02832nam 2200661 450 991079754200332120170918154607.01-4422-5877-2(CKB)3710000000471263(EBL)4086066(SSID)ssj0001634857(PQKBManifestationID)16388586(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001634857(PQKBWorkID)14951014(PQKB)10639705(MiAaPQ)EBC4086066(EXLCZ)99371000000047126320160125h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuilding a more robust U.S.-Philippines alliance /authors, Murray Hiebert, Phuong Nguyen, Gregory B. PolingWashington, District of Columbia ;Lanham, Maryland :Center for Strategic & International Studies :Rowman & Littlefield,2015.©20151 online resource (53 p.)CSIS Reports"A Report of the CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies."1-4422-5876-4 Building A More Robust U.S.-Philippines Alliance ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Acronyms and Abbreviations ; Executive Summary ; 1. Political and Security Relations ; 2. Trade and Investment Relations ; 3. Furthering People-to-People Ties ; About the AuthorsWith elections in both the Philippines and the United States in 2016, the future of the alliance must be institutionalized to ensure that it is not diminished by a change of leadership in either country.CSIS ReportsPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / InternationalbisacshPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / GeneralbisacshDiplomatic relationsfast(OCoLC)fst01907412International economic relationsfast(OCoLC)fst00976891Military relationsfast(OCoLC)fst01353799United StatesForeign relationsPhilippinesPhilippinesForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesMilitary relationsPhilippinesPhilippinesMilitary relationsUnited StatesPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / InternationalPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / GeneralDiplomatic relations.International economic relations.Military relations.327.730599Hiebert Murray642036Nguyẽ̂n PhuongPoling Gregory B.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797542003321Building a more robust U.S.-Philippines alliance3835777UNINA05780nam 2200721 450 991081134210332120230803220950.01-118-79021-9(CKB)2550000001198318(EBL)1602923(SSID)ssj0001111464(PQKBManifestationID)11593193(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001111464(PQKBWorkID)11131434(PQKB)10494005(MiAaPQ)EBC1602923(Au-PeEL)EBL1602923(CaPaEBR)ebr10831314(CaONFJC)MIL571622(OCoLC)869641330(EXLCZ)99255000000119831820140206h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe blue book of grammar and punctuation an easy-to-use guide with clear rules, real-world examples, and reproducible quizzes /Jane Straus, Lester Kaufman, authors ; edited with new material by Tom SternEleventh edition.San Francisco, California :Jossey-Bass,2014.©20141 online resource (226 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-40371-5 1-118-78556-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Grammar; Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects; Definitions; Noun; Verb; Subject; Subject-Verb Agreement; Singular vs. plural verbs; Finding subjects before phrases beginning with of; With or, either/or, and neither/nor; Two singular subjects; One singular and one plural subject; With such portions as percent, fraction, part, etc.; With here or there; With distances, periods of time, sums of money, etc.; With collective nouns; The subjunctive mood; Clauses and Phrases; DefinitionsClauseIndependent clause; Dependent clause; Phrase; Pronouns; Definition: Pronoun; Subject pronouns; As the subject of the sentence; Renaming the subject; When who refers to a personal pronoun; Object pronouns; Subject and verb agreement with who, that, and which; Who vs. Whom; He/him method; Common whom pitfall; Whoever vs. Whomever; Who, That, Which; Who, that, and which with people, groups, and things; That with essential clauses; Which with nonessential clauses; When which can be used with essential clauses; Adjectives and Adverbs; Definitions; Adjective; Adverb; When to add -lySense verbs: taste, smell, look, feel, etc.Good vs. well; Well as an adjective when referring to health; Comparisons, such as -er vs. -est and more vs. most; This, that, these, and those; Prepositions; Definition: preposition; Ending a sentence with a preposition; As, as if, as though, the way; Of vs. have; Different from vs. different than; In vs. into; Effective Writing; Overuse of there is, there are, it is, it was, etc.; Double negatives; Parallel construction; Dangling modifiers; Misplaced modifiers; Fragments; Chapter 2 Punctuation; Periods; With complete sentencesWith abbreviations at the end of a sentenceReplacing periods with question marks and exclamation points; Commas; To separate three or more items; To separate adjectives; With two independent clauses; Run-on sentences or comma splices; Joined by connectors such as and, or, but, etc.; When the subject does not appear in front of the second verb; With introductory words; To set off interrupting expressions; With names; With dates; With city and state; With Jr. and Sr.; With degrees and titles; Starting a sentence with a dependent clause vs. an independent clauseWith nonessential words, clauses, and phrasesWith quotations; To introduce or interrupt quotations; Following quotations; To separate statements from questions; To separate contrasting parts of a sentence; With certain introductory words; When followed by a series of items; When the series of items ends with etc.; Semicolons; To replace a period in two closely linked sentences; With such words as namely, however, therefore, etc., when they; introduce a complete sentence; With sufficiently identified noun; To avoid confusion where commas already exist; With sentences that have multiple clausesColonsA revised and updated new edition of the bestselling workbook and grammar guide The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is a concise, entertaining workbook and guide to English grammar, punctuation, and usage. This user-friendly resource includes simple explanations of grammar, punctuation, and usage; scores of helpful examples; dozens of reproducible worksheets; and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to students of all ages. Appropriate for virtually any age range, this authoritative guide makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated EleventEnglish languageGrammarEnglish languageGrammarProblems, exercises, etcEnglish languagePunctuationEnglish languagePunctuationProblems, exercises, etcEnglish languageGrammar.English languageGrammarEnglish languagePunctuation.English languagePunctuation428.2EDU029020bisacshStraus Jane1632888Kaufman Lester1632889Stern Tom1632890MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811342103321The blue book of grammar and punctuation3972345UNINA