Book description
English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition
is grammar First Aid for anyone wanting to perfect their English and
develop the practical skills needed to write and speak correctly. Each
chapter focuses on key grammatical principles, with easy-to-follow
theory and examples as well as practice questions and explanations. From
verbs, prepositions and tenses, to style, expressions and tricky word
traps, this hands-on workbook is essential for both beginners looking to
learn and practise the basics of English grammar, and those who want to
brush up skills they already have - quickly, easily, and with confidence.
English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition covers:
Part I: Laying the Groundwork: Grammar
Basics
Chapter 1: Placing the Proper Verb in the Proper
Place
Chapter 2: Matchmaker, Make Me a Match:
Pairing Subjects and Verbs Correctly
Chapter 3: Who Is
She, and What Is It? The Lowdown on Pronouns
Chapter 4: Finishing
What You Start: Writing Complete Sentences
Part II: Mastering Mechanics
Chapter 5:
Exercising Comma Sense
Chapter 6: Made You Look! Punctuation
Marks That Demand Attention
Chapter 7: One Small Mark,
a Whole New Meaning: Apostrophes
Chapter 8: "Let Me
Speak!" Quotation Marks
Chapter 9: Hitting the Big Time:
Capital Letters
Part III: The Pickier Points of Correct Verb and Pronoun
Use
Chapter 10: The Case of It (And Other
Pronouns)
Chapter 11: Choosing the Best Pronoun for a
Tricky Sentence
Chapter 12: Travelling in Time: Tricky Verb-Tense
Situations
Chapter 13: Are You and Your Verbs in the Right Mood?
Part IV: All You Need to Know about Descriptions and
Comparisons
Chapter 14: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives
and Adverbs
Chapter 15: Going on Location: Placing Descriptions
Correctly
Chapter 16: For Better or Worse: Forming
Comparisons
Chapter 17: Apples and Oranges: Improper Comparisons
Part V: Writing with Style
Chapter 18: Keeping Your
Balance
Chapter 19: Spicing Up and Trimming Down
Your Sentences
Chapter 20: Steering Clear of Tricky Word Traps
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: Ten
Over-corrections
Chapter 22: Ten Errors to Avoid at All Cost
Nuala O'Sullivan
is an English teacher.
Geraldine Woods is the co-author of the bestselling English
Grammar For Dummies, UK Edition.
