The Deluxe Transitive Vampire
A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
Published on 10. August 1993
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-679-41860-3 (ISBN)
Description
Playful and practical, this is the style book you can't wait to use, a guide that addresses classic questions of English usage with wit and the blackest of humor. Black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
B & W DRAWINGS THROUGHOUT
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
549 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-679-41860-3 (9780679418603)
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Karen Gordon
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire
Book
02/1984
Random House USA Inc
€32.37
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Person
Karen Elizabeth Gordon
Content
Acknowledgments • ix
Preface • xiii
Introduction • xv
Sentences • 3
Words • 8
Nouns • 30
Verbs • 40
Verbals • 54
Adjectives and Adverbs • 65
Pronouns • 77
Agreements • 99
Phrases • 125
Clauses • 140
Fragments, Splices, and Run-ons • 155
Follow the Flight • 167
Illustration Credits • 170
Index • 172
Preface • xiii
Introduction • xv
Sentences • 3
Words • 8
Nouns • 30
Verbs • 40
Verbals • 54
Adjectives and Adverbs • 65
Pronouns • 77
Agreements • 99
Phrases • 125
Clauses • 140
Fragments, Splices, and Run-ons • 155
Follow the Flight • 167
Illustration Credits • 170
Index • 172