Full Description
A handy reference guide for anyone who feels unsure about English grammar.
Contents
Part I. SentencesWhat do sentences do?; Part II. Words: 4. Nouns and pronouns; 5. Adding to the noun; 6. Other parts of the sentence; Part III. Clauses: 7. What is a clause?; 8. Verbs - and how they work (1); 9. Simple, compound and complex sentences; 10. Types of clause; 11. Verbs - and how they work (2); Part IV. Punctuation: 12. Punctuating the sentence; 13. Punctuating speech; 14. Punctuating the text; Part V. Varieties of English: 15. Speech and writing; 16. Kinds of text; 17. Language and context; 18. Figures of speech; Part VI. Word Formation: 19. Building words; 20. Sameness; Common prefixes; Common suffixes; List of quotations; Index.
