldine Woods has taught grammar for over 25 years.
Lesley J Ward is a founding member of the UK Society for Editors and Proofreaders.
Geraldine Woods has taught grammar for over 25 years.
Lesley J Ward is a founding member of the UK Society for Editors and Proofreaders.
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Understanding Verbs and Sentences 7
Chapter 1: Who Cares about Grammar? 9
Chapter 2: Verbs: The Engine of the Sentence21
Chapter 3: Timing is Everything: Understanding Verb Tense 35
Chapter 4: Who's Doing What? Finding the Subject 53
Chapter 5: One with the Lot: The Complete Sentence 61
Chapter 6: Following On: Objects and Complements 75
Part II: Adding Detail and Avoiding Common Errors 87
Chapter 7: Driving a Road Train: Joining Sentences 89
Chapter 8: Accessorising: Modifying with Adjectives and Adverbs 105
Chapter 9: Filling the Gaps: Prepositions, Interjections and Articles 121
Chapter 10: She'll Be Right: Handling Pronouns 133
Chapter 11: Making it Match: About Agreement 151
Part III: Punctuating for Precision 161
Chapter 12: Commas: Pauses That Count 163
Chapter 13: Apostrophes: They're There for a Reason 183
Chapter 14: Quotations: He Said, She Said 197
Chapter 15: Adding Information: Semicolons and Colons 223
Chapter 16: Dots and Dashes: Ellipses, Hyphens, Dashes and Slashes 235
Chapter 17: CAPITAL LETTERS and Numerals 245
Part IV: Grammar with Style - the Finer Points 257
Chapter 18: Perfecting Pronouns 259
Chapter 19: Finetuning Verbs and Verbals 271
Chapter 20: Saying What You Want to Say: Descriptions 289
Chapter 21: Refining Your Writing: Grammar in Action 305
Chapter 22: e-Grammar: Accuracy in Electronic Communication 331
Part V: The Part of Tens 347
Chapter 23: Ten Common Grammar Errors and How to Revise Them 349
Chapter 24: Ten Things Grammar and Spell Checkers Can't Do 355
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Improve Your Writing 361
Chapter 26: Ten Ways two to Improve Your Editing 367
Glossary 373
Index 385
Part I: Understanding Verbs and Sentences 7
Chapter 1: Who Cares about Grammar? 9
Chapter 2: Verbs: The Engine of the Sentence21
Chapter 3: Timing is Everything: Understanding Verb Tense 35
Chapter 4: Who's Doing What? Finding the Subject 53
Chapter 5: One with the Lot: The Complete Sentence 61
Chapter 6: Following On: Objects and Complements 75
Part II: Adding Detail and Avoiding Common Errors 87
Chapter 7: Driving a Road Train: Joining Sentences 89
Chapter 8: Accessorising: Modifying with Adjectives and Adverbs 105
Chapter 9: Filling the Gaps: Prepositions, Interjections and Articles 121
Chapter 10: She'll Be Right: Handling Pronouns 133
Chapter 11: Making it Match: About Agreement 151
Part III: Punctuating for Precision 161
Chapter 12: Commas: Pauses That Count 163
Chapter 13: Apostrophes: They're There for a Reason 183
Chapter 14: Quotations: He Said, She Said 197
Chapter 15: Adding Information: Semicolons and Colons 223
Chapter 16: Dots and Dashes: Ellipses, Hyphens, Dashes and Slashes 235
Chapter 17: CAPITAL LETTERS and Numerals 245
Part IV: Grammar with Style - the Finer Points 257
Chapter 18: Perfecting Pronouns 259
Chapter 19: Finetuning Verbs and Verbals 271
Chapter 20: Saying What You Want to Say: Descriptions 289
Chapter 21: Refining Your Writing: Grammar in Action 305
Chapter 22: e-Grammar: Accuracy in Electronic Communication 331
Part V: The Part of Tens 347
Chapter 23: Ten Common Grammar Errors and How to Revise Them 349
Chapter 24: Ten Things Grammar and Spell Checkers Can't Do 355
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Improve Your Writing 361
Chapter 26: Ten Ways two to Improve Your Editing 367
Glossary 373
Index 385