LEADER 05397nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910956866103321 005 20250428213734.0 010 $a9781118493298 010 $a111849329X 035 $a(CKB)2560000000100660 035 $a(EBL)1143560 035 $a(OCoLC)830161781 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001398820 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12454552 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001398820 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11446965 035 $a(PQKB)10655445 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1143560 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000100660 100 $a20130322d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnglish grammar essentials for dummies /$fby Wendy M. Anderson, Geraldine Woods, Lesley J. Ward 205 $aAustralian ed. 210 $aMilton, Qld. $cWiley$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (194 p.) 225 1 $afor dummies 300 $a"A Wiley brand." 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a9781118493311 311 0 $a1118493311 327 $aEnglish Grammar Essentials For Dummies; About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Chapter 1: Grappling with Grammar; Grasping Grammar: Good and Proper; Using Aussie English; Having a Quick Squiz at Aussie Words; Choosing Levels of English; Labeling Words; Chapter 2: Controlling Verbs; Verifying Verbs; Simplifying Subjects; Making Subjects and Verbs Agree; Looking like Verbs: Verbals; Chapter 3: Completing Sentences; Having Subject-Verb Pairs; Expressing Complete Thoughts 327 $aCreating Completeness with Clauses Considering Fragments; Contemplating Complements; Completing Linking Verbs; Complementing the Object; Chapter 4: Peaking with Pronouns; Matching Pronouns with Nouns; Avoiding Vague Pronoun Use; Choosing Singular and Plural Pronouns; Pairing Pronouns with Collective Nouns; Selecting Pronouns as Subjects; Knowing Who or Whom; Comparing with Pronouns; Owning Possessive Pronouns; Reflecting on Reflexive Pronouns; Chapter 5: Modifying with Descriptions; Adding Meaning with Adjectives; ribing with Adjectives; Describing with Adverbs; Misplacing Descriptions 327 $aDangling a Description in Space Squinting Descriptions; Chapter 6: Punctuating for Meaning; Conquering Commas; Airing All about Apostrophes; Simplifying Semicolons; Clarifying Colons; Dealing with Dashes; Embracing Em and En Dashes; Chapter 7: Choosing Capital Letters and Numerals; Covering the Basics of Capitalisation; Deciding When to Use Numerals; Chapter 8: Avoiding Tricky Situations; Eliminating Sexist Pronouns; Choosing Between Adjectives and Adverbs; Being Clear with Even, Almost and Only; Understanding the Connection Between Which, That and the Comma; Creating Clear Comparisons 327 $aStorytelling in Past or Present Tense Matching Up Two-Part Conjunctions; Ending the Problem with I or Me; Editing Out Empty Subjects: Its, Here and There; Ending a Sentence with a Preposition; Chapter 9: Reporting Speech and Quoting Others; Quoting Someone Else; Punctuating Block Quotations; Joining the Dots with Ellipses; Putting Brackets within Quotations; Recording Titles; Writing Conversation: Quotation Marks; Creating Scare Quotes: Aerial Quotation Marks; Chapter 10: Writing with Style; Building Better Sentences; Finding the Right Voice: Active and Passive 327 $aCreating Writing That Flows: Cohesion Being Absolutely Clear: Plain English; Chapter 11: Creating More Accurate Documents; Summarising with Bullet Point Lists; Handling Addresses and Dates; Filling in the Rules for Abbreviations; Ensuring Effective Emails; Focussing on Visual Presentations; Presenting Perfect Bibliographies; Chapter 12: Ten Solutions to the Most Common Grammar Errors; Adding Apostrophes (Or Not); Reaching Agreement; Staying in the Right Tense; Splicing Sentences with a Comma; Running Sentences On; Fragmenting Sentences; Misplacing Modifiers 327 $aKnowing When to Use Subject and Object Pronouns 330 $aThe fun and easy way to learn essential grammar rules, common usage errors, and other key concepts in the English language Understanding the rules of English is key to being an effective communicator-at work, at school, or anywhere else. If you struggle with the rules-and who hasn't?-English Grammar Essentials For Dummies is the book for you. Covering just the basics you need, the book boils the rules of grammar down to the core concepts that will make you a better communicator in any and every aspect of your life. Ideal for students, job hunters, adult learners, 410 0$a--for dummies. 517 $aEnglish Grammar Essentials For Dummies - Australia 606 $aEnglish language$xGrammar 606 $aEnglish language$xGrammar$vProblems, exercises, etc 606 $aEnglish language$vSelf-instruction 615 0$aEnglish language$xGrammar. 615 0$aEnglish language$xGrammar 615 0$aEnglish language 676 $a428.2 700 $aAnderson$b Wendy M$01815961 701 $aWoods$b Geraldine$01626064 701 $aWard$b Lesley J$01815962 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956866103321 996 $aEnglish grammar essentials for dummies$94371593 997 $aUNINA