- Артикул:00-01037564
- Автор: Mulvey, Dan
- ISBN: 978-0-7641-1989-7
- Обложка: Мягкая обложка
- Издательство: Barron's Ed (все книги издательства)
- Город: Нью-Йорк
- Страниц: 300
- Формат: 13 Х 196 Х 269
- Год: 2002
- Вес: 391 г
Written primarily for high school seniors and college freshmen, this all-new Easy Way book points out the simple logic that underlies correct grammar and clear expression. The author covers all basics, including parts of speech, sentence types and correct sentence construction, parallel structure, methods of avoiding misplaced and dangling modifiers, agreement of subject and verb, agreement of pronoun and antecedent, and many other basic grammar topics. The book is filled with examples of the right and wrong way to construct sentences, and is supplemented with short quizzes that come with answers. This book truly helps to make mastery of English grammar easy, and prepares students for success in completing written assignments of every kind.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 The Sentence
Chapter 2 Parts of Speech
Chapter 3 Phrases
Chapter 4 Clauses
Chapter 5 The Verb
Chapter 6 Review of Chapters 1-5
Chapter 7 Types of Sentences
Chapter 8 Coordination and Subordination
Chapter 9 Reference of Pronouns
Chapter 10 Agreement: Subject-Verb, Pronoun-Antecedent
Chapter 11 Parallel Structure
Chapter 12 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Chapter 13 Sentence Variety
Chapter 14 Cumulative Review Test of Chapters 2-13
Chapter 15 Manual of Usage
Chapter 16 Writing the Paragraph
Chapter 17 Writing the Research Paper
Chapter 18 Developing One’s Style
Chapter 19 SAT II
Chapter 20 A Handbook of Mechanics-Punctuation and
Capitalization