Grammar Troublespots: A Guide for Student Writers

by Ann Raimes

• ISBN13: 9780521532860
• ISBN10: 0521532868
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-05
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Ideal for student writers, this compact grammar reference guide contains many challenging and useful practice activities. This text provides a guide to the 20 most common errors students make in writing, such as subject-verb agreement, verb tense choice, and article usage. Each unit contains a straightforward description of the troublespot and practice activities. An answer key enables students to use the book as a self-study reference guide.

Author Biography

Ann Raimes is a leading authority on grammar and second language writing. She is the author of numerous articles and books, For over thirty years, she has been teaching composition and rhetoric at Hunter College, City University of New York

Table of Contents

Introduction	iv
Acknowledgements	v
Troublespot 1 Basic Sentence Structure	1	(8)
Troublespot 2 Sentence Building	9	(10)
Troublespot 3 Sentence Boundaries	19	(7)
Troublespot 4 Punctuation	26	(6)
Troublespot 5 Verbs and Auxiliaries	32	(9)
Troublespot 6 Verb Tense System	41	(6)
Troublespot 7 Present Verb Tenses	47	(9)
Troublespot 8 Past Verb Tenses	56	(8)
Troublespot 9 Active and Passive Voice	64	(9)
Troublespot 10 Modal Auxiliaries	73	(8)
Troublespot 11 Nouns and Quantity Words	81	(9)
Troublespot 12 Subject-Verb Agreement	90	(8)
Troublespot 13 Articles	98	(8)
Troublespot 14 Pronoun and Pronoun Reference	106	(8)
Troublespot 15 Adjectives and Adverbs	114	(9)
Troublespot 16 Infinitive, -ing, and Past Participle Forms	123	(9)
Troublespot 17 Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs	132	(10)
Troublespot 18 Relative Clauses	142	(8)
Troublespot 19 Conditions and Wishes	150	(6)
Troublespot 20 Quoting, Reporting, and Citing Sources	156	(11)
References	167	(1)
Appendix	168	(3)
Answer Key	171	(14)
Index	185