Nitty-Gritty Grammar
A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2011
112 pages
978-0-307-78561-9 (ISBN)
Description
An easy-to-follow guide for all of your grammar needs.
With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common grammatical errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style and usage.
With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common grammatical errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style and usage.
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Edith Hope Fine | Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Nitty-Gritty Grammar
A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
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02/1998
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As "The Grammar Patrol," EDITH H. FINE and JUDITH P. JOSEPHSON have fielded grammar questions on radio shows nationwide. Besides writing how-to books for adults, including Nitty-Gritty Grammar and More Nitty-Gritty Grammar, the authors have written award-winning biographies, science books, and picture books for children. They teach grammar and writing through San Diego State University's extension program, and live in Encinitas, California, with their families.
Judith Pinkerton Josephson is also the author of many books for children, including Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights, Allan Pinkerton: The Original Private Eye, and Growing up in Pioneer America. She is the co-author of Armando and the Blue Tarp School.
Judith Pinkerton Josephson is also the author of many books for children, including Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights, Allan Pinkerton: The Original Private Eye, and Growing up in Pioneer America. She is the co-author of Armando and the Blue Tarp School.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Words at Work
- Words at Work
- Verbs
- Infinitives
- Verb Tenses
- Participles
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Active Voice and Passive Voice
- Nouns
- Collective Nouns
- Compound Subjects
- Pronouns
- Pronouns as Subjects or Objects
- Pronouns as Possessives
- Pronouns in Compound Subjects
- Pronouns in Compound Objects
- Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions
- Pronoun-Noun Agreement
- Pronouns That End in "Self"
- Indefinite Pronouns
- Who or Whom?
- That or Which?
- Choosing Pronouns: Subject-Object Hints
- Prepositions
- Prepositional Phrases
- Adjectives
- Compound Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Double Negatives
- Comparisons
- Double Comparisons
- Interjections
- Conjunctions
- Part II. Building Blocks
- The Sentence
- The Subject
- The Predicate
- Diagramming
- Clauses and Phrases
- Pronoun Reference Problems
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Dangling Participial Phrases
- Kinds of Sentences
- Part III. Punctuation Pointers
- Punctuation as Traffic Signals
- Periods
- Commas
- Semicolons
- Colons
- Parentheses and Dashes
- Quotation Marks
- Apostrophes
- Hyphens
- Question Marks
- Exclamation Points
- Part IV. Word Power
- Word Power
- Spelling
- Noun Plurals
- Prefixes and Suffixes
- Other Spelling Hurdles
- Pronunciation
- Say It Right! Spell It Right!
- Speaking of Grammar! (Oral Errors)
- Capitalization
- Easy Mix-Ups
- Appendix
- More Grammar Resources
- About the Author
- Index
