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Autore |
Behrens Susan J. <1959-, > |
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Titolo |
Grammar : a pocket guide / / Susan J. Behrens |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-90873-0 |
1-136-90874-9 |
1-282-88594-4 |
9786612885945 |
0-203-84286-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Grammar |
Language and languages - Grammars |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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