English Grammar Demystified A Self Teaching Guide,9780071600804

English Grammar Demystified A Self Teaching Guide

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780071600804
ISBN10: 0071600809
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-12-09
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary

Straightforward, step-by-step approach for fast and painless mastery of English grammar from the trusted Demystified brand-great as a supplement to a high school or college course or as a guide for readers studying on their own.

Author Biography

Phyllis Dutwin is an adult educator with more than thirty years experience designing reading, writing, and ESL programs as well as in teaching children and adults in classroom and indidual settings. As an innovator in the development of materials geared specifically to adults' needs in improbving reading and language skills..

Table of Contents

Part One: All About the English Sentence

Ch 1: The Basic Parts of the English Sentence

Ch 2: Agreement: Choosing the Correct Subject and Verb

Ch 3: Verbs and Tense: Past, Present, Future, and More

Ch 4: The Case for Pronouns

Part Two: Using Description, Punctuation, and Capitalization

Ch 5: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Phrases

Ch 6: Capitalization

Ch 7: Punctuation for Clarity

Ch 8: Building Sentences with Punctuation

Part Three: Correct Sentence Structure

Ch 9: Writing Balanced Sentences

Ch 10: Building Logical Sentences

Ch 11: Deleting Unnecessary Words

Part Four: Spelling and Usage

Ch 12: Techniques to Improve Spelling

Ch 13: Important Spelling Rules

Ch 14: Word Usage

Ch 15: Commonly Misused Words

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