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Grammar and Usage, Naturally

By Barkley L. , Sandoval Ch.

Book information

Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing
Year
2014
ISBN
2013948778, 9781285445861, 1285445864
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
42 MB (43877772 bytes)
Pages
\388
Library
RuTracker
Time added
2021-05-29 09:34:36

Description

Master the skills of clear and effective writing with GRAMMAR AND USAGE, NATURALLY. Class-tested by students like you, this easy-to-understand book offers clear, detailed explanations using correct grammar terminology and multiple practice sets to help you build the grammar knowledge you need to be a successful writer―skills you’ll take with you through your academic career and beyond. “Components at Work” features give you lots of practice and combine concepts cumulative to that chapter. You also practice grammar skills in conjunction with reading and writing skills, reinforcing your skill set and building your confidence as a reader and writer. Contents Preface I: The Fundamentals Ch 1: Your Grammatical Roots: Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs Nouns Pronouns Verbs Ch 2: Cultivating Your Grammatical Roots I: Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs Ch 3: Cultivating Your Grammatical Roots II: Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections Conjunctions Prepositions Interjections Ch 4: Subjects Subjects Single Subjects Compound Subjects Subject Pronouns Ch 5: Subjects That Don't Look like Subjects Indefinite Pronouns The Understood You of Imperatives Verbals: Gerunds and Infinitives Ch 6: Verbs Action Verbs Linking Verbs Helping (Auxiliary) Verbs Ch 7: Irregular Verbs Principal Parts of a Verb Three Pairs of Troublesome Verbs Ch 8: Subject-Verb Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement Thirteen Rules for Subject-Verb Agreement Ch 9: Clauses Clauses Adjective and Adverb Subordinate Clauses Punctuating Adverb Clauses Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Adjective Subordinate Clauses Sentence Combining and Adjective and Adverb Subordinate Clauses Interim: Reviewing Your Growth Parts of Speech Subjects and Verbs Subjects That Don't Look like Subjects Clauses Demonstrating Your Growth II: The Elements of Composition Ch 10: Writing Paragraphs The Paragraph The Topic and Topic Sentence Direct and Climactic Paragraphs Unity Support Coherence Audience and Audience Analysis The Purpose or Intent of the Paragraph Persuasion Ch 11: Inventing and Organizing The Writing Process Step 1: Inventing Step 2: Organizing Ch 12: Drafting, Revising, and Editing Step 3: Drafting Step 4: Revising Step 5: Editing/Proofreading Submitting Your Paper III: Enhancing the Fundamentals Ch 13: Verb Phrases: Infinitive and Participial Phrases Infinitive Phrases Participial Phrases Sentence Combining and Sentence Variety Ch 14: Noun Phrases: Prepositional, Absolute, and Appositive Phrases Prepositional Phrases Absolute Phrases Appositive Phrases Ch 15: Simple and Compound Sentences Simple Sentences Compound Sentences Simple and Compound Sentences and Sentence Combining Ch 16: Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Compound-Complex Sentences Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences and Sentence Combining Ch 17: Verb Tenses and Mood Twelve Active Verb Tenses Verbs and Mood Ch 18: Active and Passive Voice and Parallel Structure Active and Passive Voice Parallel Structure Ch 19: Punctuation Marks Comma ( , ) Semicolon ( ; ) Colon ( : ) Apostrophe ( ' ) Dash (-) Quotation Marks ( " " ) Hyphen ( - ) Exclamation Mark ( ! ) Appendices for Grammar and Usage, Naturally A: Capitalization B: Pronouns Glossary of Grammatical Terms Index

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