Grammar to Go: How It Works and How To Use It, Third Edition

Grammar to Go: How It Works and How To Use It, Third Edition
by Barbara Goldstein, Jack Waugh, Karen Linsky
Paperback: 276 pages
Published: February 5, 2009
ISBN-10: 0547171242
ISBN-13: 978-0547171241

Brief and basic in its coverage, GRAMMAR TO GO offers students a unique focus on sentence diagramming that helps them visualize and understand how words connect. Perfect as a primary text or as a supplement for courses with an emphasis on learning basic grammar and punctuation skills, this edition incorporates a wide range of new material to help students hone their skills--including additional traditional practice sets, more integrated assignments, increased opportunities for writing practice, and expanded discussions of each chapter's content on the book specific website.

Contents:

Preface
Part 1 Learning Grammar Basics
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Sentence Patterns
Chapter 3 Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 4 Phrases
Chapter 5 Verbals and Verbal Phrases
Chapter 6 Word Order Variations
Chapter 7 Clauses
Chapter 8 Types of Sentences
Part 2 Putting the Basics to Work
Chapter 9 Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences
Chapter 10 Commas
Chapter 11 Other Punctuation and Capitalization
Chapter 12 Subject/Verb Agreement
Chapter 13 Pronoun Usage
Chapter 14 Modifier Usage
 Chapter 15 Sentence Coherence: Logic, Parallelism, and Shifts
Chapter 16 Parts of Speech: Reference and Review
Selected Answers to Chapter Exercises
Index