{"product_id":"english-grammar-workbook-for-dummies-with-online-practice-isbn-9781119455394","title":"English Grammar Workbook For Dummies with Online Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprove your English grammar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou have nothing to lose and everything to gain by using proper English language and grammar. The ability to articulate and communicate effectively is a valuable asset in all aspects of life. From writing a research paper to giving a presentation at work or just holding a casual conversation with friends or family, strong verbal and written skills are necessities in everyday communication. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish Grammar Workbook For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect solution for sharpening the tools in your grammar kit, with lessons and plenty of practice opportunities to help reinforce learning. Whether you need to brush up on the finer points of punctuation, need help making sense of those pesky parts of speech—or anything in between—this approachable guide makes it fast and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•    Find FREE quizzes for every chapter online\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•    Handle pronouns with grace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•    Master plurals and possessives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•    Improve your proofreading skills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone benefits from using proper grammar and speech, and now you can too!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 2\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: Grammar Basics 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Tailoring Language to Suit Your Audience and Purpose 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimbing the Ladder of Language Formality 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatching Message to Situation 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to “Tailoring Language to Suit Your Audience and Purpose” 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Identifying the Major Elements of a Sentence 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing to the Heart of the Matter: The Verb 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreasure hunt: Finding the verb 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the correct verb for negative expressions 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestioning with verbs 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAiding and abetting: Helping verbs 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZeroing in on the Subject 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen one isn’t enough: Forming noun plurals 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Meaning: Objects and Complements 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Questions about Major Elements of a Sentence 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Having It All: Writing Complete Sentences 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Subjects and Verbs that Match 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking for Complete Thoughts 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Flow with Properly Joined Sentences 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the Tone with Endmarks 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProper Sentence or Not? That Is the Question 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Complete Sentences 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Complete Sentence Problems 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Clearing Up Confusing Grammar Points 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Finding the Right Verb at the Right Time 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Past, Present, and Future Tense at the Right Times 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Perfect Tenses in the Spotlight 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeaking of the Past and Things That Never Change 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRomeo Lives! Writing about Literature and Art in Present Tense 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHitting Curveballs: Irregular Forms 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a Handle on Common Irregulars: Be and Have 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Verbs 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Verbs and Verb Tenses 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Agreement: Choosing Singular or Plural Verbs and Pronouns 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Their Match: Pairing Subjects and Verbs 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoning up on the basics 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaming the tough guys: Difficult subjects 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with tricksters 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatching Pronouns and Antecedents 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Hitching Subjects and Verbs 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Subject, Verb, and Pronoun Pairing Problems 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Solving Pronoun Case 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting the Subject at Hand and the Object of My Affection 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo “Who” or To “Whom”? That Is the Question 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Talkin’ to Me, or I? Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatching Possessive Pronouns to “-ing” Nouns 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing in Action: Choosing Pronouns for Implied Comparisons 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Pronoun Case 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Advanced Pronoun Problems 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Little Words Packing a Lot of Power: Prepositions and Interjections 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePinning Down Prepositions 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterjections Are Simple! 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Prepositions and Interjections 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Questions About Prepositions and Interjections 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives and Adverbs 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Adjectives and Adverbs 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right Place at the Right Time: Placing Adjectives and Adverbs 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow’s It Going? Choosing Between Good\/Well and Bad\/Badly 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMastering the Art of Articles 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Better or Worse: Forming Comparisons 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisiting the -ER (and the -EST): One- or two-word comparisons 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing from bad to worse (and good to better): Irregular comparisons 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Descriptors 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Adjective and Adverb Problems 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Mastering Mechanics 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: A Hook That Can Catch You: Apostrophes 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShowing Who Owns What: Possessives 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTightening Up Text: Contractions 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Apostrophes 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Apostrophe Problems 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: “Can I Quote You on That?” Quotation Marks 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuoting and Paraphrasing: What’s the Difference? 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving Voice to Direct Quotations 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating Titles 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Quotation Marks 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Quotation Problems 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Pausing to Consider the Comma 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping Lists in Order with Commas and Semicolons 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirectly Addressing the Listener or Reader 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating Dates and Addresses 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing Commas in Combined Sentences 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInserting Extras with Commas: Introductions and Interruptions 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting Descriptions Apart 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Commas 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Comma Problems 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Handling Dashes, Hyphens, and Colons 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDashing Off 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelping Yourself to Hyphens 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing to a Stop: Colons 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Dashes, Hyphens, and Colons 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Dashes, Hyphens, and Colons 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Hitting the Big Time: Capital Letters 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaying Respect to People’s Names and Titles 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalizing the Right Time and Place 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Business and School Terms 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalizing Titles of Literary and Media Works 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Capital Letters in Abbreviations 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Capital Letters 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Capitalization Problems 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Writing for Electronic Media 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing Your Audience: The Right Writing for the Right Situation 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShortening Your Message 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowering Up Your Presentation Slides 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Electronic Media 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Electronic Media Problems 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Going Above and Beyond: the Finer Points Of Grammar and Style 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Going for the Gold: The Finer Points of Verb Usage 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoicing an Opinion: Active and Passive Verbs 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Mood: Selecting the Right Verb for All Sorts of Sentences 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicating facts: Indicative mood 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssuing commands: Imperative mood 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelling lies: Subjunctive mood 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpicing Up Sentences by Adding Interesting Verbs 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Voice and Mood 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Voice and Mood Problems 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Identifying Clauses and Their Effects 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating Clauses 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSorting Independent and Subordinate Clauses 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Clauses Work Together 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Clause Problems 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Adding Style to Sentences 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeaking Verbally 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying verbals 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelling time with verbals 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaying with Sentence Patterns 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory elements 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining ideas and changing word order 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice Honing Your Sentences 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Sentence Improvement Problems 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18: Staying on Track: Parallel Writing 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry Meets English: Making Sentences Parallel 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying in Gear: Avoiding Unnecessary Shifts 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing Special Rules for VIPs: Very Important Pairs 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing Parallel Comparisons 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Parallels 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Parallelism Problems 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19: Steering Clear of Confusion: Clarity 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Descriptive Words in Their Proper Place 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInserting single-word descriptions 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelocating longer descriptions 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDangling descriptions 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting caught in the middle: Vague descriptions 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding Illogical Comparisons 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompleting half-finished comparisons 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing smarter than yourself: Illogical comparisons 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Sure Your Pronouns Are Meaningful 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice in Writing Clear Sentences 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Clarity Problems 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20: Dealing with Grammar Demons 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDropping Double Negatives 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelling Word-Twins Apart 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinguishing Between Commonly Confused Words 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting and Measuring Grammatically 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaming Tricky Verbs 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBanishing Bogus Expressions 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling All Overachievers: Extra Practice with Tricky Words 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Grammar Demon Problems 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Grabbing Grammar Goofs 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 313\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeraldine Woods\u003c\/b\u003e has taught every level of English from 5th grade through AP. Her more than 50 books include \u003ci\u003eEnglish Grammar For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e and many children's books. At www.grammarianinthecity.com, Woods blogs about current language trends and amusing signs she spots around New York City.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind FREE chapter quizzes online!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunicate effectively at work, in school, and on social media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolish and perfect your sentences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetter grammar skills = a brighter future!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're preparing for a college entrance exam or making a business presentation, better grammar will give you an edge. Sharpen your written and verbal communication skills with this practical guide! Clear explanations take you through grammar basics, practice exercises help reinforce what you learn, and online quizzes let you test your understanding. 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