Rhetorical Grammar, plus MyCompLab with Pearson eText
7th Edition
Published on 5. February 2014
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978-1-4479-5333-3 (ISBN)
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Rhetorical Grammar encourages writers to recognize and use the grammatical and stylistic choices available to them and to understand the rhetorical effects those choices can have on their readers.
Rhetorical Grammar is a writer's grammar - a text that presents grammar as a rhetorical tool, avoiding the do's and don'ts so long associated with the study of grammar. It reveals to student writers the system of grammar that they know subconsciously and encourages them to use that knowledge to understand their choices as writers and the effects of those choices on their readers. Besides providing key strategies for revision, Rhetorical Grammar presents systematic discussions of reader expectation, sentence rhythm and cohesion, subordination and coordination, punctuation, modification, diction, and other principles. Studying grammar from this rhetorical point of view defines the study of language as an intellectual exercise designed to open up students' minds to the versatility, beauty, and possibilities of language.
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Rhetorical Grammar encourages writers to recognize and use the grammatical and stylistic choices available to them and to understand the rhetorical effects those choices can have on their readers.
Rhetorical Grammar is a writer's grammar - a text that presents grammar as a rhetorical tool, avoiding the do's and don'ts so long associated with the study of grammar. It reveals to student writers the system of grammar that they know subconsciously and encourages them to use that knowledge to understand their choices as writers and the effects of those choices on their readers. Besides providing key strategies for revision, Rhetorical Grammar presents systematic discussions of reader expectation, sentence rhythm and cohesion, subordination and coordination, punctuation, modification, diction, and other principles. Studying grammar from this rhetorical point of view defines the study of language as an intellectual exercise designed to open up students' minds to the versatility, beauty, and possibilities of language.
MyLab and Mastering from Pearson improve results for students and educators. Used by over ten million students, they effectively engage learners at every stage.
MyCompLab enables lecturers to manage their entire course online in one convenient place, tracking students progress over time and encouraging reflection and assessment of student writing with portfolios.
For students
Personalised study plan: MyCompLab gives you the opportunity to test yourself on key concepts and skills and generates a study plan based on topics you have not yet mastered. The study plan links to interactive exercises with guidance, to give you help when you need it most.
Pearson eText gives you access to an ebook that can be used on the go, and allows you to highlight, search and take notes as you read online. Access to the ebook depends on the package you have bought.
The MyCompLab Composing Space integrates the market-leading resources for writing, grammar, and research with an easy-to-use writing environment that looks and functions like most popular word processing programs. E.g. Interactive case studies: expand on this feature
For educators
Online assignments, tests, quizzes can be easily created and assigned to students.
Gradebook: Assignments are automatically graded and visible at a glance.
For educator access, contact your Pearson Account Manager. To find out who your Account Manager is, visitwww.pearsoned.co.uk/replocator
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
366 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4479-5333-3 (9781447953333)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I The Structure of Sentences
Chapter 1
A Review of Words and Phrases
Chapter Preview
Form Classes
Nouns and Verbs
The Noun Phrase
The Verb Phrase
NP 1 VP 5 S
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
Key Terms
Chapter 2
Sentence Patterns
Chapter Preview
Rhetorical Effects
The Be Patterns
The Linking Verb Pattern
The Intransitive Verb Pattern
The Basic Transitive Verb Pattern
Transitive Patterns with Two Complements
Sentence Pattern Summary
The Optional Adverbial
Questions and Commands
Punctuation and the Sentence Patterns
Basic Patterns in Prose
The Short Paragraph
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminder
Chapter 3
Our Versatile Verbs
Chapter Preview
The Expanded Verb
Using the Expanded Verbs
Special Uses of the Present Tense
Other Auxiliaries
Do-Support
Modal Auxiliaries
The Passive Voice
Forms of the Passive Voice
The Obscure Agent
Well-Chosen Verbs: Showing, Not Telling
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Chapter 4
Coordination and Subordination
Chapter Preview
Coordination Within the Sentence
Parallel Structure
Coordination of the Series
Climax
Coordination with Correlative Conjunctions
Subject-Verb Agreement
Compound Sentences
Conjunctive Adverbs and Transitional Phrases
Compound Sentences with Semicolons
Compound Sentences with Colons
Punctuation Pitfalls
The Compound Sentence: Punctuation Review
Subordination: The Dependent Clauses
Revising Compound Structures
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART II
Controlling the Message
Chapter 5
Cohesion
Chapter Preview
Reader Expectation
Repetition
The Known-New Contract
The Role of Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
The Role of the Passive Voice
Other Sentence Inversions
Parallelism
Repetition Versus Redundancy
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Chapter 6
Sentence Rhythm
Chapter Preview
Your Sense of Rhythm
End Focus
Controlling Rhythm
The It-Cleft
The What-Cleft
The There-Transformation
Rhythm and the Comma
Power Words
Correlative Conjunctions
Adverbials of Emphasis
The Common Only
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminder
Chapter 7
The Writer's Voice
Chapter Preview
Tone
Diction
Metaphor
Verbs and Formality
Nominalized Verbs and Abstract Subjects
Contractions
Metadiscourse
Point of View
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART III
Making Choices: Form and Function
Chapter 8
Choosing Adverbials
Chapter Preview
The Movable Adverbials
Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
The Proliferating Prepositional Phrase
Noun Phrases
Verb Phrases
Dependent Clauses
Punctuation of Adverbial Clauses
The Movability of Adverbial Clauses
The Because-Clause Myth
The Elliptical Adverbial Clause
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
Chapter 9
Choosing Adjectivals
Chapter Preview
The Noun Phrase
Preheadword Modifiers
Determiners
Adjectives and Nouns
Modifier Noun Proliferation
Postheadword Modifiers
Prepositional Phrases
Adjective Phrases
Participial Phrases
The Prenoun Participle
The Movable Participial Phrase
The Dangling Participle
Relative Clauses
The Relatives
The Broad-Reference Clause
Punctuation of Phrases and Clauses
A Punctuation Rule Revisited
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
Chapter 10
Choosing Nominals
Chapter Preview
Appositives
Colons and Dashes with Appositives
Avoiding Punctuation Errors
The Sentence Appositive
Nominal Verb Phrases
Gerunds
The Dangling Gerund
The Subject of the Gerund
Infinitives 2
Nominal Clauses
Nominals as Delayed Subjects
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
Chapter 11
Other Stylistic Variations
Chapter Preview
Style
Absolute Phrases
The Coordinate Series
Repetition
Word-Order Variation
Ellipsis
Antithesis
The Deliberate Fragment
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART IV
Your Way with Words
Chapter 12
Words and Word Classes
Chapter Preview
Your Lexicon
Parts of Speech
The Form Classes
Nouns
Plural-Only Forms
Collective Nouns
Proper Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Derivational Affixes
The Structure Classes
Determiners
Auxiliaries
Qualifiers
Prepositions
Particles
Conjunctions
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
The Missing Pronoun
Case Errors
The Unwanted Apostrophe
The Ambiguous Antecedent
Reflexive Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
The Everyone/Their Issue
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART V
Punctuation
Chapter 13
Punctuation: Its Purposes, Its Hierarchy, and Its Rhetorical Effects
Chapter Preview
The Purposes of Punctuation Marks
Syntax
Prosody
Semantics
The Hierarchy of Punctuation
The Rhetorical Effects of Punctuation
Key Terms
Glossary of Punctuation
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Answers to the Exercises
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I The Structure of Sentences
Chapter 1
A Review of Words and Phrases
Chapter Preview
Form Classes
Nouns and Verbs
The Noun Phrase
The Verb Phrase
NP 1 VP 5 S
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
Key Terms
Chapter 2
Sentence Patterns
Chapter Preview
Rhetorical Effects
The Be Patterns
The Linking Verb Pattern
The Intransitive Verb Pattern
The Basic Transitive Verb Pattern
Transitive Patterns with Two Complements
Sentence Pattern Summary
The Optional Adverbial
Questions and Commands
Punctuation and the Sentence Patterns
Basic Patterns in Prose
The Short Paragraph
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminder
Chapter 3
Our Versatile Verbs
Chapter Preview
The Expanded Verb
Using the Expanded Verbs
Special Uses of the Present Tense
Other Auxiliaries
Do-Support
Modal Auxiliaries
The Passive Voice
Forms of the Passive Voice
The Obscure Agent
Well-Chosen Verbs: Showing, Not Telling
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Chapter 4
Coordination and Subordination
Chapter Preview
Coordination Within the Sentence
Parallel Structure
Coordination of the Series
Climax
Coordination with Correlative Conjunctions
Subject-Verb Agreement
Compound Sentences
Conjunctive Adverbs and Transitional Phrases
Compound Sentences with Semicolons
Compound Sentences with Colons
Punctuation Pitfalls
The Compound Sentence: Punctuation Review
Subordination: The Dependent Clauses
Revising Compound Structures
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART II
Controlling the Message
Chapter 5
Cohesion
Chapter Preview
Reader Expectation
Repetition
The Known-New Contract
The Role of Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
The Role of the Passive Voice
Other Sentence Inversions
Parallelism
Repetition Versus Redundancy
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Chapter 6
Sentence Rhythm
Chapter Preview
Your Sense of Rhythm
End Focus
Controlling Rhythm
The It-Cleft
The What-Cleft
The There-Transformation
Rhythm and the Comma
Power Words
Correlative Conjunctions
Adverbials of Emphasis
The Common Only
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminder
Chapter 7
The Writer's Voice
Chapter Preview
Tone
Diction
Metaphor
Verbs and Formality
Nominalized Verbs and Abstract Subjects
Contractions
Metadiscourse
Point of View
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART III
Making Choices: Form and Function
Chapter 8
Choosing Adverbials
Chapter Preview
The Movable Adverbials
Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
The Proliferating Prepositional Phrase
Noun Phrases
Verb Phrases
Dependent Clauses
Punctuation of Adverbial Clauses
The Movability of Adverbial Clauses
The Because-Clause Myth
The Elliptical Adverbial Clause
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
Chapter 9
Choosing Adjectivals
Chapter Preview
The Noun Phrase
Preheadword Modifiers
Determiners
Adjectives and Nouns
Modifier Noun Proliferation
Postheadword Modifiers
Prepositional Phrases
Adjective Phrases
Participial Phrases
The Prenoun Participle
The Movable Participial Phrase
The Dangling Participle
Relative Clauses
The Relatives
The Broad-Reference Clause
Punctuation of Phrases and Clauses
A Punctuation Rule Revisited
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
Chapter 10
Choosing Nominals
Chapter Preview
Appositives
Colons and Dashes with Appositives
Avoiding Punctuation Errors
The Sentence Appositive
Nominal Verb Phrases
Gerunds
The Dangling Gerund
The Subject of the Gerund
Infinitives 2
Nominal Clauses
Nominals as Delayed Subjects
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
Chapter 11
Other Stylistic Variations
Chapter Preview
Style
Absolute Phrases
The Coordinate Series
Repetition
Word-Order Variation
Ellipsis
Antithesis
The Deliberate Fragment
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART IV
Your Way with Words
Chapter 12
Words and Word Classes
Chapter Preview
Your Lexicon
Parts of Speech
The Form Classes
Nouns
Plural-Only Forms
Collective Nouns
Proper Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Derivational Affixes
The Structure Classes
Determiners
Auxiliaries
Qualifiers
Prepositions
Particles
Conjunctions
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
The Missing Pronoun
Case Errors
The Unwanted Apostrophe
The Ambiguous Antecedent
Reflexive Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
The Everyone/Their Issue
Key Terms
Rhetorical Reminders
Punctuation Reminders
PART V
Punctuation
Chapter 13
Punctuation: Its Purposes, Its Hierarchy, and Its Rhetorical Effects
Chapter Preview
The Purposes of Punctuation Marks
Syntax
Prosody
Semantics
The Hierarchy of Punctuation
The Rhetorical Effects of Punctuation
Key Terms
Glossary of Punctuation
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Answers to the Exercises