Grammar 101
From Split Infinitives to Dangling Participles, an Essential Guide to Understanding Grammar
1st Edition
Published on 9. May 2017
288 pages
978-1-5072-0360-6 (ISBN)
Description
Learn the rules of the English language with this easy and engaging style guide.
Grammar is complicated. But many textbooks and style guides are often so long and tedious that even English teachers use them as a classroom doorstop.
Grammar 101 is a fun, comprehensive guide focusing on the essentials of grammar. With simple explanations and entertaining examples, you can learn everything you need to know to employ commas, semicolons, and em dashes with confidence. You'll even be prepared to wrangle your run-on sentences and sharpen your syntax with ease.
So whether you're looking for an introduction to the rules of grammar or a refresher to keep on your desk, Grammar 101 has all the answers.
Grammar is complicated. But many textbooks and style guides are often so long and tedious that even English teachers use them as a classroom doorstop.
Grammar 101 is a fun, comprehensive guide focusing on the essentials of grammar. With simple explanations and entertaining examples, you can learn everything you need to know to employ commas, semicolons, and em dashes with confidence. You'll even be prepared to wrangle your run-on sentences and sharpen your syntax with ease.
So whether you're looking for an introduction to the rules of grammar or a refresher to keep on your desk, Grammar 101 has all the answers.
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Kathleen Sears
Grammar 101
From Split Infinitives to Dangling Participles, an Essential Guide to Understanding Grammar
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05/2017
Adams Media Corporation
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Kathleen Sears has a wide array of interests and enjoys taking a deep dive into new subject matter. She is the author of American Government 101, Mythology 101, US History 101, Grammar 101, and Weather 101.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Spelling
- Spelling Basics
- Forming Plurals
- Creating Spelling Mnemonics
- Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
- Common Spelling Mistakes
- Chapter 2: Punctuation
- End Punctuation
- Quotation Marks
- The Apostrophe
- The Comma
- Chapter 3: Colons, Semicolons, Dashes, and More
- The Colon
- The Semicolon
- The Hyphen, Dash, and Slash
- Parentheses
- Ellipsis Points
- Italics and Underlining
- Chapter 4: Main Parts of Speech
- The Noun
- The Pronoun
- The Adjective
- The Verb
- The Adverb
- The Preposition
- The Conjunction
- The Interjection
- Chapter 5: Pronouns
- Pronoun Problems
- Vague Pronoun References
- First-, Second-, and Third-Person Pronouns
- Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns
- Who and Whom
- Chapter 6: Additional Parts of Speech
- Participles
- Gerunds
- Infinitives
- Subjects and Predicates
- Complements
- Chapter 7: Tenses and Forms
- Verb Tenses
- Irregular Verbs
- Verb Moods
- Making Comparisons
- Avoiding Double Negatives
- Chapter 8: Phrases, Clauses, and Sentence Structure
- Fundamental Phrases
- Clauses
- Constructing Sentences
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Chapter 9: Constructing Coherent Sentences
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Parallelism
- Logical Sentences
- Fragments
- Run-on Sentences
- Transitional Words and Phrases
- Chapter 10: Mistakes and Misused Phrases
- Clichés
- Repetition and Wordiness
- Misused Phrases
- Common Grammatical Mistakes
- Common Writing Errors
- Appendix: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Photographs
- Index
- Copyright
