Improve Your Grammar: The Essential Guide to Accurate Writing, 2nd Edition
- Length: 168 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: Red Globe Press
- Publication Date: 2016-09-23
- ISBN-10: 1137586060
- ISBN-13: 9781137586063
- Sales Rank: #5404885 (See Top 100 Books)
Featuring clear and comprehensive guidance on the nuts and bolts of grammar, this concise volume will help students to break their bad habits and tackle written assignments with confidence. It enables students to improve their overall performance by addressing common problems, such as spelling and punctuation errors and sentence structure, in an accessible way.
Each unit is presented on a double-page spread, making it easy for users to flick through the book and quickly find the unit they need. Units provide clear, jargon-free explanations of key topics and contain focused exercises for students to complete.
This is an essential resource for students of all disciplines looking to improve their grammar. It can be used on teacher-led modules or as a self-study workbook.
New to this Edition:
- Revised and updated throughout, making it even easier for students to identify and correct their mistakes
- New material includes a double-page spread on key grammatical terms in context and one on avoiding common grammatical mistakes in CVs and covering letters
Cover Contents Introduction How to use this book Key terms 1 Parts of speech 2 Parts of a sentence Key grammar 3 Singular or plural subjects and verbs 4 Correct tense formation 5 Using more than one verb tense 6 Modal verbs 7 Using the passive 8 Direct and indirect questions 9 Conditionals (If …) 10 Time words and phrases 11 Emphasising 12 Negative words and phrases 13 Gerunds and infinitives 14 Articles: a/an, the 15 Relative clauses: who, which, that, etc. 16 Comparing and contrasting 17 Describing similarities and differences 18 Using noun phrases Key punctuation 19 Commas (1): correct uses 20 Commas (2): incorrect uses 21 Colons and semicolons 22 Hyphens, dashes and brackets 23 Apostrophes 24 Inverted commas 25 Capital letters Connections within sentences 26 Linking: contrasting 27 Linking: adding 28 Linking: causes 29 Linking: results 30 Signposting 31 Using pronouns correctly 32 Avoiding repetition of words Producing good sentences 33 Parallel structures 34 Participles 35 Incomplete sentences 36 Avoiding long and disorganised sentences 37 Avoiding too many short sentences 38 Building successful long sentences Features of writing 39 Generalising 40 Qualifying a statement 41 Giving a definition 42 Introducing an example 43 Citing 44 Paraphrasing 45 Incorporating data 46 Formal language (1) 47 Formal language (2) 48 The language of argument Using the right words 49 Using adverbs 50 Using prepositions (1) 51 Using prepositions (2) 52 Creating longer words 53 Using single words for impact 54 Using phrasal verbs 55 Commonly misused words 56 Commonly confused words – homonyms 57 Key spelling rules 58 Common spelling mistakes 59 Writing an email to your tutor 60 Covering letters and CVs Key Index
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