Grammar : a pocket guide / / Susan J. Behrens
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 428.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Grammar |
| Language and languages - Grammars | |
| Classificazione: | 18.04 |
| 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"" |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Grammar |
| ISBN: | 1-136-90873-0 |
| 1-136-90874-9 | |
| 1-282-88594-4 | |
| 9786612885945 | |
| 0-203-84286-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785257603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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