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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814096403321

Autore

Behrens Susan J. <1959-, >

Titolo

Grammar : a pocket guide / / Susan J. Behrens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-90873-0

1-136-90874-9

1-282-88594-4

9786612885945

0-203-84286-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Classificazione

18.04

Disciplina

428.2

Soggetti

English language - Grammar

Language and languages - Grammars

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; A note of thanks; Introduction; 1 The great subject- predicate divide; 2 All types of verbs: beyond "action"; 3 Verb forms telling time (and more); 4 Subjects and verbs agreeing; 5 Nouns and their determiners; 6 Objects and complements; 7 Verb transitivity; 8 The subjunctive: in the right mood; 9 The passive (and active) structure: watch your voice; 10 The case of pronouns; 11 Adjectives and adverbs modifying; 12 Prepositional phrases and verb particles; 13 Conjunctions at junctions; 14 Relative clauses (and more clauses and phrases)

15 Misaligned modifiers16 Commas: more than pauses; 17 Apostrophes: dueling functions; 18 Applying the knowledge; Further reading; Answers to practice opportunity questions; Cheat Sheet tables; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

If you've ever wanted a quick and easy guide to verbs and adverbs, commas and apostrophes, clauses and prepositions, then this is a must-have book for you. Easing readers gently into the study of the structure of English, Grammar: A Pocket Guide covers common questions such as:Is it ""10 items or less"" or ""10 items or fewer""?Should I say ""If I were you"" or ""if I was you""?Can you start a sentence



with ""And"" or ""Because""?When do you use ""whom""?What is the difference between ""lie"" and ""lay""? Is it ""I feel bad""