Grammar smart : a guide to perfect usage /
Grammar smart : a guide to perfect usage /
the staff of the Princeton Review.
- 2nd ed., rev. and updated.
- New York : Random House, c2001.
- ix, 222 pages ; 21 cm.
At head of title: The Princeton Review. Includes index. Issues for 2015- cataloged as a serial in LC.
Names of things
Sentence
Putting it all together
Punctuation
Questions and answers
Glossary
Easy ways to look bad
Last thoughts for test-takers
World series
Answer key
This book] uses a witty, irreverent approach to help individuals write and speak with greater clarity and confidence. Instead of boring readers with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, The Princeton Review shows them the logic behind each correct sentence. Everything in [this book] is nuts-and-bolts English designed to help readers express themselves more clearly. They'll learn how to choose between "that" and "which" and when to use "as" instead of "like," and they'll know for sure if this is between "you and me" or "you and I." This book includes: The basic parts of speech -- nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.; Pronoun-verb agreement and parallel construction; Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles; Lively, humorous examples to illustrate meanings; Brief question-and-answer reviews.
0375762159
2002275811
English language--Grammar--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
PE1112 / .G675 2001
428.2
At head of title: The Princeton Review. Includes index. Issues for 2015- cataloged as a serial in LC.
Names of things
Sentence
Putting it all together
Punctuation
Questions and answers
Glossary
Easy ways to look bad
Last thoughts for test-takers
World series
Answer key
This book] uses a witty, irreverent approach to help individuals write and speak with greater clarity and confidence. Instead of boring readers with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, The Princeton Review shows them the logic behind each correct sentence. Everything in [this book] is nuts-and-bolts English designed to help readers express themselves more clearly. They'll learn how to choose between "that" and "which" and when to use "as" instead of "like," and they'll know for sure if this is between "you and me" or "you and I." This book includes: The basic parts of speech -- nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.; Pronoun-verb agreement and parallel construction; Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles; Lively, humorous examples to illustrate meanings; Brief question-and-answer reviews.
0375762159
2002275811
English language--Grammar--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
PE1112 / .G675 2001
428.2