Webster's Word Power Essential Students' Companion
General Knowledge of the English Language
Published on 31. August 2014
384 pages
978-1-84205-782-7 (ISBN)
Description
Helps the student with facts and resource on English grammar, specialist subjects from art to physi, with sections on world facts, Latin and Greek words; Chemical elements; Greek alphabet; the scientific classification of animal; help on essay writing and composition.
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Person
Betty Kirkpatrick is a lexicographer and has worked for leading dictionary publishers.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- ESSENTIAL STUDENTS' COMPANION
- Contents
- GRAMMAR AND USAGE
- Grammar
- Usage
- Spelling
- Commonly misspelt words
- Adjectives liable to be misspelt
- Punctuation
- Style
- Pronunciation
- Words liable to be mispronounced
- Words Liable to be Confused
- Affixes
- Eponyms
- Homographs, Homonyms and Homophones
- Homographs
- Homonyms
- Homophones
- Euphemism
- Irregular Verbs and Nouns
- Irregular verbs
- PHRASE-FINDER
- English Idioms
- Clichés
- Similes
- Proverbs
- WORD-FINDER
- Words by Theme
- Nouns and adjectives
- Collective nouns
- Animal homes
- Studies
- Occupations
- Phobias
- States and emotions
- Specialist Subjects
- Art
- Biology
- Botany
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computer terms
- Geography
- Legal terms
- Literary terms
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physics
- APPENDIX
- World Facts
- Words by Classification
- Phrases and Quotations from Latin, Greek and Foreign Languages
- Chemical Elements
- Elements listed by symbol
- The International System of Units (SI units)
- Useful prefixes adopted with SI units
- The Greek Alphabet
- Musical Notation
- Scientific Classification
- Animals
- Compositions
- Copyright
- OTHER TITLES IN THIS SERIES
- Back Cover
