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McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage
The go-to guide for perfecting your grammar and communication skills in every situationEnglish teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in language can be the deciding factor when it comes to getting a job or winning a promotion. Whether your skills need drastic improvement or a quick brush-up, The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage will get your grammar back on the right track. Written by two expert grammarians, the book provides bottom-line definitions, tips, and simple rules that summarize the essentials you need to know. You’ll find clear examples of usage and as well guidance on communication via text, email, and social media. The new, third edition of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage features: •Straightforward explanations of common mistakes and why they happen•Hundreds of correct and incorrect sentence examples, with errors clearly marked•Quick tips for fixing your most stubborn grammatical mishaps•Catchy memory aids for writing correctly the first time, and more
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McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage
The go-to guide for perfecting your grammar and communication skills in every situationEnglish teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in language can be the deciding factor when it comes to getting a job or winning a promotion. Whether your skills need drastic improvement or a quick brush-up, The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage will get your grammar back on the right track. Written by two expert grammarians, the book provides bottom-line definitions, tips, and simple rules that summarize the essentials you need to know. You’ll find clear examples of usage and as well guidance on communication via text, email, and social media. The new, third edition of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage features: •Straightforward explanations of common mistakes and why they happen•Hundreds of correct and incorrect sentence examples, with errors clearly marked•Quick tips for fixing your most stubborn grammatical mishaps•Catchy memory aids for writing correctly the first time, and more
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McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage

McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage

by Mark Lester
McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage
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McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage

McGraw-Hill Education Handbook of English Grammar & Usage

by Mark Lester

Overview

The go-to guide for perfecting your grammar and communication skills in every situationEnglish teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in language can be the deciding factor when it comes to getting a job or winning a promotion. Whether your skills need drastic improvement or a quick brush-up, The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage will get your grammar back on the right track. Written by two expert grammarians, the book provides bottom-line definitions, tips, and simple rules that summarize the essentials you need to know. You’ll find clear examples of usage and as well guidance on communication via text, email, and social media. The new, third edition of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage features: •Straightforward explanations of common mistakes and why they happen•Hundreds of correct and incorrect sentence examples, with errors clearly marked•Quick tips for fixing your most stubborn grammatical mishaps•Catchy memory aids for writing correctly the first time, and more

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781260121681
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 11/23/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 197,048
File size: 14 MB
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About the Author

Mark Lester is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and professor emeritus at Eastern Washington University. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar, The Big Book of English Verbs, and many more.Larry Beason is an award-winning professor and director of the English composition program at the University of South Alabama. He has written numerous academic articles and given presentations on rhetoric, grammar, business communication, teaching, and the English language. Beason is also the author of several grammar books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I. Grammar 101

1. Parts of Speech
2. Basic Phrases
3. Sentences and Clauses
4. Verb Forms
5. Verbals

PART II. How to Find and Correct Mistakes

6. Writing Complete Sentences
7. Subject-Verb Agreement
8. Pronoun Problems
9. Verb Problems
10. Modification
11. Commas
12. Apostrophes
13. Semicolons and Colons
14. Quotation Marks
15. Dashes, Hyphens, and Other Punctuation
16. Capitalization
17. Parallelism
18. Grammar Etiquette for Digital Communication

Appendix A: Homophone Misspellings and Commonly Confused Words
Appendix B: Commonly Misspelled Words
Appendix C: Eggcorns: Incorrect Wording That Seems Correct

Glossary of Terms

Index

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