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English brushup /

by Langan, John; Goldstein, Janet M.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2011Edition: 5th ed.Description: vi, 265 p. ; 23 cm.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.Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric -- Problems, exercises, etc | English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc
Contents:
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.
Summary: A self teaching guide to English grammar, punctuation and usage skills.
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Lee Yan Fong Library

Lee Yan Fong Library

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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.

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