Nitty gritty grammar : sentence essentials for writers / A. Robert Young, Ann O. Strauch.

By:

Young, A. Robert [author.]

Contributor(s):

Strauch, Ann O [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521606543
9780521606547

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

428.24 22

LOC classification:

PE1441 .Y68 2006

Contents:

Plan of the Book -- Preface -- Section 1.-- Chapter 1. Sentence Essentials -- Chapter 2. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences -- Chapter 3. Run-On Sentences and Sentence Fragments -- Section 1 Review -- Section 2.-- Chapter 4. Nouns -- Chapter 5. Articles -- Section 2 Review -- Section 3.-- Chapter 6. The Simple Present and the Present Progressive -- Chapter 7. The Simple Past and the Past Progressive -- Chapter 8. The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive -- Chapter 9. The Future -- Section 3 Review -- Section 4.-- Chapter 10. Modals -- Chapter 11. Conditionals -- Chapter 12. Hope and Wish -- Section 4 Review -- Section 5.-- Chapter 13. Prepositions -- Chapter 14. Word Forms -- Chapter 15. Final Do's and Don'ts -- Section 5 Review -- Appendix A. Commonly Confused Words -- Appendix B. Common Irregular Verbs -- Credits -- Index.

Summary: "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.

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Includes index.

"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.

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