Basic Grammar and Usage

by Choy, Penelope

• ISBN13: 9780155070578
• ISBN10: 0155070576
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-30
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Appealing to both native speakers and ESL students, BASIC GRAMMAR AND USAGE is designed to help students master the most important rules of grammar, usage and syntax.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Sixth Edition	iii
Preface to the First Edition	v
To the Student: Using This Book to Edit Your Compositions	vii
Unit 1 Identifying Subjects and Verbs	1	(42)
Sentence with One Subject and One Verb	3	(12)
Multiple Subjects and Verbs	15	(8)
Distinguishing Between Objects of Prepositions and Subjects	23	(10)
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs	33	(10)
Unit Review	41	(2)
Unit 2 Subject-Verb Agreement	43	(32)
Recognizing Singular and Plural Subjects and Verbs	45	(10)
Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects	55	(6)
Subjects Understood in a Special Sense	61	(6)
Subjects Joined by Conjuctions	67	(8)
Unit Review	73	(2)
Unit 3 Identifying and Punctuating the Main Types of Sentences	75	(38)
Compound Sentences	77	(10)
Complex Sentences	87	(8)
Avoiding Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices	95	(8)
Correcting Fragments	103	(10)
Unit Review	111	(2)
Unit 4 Punctuation That ``Sets Off'' or Separates	113	(38)
Parenthetical Expressions	115	(10)
Appositives	125	(8)
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses	133	(10)
Items in a Series and Dates and Addresses	143	(8)
Unit Review	149	(2)
Unit 5 Pronoun Usage	151	(42)
Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns	153	(10)
Pronouns in Comparisons and Pronouns with -self, -selves	163	(8)
Agreement of Pronouns with Their Antecedents	171	(10)
Order of Pronouns and Spelling of Possessives	181	(12)
Unit Review	189	(4)
Unit 6 Capitalization, More Punctuation, Placement of Modifiers, Parallel Structure, and Irregular Verbs	193	(48)
Capitalization	195	(8)
More Punctuation	203	(8)
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers	211	(8)
Parallel Structure	219	(8)
Irregular Verbs	227	(14)
Unit Review	237	(4)
Answers to ``A'' Exercises	241	(16)
Index	257