Grammar Matters Plus MyLab Writing -- Access Card Package

by Winkler, Anthony C.; McCuen-Metherell, Jo Ray

• ISBN13: 9780321872678
• ISBN10: 0321872673
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2012-05-29
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Grammar Mattersexamines the answers to the questions "what exactly is grammar and why is it necessary to understand and use it correctly?" by demonstrating the practical realities of acceptable usage.

Table of Contents

Preface / Introduction

Part 1, Sentence Basics
Unit 1 Introduction:  Grammar Matters
Unit 2 The ESL Student and the Native Speaker
Unit 3 The Sentence
Unit 4 Building Sentences
Part 2, The 20 Most Common Sentence Errors
         Error 1  Sentence Fragments
         Error 2  Run-on Sentences
         Error 3  Lack of Subject-Agreement
         Error 4  Incorrect Verb Forms
         Error 5  Incorrect Forms of Do, Be, and Have
         Error 6  Passive Voice
         Error 7  Shift in Tense
         Error 8  Shift in Point of View
         Error 9  Unclear or Missing Referent
         Error 10 Lack of Pronoun Agreement and Sexism
         Error 11 Trouble with Using Adverbs and Adjectives in Comparisons and Superlatives
         Error 12 Dangling or Misplaced Modifiers
         Error 13 Omitted Commas, Part 1
         Error 14 Omitted Commas, Part 2
         Error 15 Apostrophe Problems
         Error 16 Trouble with Quotation Marks
         Error 17 Incorrect Capitalization, Part 1
         Error 18 Incorrect Capitalization, Part 2
         Error 19 Misspelled Words, Part 1
         Error 20 Misspelled Words, Part 2