This fully updated edition of Grammar Essentials is designed for students and adults who need to improve their writing ability quickly to move ahead. Invaluable for those who write reports, memos, correspondence, requests for material, this book focuses on "mastering the basics." Included is a 20-step guide to provide practical and fun exercises, and a self-study program that helps readers work at their own pace and make progress. A pre-test shows where the most help is needed, and a final exam tests newly learned grammar skills for reinforcement. Plus, you'll find the 25 most common grammar mistakes, and how to avoid them.
Consider the following sentence in that report of a farmers' market we mentioned earlier in this section: INCONSISTENT: The 87 people who attended specifically to purchase homemade dim sims ate an average of three each.
This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical grammar concepts as they help students with homework assignments or college entrance essays, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom and ...
actually give Nicole, he gave the rose. So, rose is the direct object. That's what was given; the rose received the action of the verb directly. But Nicole also received the action, indirectly. The rose was given to her.
A quick reference for people with the occasional question and an excellent primer for anyone learning the basics, this edition of the perennial bestseller features a new glossary of grammar terms, updated coverage of stylistic conventions, ...
"Grammar Essentials for Proofreading, Copyediting & Business Writing" focuses on the grammar and usage topics you need to quickly improve your writing skills for personal and business success.
This book was first published in 1933, Essentials of English Grammar is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics.
The series focuses on the grammar structures most commonly used in North American English, with an emphasis on the application of the grammar structures to academic writing. ..
"While The essentials of grammar instruction was written for the teacher of the dyslexic student ... it would be appropriate for use in the regular classroom ... and with adults"--Introduction
The systematic approach to grammar teaching at Key Stage 3 and S1-S2
This compact volume offers an integrated guide to the major grammatical concepts needed for writing and speaking Swedish.