Nitty gritty grammar : sentence essentials for writers /
Young, A. Robert,
Nitty gritty grammar : sentence essentials for writers / A. Robert Young, Ann O. Strauch. - Second edition. - xi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
Plan of the Book -- Preface -- Sentence Essentials -- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences -- Run-On Sentences and Sentence Fragments -- Section 1 Review -- Nouns -- Articles -- Section 2 Review -- The Simple Present and the Present Progressive -- The Simple Past and the Past Progressive -- The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive -- The Future -- Section 3 Review -- Modals -- Conditionals -- Hope and Wish -- Section 4 Review -- Prepositions -- Word Forms -- Final Do's and Don'ts -- Section 5 Review -- Commonly Confused Words -- Common Irregular Verbs -- Credits -- Index. Section 1.-- Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Section 2.-- Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Section 3.-- Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Section 4.-- Chapter 10. Chapter 11. Chapter 12. Section 5.-- Chapter 13. Chapter 14. Chapter 15. Appendix A. Appendix B.
"Nitty Gritty Grammar, Second Edition, focuses on essential areas of English grammar that cause difficulty for developing writers. Nitty Gritty Grammar, Second Edition focuses on essential areas of English grammar that cause difficulty for developing writers. It guides students through the learning process by exploring grammar in context, providing controlled practice, and giving students thought-provoking writing assignments in which they can practice grammar in a more open-ended format. The grammar points are illustrated in reading passages from a variety of genres, from comic strips to the 9/11 Commission Report. Nitty Gritty Grammar boxes summarize key grammar points and serve as easy reference. Five review sections are included for review and consolidation."--Publisher's website.
0521606543 9780521606547
2005058273
English language--Sentences--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.
PE1441 / .Y68 2006
428.24
Nitty gritty grammar : sentence essentials for writers / A. Robert Young, Ann O. Strauch. - Second edition. - xi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
Plan of the Book -- Preface -- Sentence Essentials -- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences -- Run-On Sentences and Sentence Fragments -- Section 1 Review -- Nouns -- Articles -- Section 2 Review -- The Simple Present and the Present Progressive -- The Simple Past and the Past Progressive -- The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive -- The Future -- Section 3 Review -- Modals -- Conditionals -- Hope and Wish -- Section 4 Review -- Prepositions -- Word Forms -- Final Do's and Don'ts -- Section 5 Review -- Commonly Confused Words -- Common Irregular Verbs -- Credits -- Index. Section 1.-- Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Section 2.-- Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Section 3.-- Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Section 4.-- Chapter 10. Chapter 11. Chapter 12. Section 5.-- Chapter 13. Chapter 14. Chapter 15. Appendix A. Appendix B.
"Nitty Gritty Grammar, Second Edition, focuses on essential areas of English grammar that cause difficulty for developing writers. Nitty Gritty Grammar, Second Edition focuses on essential areas of English grammar that cause difficulty for developing writers. It guides students through the learning process by exploring grammar in context, providing controlled practice, and giving students thought-provoking writing assignments in which they can practice grammar in a more open-ended format. The grammar points are illustrated in reading passages from a variety of genres, from comic strips to the 9/11 Commission Report. Nitty Gritty Grammar boxes summarize key grammar points and serve as easy reference. Five review sections are included for review and consolidation."--Publisher's website.
0521606543 9780521606547
2005058273
English language--Sentences--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.
PE1441 / .Y68 2006
428.24