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Langan, John, 1942-

English brushup / John Langan, Janet M. Goldstein. - 5th ed. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2011. - vi, 265 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Subjects and verbs -- More about verbs -- Subject-verb agreement -- Sentence types -- Fragments -- Run-ons and comma splices -- Pronouns -- Comma -- Apostrophe -- Quotation marks -- Other punctuation marks -- Capital letters -- Homonyms -- Word choice -- Misplaced and dangling modifiers -- Parallelism -- Paper form -- Spelling -- Pronoun types -- Adjectives and adverbs -- Numbers and abbreviations -- Usage -- Mixed constructions -- More about subjects and verbs -- Even more about verbs -- More about subject-verb agreement -- More about run-ons and comma splices -- More about the comma -- More about the apostrophe -- More about quotation marks -- More about punctuation marks -- More about capital letters -- More about homonyms -- More about word choice -- Combined mastery tests -- Editing tests.

A self teaching guide to English grammar, punctuation and usage skills.

ISBN: 9780073371634 (student ed. : acid-free paper) 9780077275709 (annotated instructor's ed. : acid-free paper ) 0073371637 (student ed. : acid-free paper) 0077275705 (annotated instructor's ed. : acid-free paper ) 9780077428365 0077428366

LCCN: 2009028589

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.

LC Class. No.: PE1413 / L28 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 428.2