| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 143 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Papberback edition includes an appendix titled "Keeping up-to-date : Ten Short Reminders", which deals with recent changes in accepted standards of grammar that many people are unaware of. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Chapter 1 : The number one mistake: Misusing "I" and "me" -- Chapter 2 : Working with "he" or "him" and "she" or "her" -- Chapter 3 : Quotation marks and other punctuation -- Chapter 4 : The "ing" thing -- Chapter 5 : "That" or "which" and some other things -- Chapter 6 : Misusing the apostrophe -- Chapter 7 : Troublesome verbs-"lie," "lay," "laid," "lain" -- Chapter 8 : "Less" or "fewer" -- Chapter 9 : Commas and semicolons in a series -- Chapter 10 : Commas between adjectives -- Summary -- Bonus section: time-saving references -- Appendix: keeping up-to-date: ten short reminders. |
| Summary |
Presents common English language mistakes, covering such items as the placement of commas between adjectives, misusing "I" and "me", and the correct use of "that" and "which." |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar.
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English language.
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English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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English language -- Usage -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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English language -- Punctuation.
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English language -- Verb -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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| Added Title |
Big 10 of grammar |
| ISBN |
9780825306778 paperback |
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0825306779 paperback |
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