English Simplified

by Ellsworth, Blanche; Higgins, John A.

• ISBN13: 9780321045980
• ISBN10: 032104598X
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Longman Pub Group

Summary

At only 72 pages," English Simplified, 11/e" is a perfect resource for writers desiring a concise, inexpensive grammar handbook for comprehensive coverage of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling, and word choice. The book also offers the latest updates on documentation style, and material on note-taking, source evaluation, and avoiding plagiarism. Concise and inexpensive.Goes beyond mechanics to include easy-to-read tables that clarify verb tenses and forms, the latest updates on documentation style, and material on note-taking, source evaluation, and avoiding plagiarism. Emphasis onthe 3 most common sentence-level errors helps students avoid the most common grammatical pitfalls-comma splices, fused sentences, and fragments. Latest updates on documentation style, and material on note-taking, source evaluation, and avoiding plagiarism. An exercise book (available separately) offers the opportunity to practice what is learned.

Table of Contents

SECTIONS 1--27: Sentences and Grammar
The Sentence and Its Parts	1	(1)
The Parts of Speech: A Survey	2	(2)
Using Nouns	4	(1)
Using Verbs	5	(5)
Using Adjectives and Adverbs	10	(2)
Using Pronouns	12	(3)
Recognizing Phrases and Clauses	15	(2)
Agreement	17	(2)
Effective Sentences	19	(5)
SECTIONS 30--56: Punctuation
The Comma [,]	24	(2)
The Period [.]	26	(1)
The Question Mark [?]	27	(1)
The Exclamation Point [!]	27	(1)
The Semicolon [;]	28	(1)
The Apostrophe [']	28	(1)
Italics (Underlining)	29	(1)
Quotation Marks [`` '']	30	(1)
The Colon [:]	31	(1)
The Dash [---]	32	(1)
Parentheses [()]	33	(1)
Brackets [[]]	33	(1)
The Hyphen [-]	33	(1)
The Slash (Virgule) [/]	34	(1)
SECTIONS 60--74: Mechanics and Spelling
Manuscript Form	34	(1)
Capitalization	35	(2)
Syllabication	37	(1)
Numbers	37	(1)
Abbreviations	38	(1)
Spelling	38	(11)
SECTIONS 80--83: Word Choice
SECTIONS 90--96: Paragraphs and Papers
Paragraphs	49	(3)
Essays	52	(3)
Research Papers	55	(8)
Index	63