This user-friendly, concise grammar workbook and reference is designed to help all of us become "word" people.
Whether you are a writer, editor, proofreader, manager, staff-person, or student this book is for you. "Abrams' Guide to Grammar" demystifies the rules–it provides practical experience to reinforce learning and build confidence for improved usage.
Whether you are a writer, editor, proofreader, manager, staff-person, or student this book is for you. "Abrams' Guide to Grammar" demystifies the rules–it provides practical experience to reinforce learning and build confidence for improved usage.
"Abrams' Guide to Grammar: Second Edition" covers problems of grammar and punctuation. If you communicate by composing a letter, memo, report, or email you'll benefit from this lively and instructional tutorial. What's more, if the following topics intimidate you or fly right over your head, this is definitely the book for you.
Here are some of the topics covered:
- Sentence Fragments
- The Run-On Sentence
- The Parts of Speech: Definitions
- Commas with Independent and Dependent Clauses
- Commas After Introductory Constructions
- Commas and the Short Phrase
- Interrupters
- An Interrupter vs. The Conjunctive Adverb
- Parenthetical Phrases or Clauses
- Explanatory elements
- Appositives
- Possessive Case
- The Pronouns Who and Whom
- Verb Tense
- Rules for Verb Tenses
- Mood
- Squinting Modifiers
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Dangling Modifiers
- Careless Placement of Only
- Verbal Phrase
- Parallelism
This book also includes confidence checks and answer keys.
There is no faster way to master grammar… at any price!
About the Author:
Ellie Abrams is president of ESA Editorial and Training Services, Inc. Ellie has conducted training seminars to a wide spectrum of clients. Writers, editors, secretaries, managers, administrative staff, proofreaders, lawyers, educators, and scientists have befitted from her expertise. Ellie co-authored The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage and STET Again!.
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