Grammar Talk
Published on 16. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-13-628173-3 (ISBN)
Description
Designed for basic and developmental writing courses. As a supplement in a sentence to paragraph or paragraph to essay basic/developmental writing course or as the main text in a course that focuses entirely on grammar at the developmental level.
Overcomes students' initial fear of grammar and uses a focused and practical approach that connects functional grammar problems and respects and encourages the students' innate "ear" for grammar. Clear, step-by-step explanations and a wide variety of reinforcement drills and exercises -listening, speaking, editing, and writing - help students learn the differences between appropriate and inappropriate usage and to recognize and use standard English.
Overcomes students' initial fear of grammar and uses a focused and practical approach that connects functional grammar problems and respects and encourages the students' innate "ear" for grammar. Clear, step-by-step explanations and a wide variety of reinforcement drills and exercises -listening, speaking, editing, and writing - help students learn the differences between appropriate and inappropriate usage and to recognize and use standard English.
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Content
1. The Basic Sentence.
2. Building Sentences.
3. Avoiding Non-Sentences.
4. Verbs - An Overview.
5. Regular and Irregular Verbs.
6. Subject-Verb Agreement.
7. Problems with Verbs.
8. Using Pronouns Correctly.
9. Pronoun Problems.
10. Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs.
11. Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers.
12. Using Prepositions.
13. Punctuation You Can Hear.
14. Punctuation You Can't Hear.
Index.
2. Building Sentences.
3. Avoiding Non-Sentences.
4. Verbs - An Overview.
5. Regular and Irregular Verbs.
6. Subject-Verb Agreement.
7. Problems with Verbs.
8. Using Pronouns Correctly.
9. Pronoun Problems.
10. Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs.
11. Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers.
12. Using Prepositions.
13. Punctuation You Can Hear.
14. Punctuation You Can't Hear.
Index.