Grammar : a pocket guide /
If you've ever wanted a quick and easy guide to verbs and adverbs, commas and apostrophes, clauses and prepositions, then this is a must-have book for you. Easing readers gently into the study of the structure of English, Grammar: A Pocket Guide covers common questions such as: Is it "10 i...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2010.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780203842867 0203842863 9786612885945 6612885947 9781136908736 1136908730 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The great subject-predicate divide
- 2. All types of verbs : beyond "action"
- 3. Verb forms telling time (and more)
- 4. Subjects and verbs agreeing
- 5. Nouns and their determiners
- 6. Objects and complements
- 7. Verb transitivity
- 8. The subjunctive : in the right mood
- 9. The passive (and active) structure : watch your voice
- 10. The case of pronouns
- 11. Adjectives and adverbs modifying
- 12. Prepositional phrases and verb particles
- 13. Conjunctions at junctions
- 14. Relative clauses (and more clauses and phrases)
- 15. Misaligned modifiers
- 16. Commas : more than pauses
- 17. Apostrophes : dueling functions
- 18. Applying the knowledge.