TY  - BOOK
AU  - Young,A.Robert
AU  - Strauch,Ann O.
TI  - Nitty gritty grammar: sentence essentials for writers 
SN  - 0521606543
AV  - PE1441 .Y68 2006
U1  - 428.24 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Sentences
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Report writing
N1  - Includes index; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -