Essentials of EnglishProvides instruction in all aspects of English grammar and syntax, presenting the fundamentals of accepted usage and developing skills necessary for effective writing. |
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accept action adjective adverb antecedent appearance arrangement asked become begin called City clause clear close comes comma Compare complete compound confusion conjunction coordinating correct course dependent determiners develop direct driven effect elements emphasis English essay example express frequently function gerund give given hand ideas important indicate infinitive interest introduce involved John kind knowledge letter live logically look marks material matter means modifiers move nature never nominal normal Note noun object occurs opening paragraph PARALLEL participle past perfect person phrase play plural position possessive preceding preposition present principal pronoun pumping question quotation reader reason reference sentence Separate short single singular sometimes speaker statement station structure TENSE things third thought tion topic transitive usually verb watch words writing