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      Grammar: A Pocket Guide
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      Grammar: A Pocket Guide

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      Grammar: A Pocket Guide book

      BySusan J. Behrens
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2010
      eBook Published 7 September 2010
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203842867
      Pages 232
      eBook ISBN 9780203842867
      Subjects Education, Language & Literature
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      Behrens, S.J. (2010). Grammar: A Pocket Guide (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203842867

      ABSTRACT

      If you've ever wanted a quick and easy guide to verbs and adverbs, commas and apostrophes, clauses and prepositions, then this is a must-have book for you. Easing readers gently into the study of the structure of English, Grammar: A Pocket Guide covers common questions such as:

      • Is it "10 items or less" or "10 items or fewer"?
      • Should I say "If I were you" or "if I was you"?
      • Can you start a sentence with "And" or "Because"?
      • When do you use "whom"?
      • What is the difference between "lie" and "lay"?
      • Is it "I feel bad" or "I feel badly"?

      Using examples from everyday speech and writing, this handy book "cracks the code" of off-putting grammatical jargon so that readers can enjoy learning how to think and talk about grammar. With practice exercises, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading, Grammar: A Pocket Guide is the perfect foundation for anyone wanting to improve his or her writing and communication.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |7 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 1|6 pages

      The great subject–predicate divide

      chapter 2|9 pages

      All types of verbs: beyond “action”

      chapter 3|18 pages

      Verb forms telling time (and more)

      chapter 4|11 pages

      Subjects and verbs agreeing

      chapter 5|9 pages

      Nouns and their determiners

      chapter 6|9 pages

      Objects and complements

      chapter 7|6 pages

      Verb transitivity

      chapter 8|6 pages

      The subjunctive: in the right mood

      chapter 9|9 pages

      The passive (and active) structure: watch your voice

      chapter 10|16 pages

      The case of pronouns

      chapter 11|13 pages

      Adjectives and adverbs modifying

      chapter 12|7 pages

      Prepositional phrases and verb particles

      chapter 13|8 pages

      Conjunctions at junctions

      chapter 14|19 pages

      Relative clauses (and more clauses and phrases)

      chapter 15|5 pages

      Misaligned modifiers

      chapter 16|7 pages

      Commas: more than pauses

      chapter 17|7 pages

      Apostrophes: dueling functions

      chapter 18|6 pages

      Applying the knowledge

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