A pocket guide to correct grammar![]() Principles of good grammar & standard English usage with practical analysis of the parts of speech demonstrating correct sentence structure, spelling, punctuation & usage. |
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Contents
The Word 1 The Noun | 1 |
The Pronoun | 6 |
The Verb | 14 |
The Adjective and the Adverb | 23 |
The Verbal | 29 |
Prepositions and Conjunctions | 32 |
Sentence Connectors | 34 |
The Interjection | 35 |
Emphasis Consistency and Appropriateness 22 Emphasis | 105 |
Consistency | 114 |
Variety | 116 |
Terminal Punctuation | 119 |
The Comma | 121 |
Misuse of the Comma | 128 |
The Semicolon | 129 |
The Colon | 130 |
The Sentence and Its Parts 9 The Subject and the Predicate | 36 |
Sentence Errors 10 Sentence Fragments | 56 |
The Comma Fault | 59 |
Logic and Clarity 13 Agreement of Subject and Verb | 61 |
Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent | 70 |
Faulty Pronoun Reference | 74 |
Case | 79 |
Dangling Modifiers 64 | 84 |
Misplaced Modifiers | 88 |
Spilt Constructions | 93 |
Omission of Necessary Words | 102 |
The Dash | 131 |
The Apostrophe | 132 |
Parentheses and Brackets | 133 |
Italics | 138 |
Avoiding Wordiness | 140 |
Glossary of Words and Phrases Frequently Misused | 143 |
Which Prepositions Go with Which Verbs? | 156 |
Conjugations and Principal Parts | 159 |
Index | 167 |
Copyright | |
Other editions - View all
Barron's Pocket Guide to Correct Grammar Benjamin W. Griffith,R. C. Foote,Cedric Gale Limited preview - 2004 |
A Pocket Guide to Correct Grammar Vincent Foster Hopper,Cedric Gale,Ronald C. Foote,Benjamin W. Griffith No preview available - 1997 |