{"product_id":"english-grammar-for-dummies-isbn-9781119376590","title":"English Grammar For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eGet the last word on English grammar\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrasping the intricacies of the English language doesn't need to be tricky, and this down-to-earth guide breaks everything down in ways that make sense—Revealing rules, tips, and tricks to eliminate confusion and gain clarity, \u003ci\u003eEnglish Grammar For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e gives you everything you need to communicate with confidence! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood grammar lays the foundation for speaking and writing clearly. This easy-to-follow book will help you become a more articulate, effective communicator. Covering everything from the building blocks of a sentence to those pesky rules of punctuation, it offers the practical guidance you need to communicate in a way that would make any English teacher proud. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove your speaking skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClearly compose written communications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet the latest techniques for continuous improvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWrite a winning college entrance exam or compelling business presentation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop worrying about the grammar police and become more confident with your words! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Building a Firm Foundation: The Parts of the Sentence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Using the Right Words at the Right Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat This Year’s Sentence Is Wearing: Understanding Grammar and Style 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinguishing Between the Three Englishes 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWanna get something to eat? Friendspeak 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you feel like getting a sandwich? Conversational English 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWill you accompany me to the dining room? Formal English 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThumbing Your Way to Better Grammar 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbing the Limits of Grammar-Checking Software 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Your Problem? Solutions to Your Grammar Gremlins 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Verbs: The Heart of the Sentence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpressing Meaning with Verbs 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting the Families: Linking and Action Verbs 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking verbs: The Giant Equal Sign 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms of “to be” 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynonyms of “to be” 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSavoring sensory verbs 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompleting linking-verb sentences correctly 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLights! Camera! Action verb! 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling the Help Line for Verbs 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiming is everything: Creating a time frame with helping verbs 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t ask! Questions and negative statements 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding shades of meaning with helping verbs 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop the Question: Locating the Verb 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Who’s Doing What? How to Find the Subject\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho’s Driving the Truck? Why the Subject Is Important 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaming up: Subject and verb pairs 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompound subjects and verbs: Two for the price of one 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop the Question: Locating the Subject–Verb Pairs 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s a Nice Subject Like You Doing in a Place Like This? Unusual Word Order 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFind That Subject! Detecting You-Understood 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching for the Subject in Questions 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Get Faked Out: Avoiding Fake Verbs and Subjects 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding fake verbs 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatching out for “here“ and “there“ and other fake subjects 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the correct verb for “here“ and “there“ sentences 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjects Aren’t Just a Singular Sensation: Forming the Plural of Nouns 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegular plurals 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe -IES and -YS have it 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo knifes here: Irregular plurals 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe brother-in-law rule: Hyphenated plurals 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: When All Is Said and Done: Complete Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompleting Sentences: The Essential Subjects and Verbs 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplete Thoughts, Complete Sentences 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoining Forces: Combining Sentences Correctly 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting with coordinate conjunctions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttaching thoughts: Semicolons 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoss and Employee: Joining Ideas of Unequal Ranks 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing Subordinate Conjunctions 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Pronouns to Combine Sentences 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Fragments 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing fragments in the right context 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteering clear of inappropriate fragments 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaching the End of the Line: Endmarks 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Handling Complements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a Piece of the Action: Complements for Action Verbs 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReceiving the action: Direct objects 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRare, but sometimes there: Indirect objects 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo bias here: Objective complements 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompleting the Equation: Subject Complements 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop the Question: Locating the Complement 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop the Question: Finding the Indirect Object 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronouns as Objects and Subject Complements 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Clearing Up Confusing Grammar Points\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Relax! Understanding Verb Tense\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplifying Matters: The Simple Tenses 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresent tense 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePast tense 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture tense 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Simple Tenses Correctly 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresent and present progressive 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePast and past progressive 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture and future progressive 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Picture Perfect: Understanding the Perfect Tenses 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresent perfect and present perfect progressive 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePast perfect and past perfect progressive 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture perfect and future perfect progressive 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Perfect Tenses Correctly 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1: Beginning in the past and continuing in the present 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 2: Events at two different times in the past 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3: More than two past events, all at different times 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 4: Two events in the future 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReporting Information: Verbs Tell the Story 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummarized speech 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEternal truths 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe historical present 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rebels: Dealing with Irregular Verbs 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo be, to have, to do 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrregular past forms and participles 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Nodding Your Head: All About Agreement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgreeing Not to Disagree 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Subjects and Verbs Agree 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe unchangeables 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe changeables 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatching Subjects and Verbs in Some Tricky Situations 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompound subjects 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating subjects and ignoring distractions 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaching an Agreement with Pronouns 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing subject pronouns 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatching pronouns to their antecedents 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgreeing in Tricky Situations 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive puzzling pronouns 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach and every 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEither and neither: Alone or with partners 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and other irregular subjects 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ones, the things, and the bodies 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho, which, and that 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing Sensitively with Pronoun Gender 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Pronouns and Their Cases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMe Like Tarzan: Choosing Subject Pronouns 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompounding interest: Pairs of subjects 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttracting appositives 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicking pronouns for comparisons 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Pronouns as Direct and Indirect Objects 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre You Talking to I? Prepositions and Pronouns 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttaching Objects to Verbals 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing the Difference Between Who and Whom 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronouns of Possession: No Exorcist Needed 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with Pronouns and “-Ing“ Nouns 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Small Words, Big Trouble: Prepositions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposing Relationships: Prepositions 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Objects of My Affection: Prepositional Phrases and Their Objects 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop the question: Questions that identify the objects of the prepositions 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy pay attention to prepositions? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Good Part of Speech to End a Sentence With? 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Two Real Really Good Parts of Speech: Adjectives and Adverbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClarifying Meaning with Descriptions 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Adjectives 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjectives describing nouns 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjectives describing pronouns 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttaching adjectives to linking verbs 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticles: Not just for magazines 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop the question: Identifying adjectives 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStalking the Common Adverb 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePop the question: Finding the adverb 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdverbs describing adjectives and other adverbs 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing Between Adjectives and Adverbs 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSorting out “good“ and “well“ 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with “bad“ and “badly“ 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjectives and adverbs that look the same 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Comparisons with Adjectives and Adverbs 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnding it with -er or giving it more to adjectives 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating comparisons with adverbs 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking the Rules: Irregular Comparisons 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood, bad, well 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLittle, many, much 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Conventional Wisdom: Punctuation and Capitalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Punctuation Law That Should Be Repealed: Apostrophes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pen of My Aunt or My Aunt’s Pen? Using Apostrophes to Show Possession 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwnership for singles 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing the wealth: Plural possessives 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossession with Proper Nouns 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwnership with Hyphenated Words 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossessive Nouns That End in \u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Apostrophe Errors with Pronouns 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShortened Words for Busy People: Contractions 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Coulda Made a Contraction Mistake 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Quotations: More Rules Than the Internal Revenue Service\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd I Quote 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating Quotations 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotations with speaker tags 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotations without speaker tags 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotations with question marks 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotations with exclamation points 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotations with semicolons 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotations inside quotations 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Said That? Identifying Speaker Changes 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerm-Free Quotations: Using Sanitizing Quotation Marks 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating Titles: When to Use Quotation Marks 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: The Pause That Refreshes: Commas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinguishing Items: Commas in Series 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing “Comma Sense“ to Add Information to Your Sentence 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparating a list of descriptions 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential or extra? Commas tell the tale 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommas with appositive influence 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Talkin’ to Me? Direct Address 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Commas in Addresses and Dates 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing addresses 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating dates 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Started: The Introductory Comma 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords not connected to the meaning of the sentence 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhrases and clauses 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating Independently 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Useful Little Marks: Dashes, Hyphens, and Colons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInserting Information with Dashes 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong dashes 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort dashes 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eH-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-i-n-g Made Easy 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the great divide 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing hyphens for compound words 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing hyphens in numbers 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilizing the well-placed hyphen 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a Stopping Point: Colons 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing a business letter or email 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing lists 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing long quotations 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: CAPITAL LETTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing What’s Up with Uppercase 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalizing (or Not) References to People 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSorting out titles 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting about family relationships 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTackling race and ethnicity 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalizing Geography: Directions, Places, and Languages 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirections and areas of a country 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalizing geographic features 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarking Seasons and Other Times 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchooling: Courses, Years, and Subjects 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting Capitals in Titles 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeadline style 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSentence style 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcerning Historic Capitals: Events and Eras 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e?4U: Cn U AbbreV8? 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Rules of Thumb: Adapting Grammar to Electronic Media\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThumb Wrestling with Grammar: Texts, Tweets, and Instant Messages 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing formal or informal language 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting creative within character limits 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking a text and checking it twice 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmailing Your Way to Good Grammar 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe heading 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe greeting 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe body 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe closing 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandling Grammar on the Internet 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlogging for fun and (sometimes) profit 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigating social networks 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowerPoint to the People 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting titles 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiting the bulleted list 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Polishing Without Wax: The Finer Points of Grammar and Style\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Fine-Tuning Verbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving Voice to Verbs 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActively Seeking a Better Voice 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Your Verbs in the Proper Mood 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStating the facts: Indicative 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommanding your attention: Imperative 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovering the possibilities: Subjunctive 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing subjunctives with “were“ 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming subjunctives with “had“ 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Meaning with Strong Verbs 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“There is“ a problem with boring verbs 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes your writing “have“ a problem? 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t just “say“ and “walk“ away 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18: No Santas but Plenty of Clauses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Basics of Clause and Effect 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the goods on subordinate and independent clauses 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing the three legal jobs for subordinate clauses 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUntangling subordinate and independent clauses 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding when to untangle clauses 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting your subordinate clauses in the right place 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing content for your subordinate clauses 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19: Spicing Up Sentence Patterns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Verbal 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppreciating gerunds 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with infinitives 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticipating with a participle 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the Correct Tense 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimultaneous events 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent times 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprucing Up Boring Sentences with Clauses and Verbals 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe clause that refreshes 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerbally speaking 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixing It Up: Changing Sentence Patterns 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScrambling word order 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing long or cutting it short 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20: Staying on Track: Parallelism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructing Balanced Sentences 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShifting Grammar into Gear: Avoiding Stalled Sentences 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteering clear of a tense situation 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping your voice steady 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing the right person 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing Double: Conjunction Pairs 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding Lopsided Comparisons 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 21: Meaning What You Say: Clarity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisplaced descriptions 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust hanging out: Danglers 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding confusing descriptions 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding the Subject When Words Are Missing from the Sentence 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparatively Speaking: Incomplete and Illogical Comparisons 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing and presumed wrong 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllogical comparisons 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteering Clear of Vague Pronouns 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatching pronouns to antecedents 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne pronoun, one idea 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 22: Grammar Devils\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeleting Double Negatives 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScoring D Minus 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinguishing Between Word Twins and Triplets 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree terrible twos 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoldilocks and the three there’s 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour and you’re: A problem 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe owl rule: Who’s, whose 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s an its problem 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClose, But Not Close Enough: Words That Resemble Each Other 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinually (continuously?) making mistakes 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre you affected? Or effected? Do you sit or set? 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWoulda, coulda, shoulda 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou gotta problem with grammar? 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccepting the difference 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHanged or hung up on grammar 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe farther or further of our country 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoaming Descriptions 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing “even“ 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing “almost“ and “nearly“ 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing “only“ and “just“ 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePairs of Trouble: Complicated Verbs 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRise and raise 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLie and lay 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLose and loose 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Not for the Price of One 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour for the Road: Other Common Errors 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMe, myself, and I 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the group: Between\/among 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing that I like grammar 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTry and figure these out: Verbs and infinitives 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: The Part of Tens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 23: Ten Ways to Improve Your Proofreading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReread 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWait a While 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead It Aloud 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheck the Commas 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwap with a Friend 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet the Computer Program Help 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheck the Verbs 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheck the Pronouns 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow Your Typing Style 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Usual Suspects 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 24: Relax Already! Grammar Rules You Can Stop Worrying About\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 357\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Not Split an Infinitive 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Good Part of Speech to End a Sentence With 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can or May I Do? 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormal Greetings in Emails and Texts 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddresses and Dates in Electronic Communication 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeriods and Commas in Some Electronic Messages 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jury Are Out on This Rule 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThat? Who? 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho\/Whom Is Correct? 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHopefully This Rule Has Faded 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 361\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeraldine Woods\u003c\/b\u003e has more than 35 years of teaching experience. 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