Goof-Proof Grammar

✍ Scribed by LearningExpress Editors

• Publisher: LearningExpress
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 140
• Edition: 1st ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Evey corporation should buy this book for their employees. We all could use a handy desk reference to check up on those long-forgotten rules of grammar, and this book fits the bill -- it's short, it contains all the basic rules and exceptions, and it shows how to properly use the rules in real-life writing. It will save you time and help you write with confidence!

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 11
Pretest......Page 15
Learn the Goof-Proof Rules......Page 23
Visit Helpful Grammar Websites (with list of sites)......Page 24
Section 2: The Goof-Proof Rules—Basic Blunders......Page 27
#1 Avoiding Sentence Fragments and Run-Ons......Page 28
#2 Overusing and Abusing Commas......Page 32
#3 Using Semicolons and Colons......Page 36
#4 Overdosing on Dashes......Page 39
#5 Subjects and Verbs That Don't Agree......Page 41
#6 Active vs. Passive Voice: Pasing Up Activity for Passivity......Page 44
#7 Going Crazy with Capitalization......Page 47
#8 Confusing Comparatives and Superlatives......Page 49
#9 Double Negatives: Being Too Negative!......Page 52
#10: Mistaking Adjectives for Adverbs......Page 54
Section 3: The Goof-Proof Rules—Word Usage......Page 57
#1 Using A and An......Page 58
#2 Using Accept and Except......Page 59
#3 Using Affect and Effect......Page 61
#4 Using Amount and Number......Page 62
#5 Using Anxious and Eager......Page 64
#6 Using Between and Among......Page 66
#7 Using Bring and Take......Page 68
#8 Using Can and May......Page 70
#9 Using Captial, Capitol, or Capitol......Page 72
#10 Using Complement or Compliment......Page 73
#11 Using Continual or Continuous......Page 74
#12 Using Each Other or One Another......Page 75
#13 Using Eminent or Imminent......Page 76
#14 Using Farther or Further......Page 77
#15 Using Feel Bad or Feel Badly......Page 78
#16 Using Fewer or Less......Page 79
#17 Using Formally or Formerly......Page 80
#18 Using Good or Well......Page 81
#19 Using Insure, Ensure, or Assure......Page 82
#20 Using Imply or Infer......Page 83
#21 Using Its or It's......Page 84
#22 Using Lay or Lie......Page 85
#23 Using Me, Myself, and I......Page 88
#24 Using Per or A/An......Page 90
#25 Using Principle or Principal......Page 92
#26 Using Stationary or Stationery......Page 93
#27 Using Than or Then......Page 94
#28 Using That or Which......Page 96
#29 Using Weather or Whether......Page 98
#30 Using Who or Whom......Page 99
Quick Reference Charts......Page 101
Business Letter Basics......Page 113
List of Grammar Resources......Page 114
Answer Key......Page 117

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Грамматика / English Grammar;Английская орфография / Spelling;