The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated!
Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more.
This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning.
* Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage
* Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar
* Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad
For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.
Autorentext
LESTER KAUFMAN is the author of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation and publisher of GrammarBook.com. A lifelong public servant, he served first in the Peace Corps, and eventually completed the final years of his federal career with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He married Jane Straus in 1987. After his retirement from the EPA, Kaufman began working with Jane on The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation and the GrammarBook.com website.
Following Jane Straus's untimely passing in early 2011, Kaufman assumed the role of author of new editions of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation and continued the publication of GrammarBook.com, which features an informative and entertaining weekly newsletter that encourages readers to ask grammar questions and offer their views on the state of twenty-first-century English.
Zusammenfassung
The best-selling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated!
Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated Twelfth Edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar and features a two-color design and lay-flat binding for easy photocopying.
- Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering just the facts on English grammar, punctuation, and usage
- Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar
- Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad
For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.
Inhalt
Preface and Acknowledgments xix
About the Authors xxi
Introduction xxiii
1 Grammar 1
Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects 1
Definitions
Noun
Verb
Subject
Gerund
Using verbs to find subjects
Multiple subjects and verbs in a sentence
Infinitives
You as an understood subject
Subject-Verb Agreement 4
Singular vs. plural verbs
Finding subjects before phrases beginning with of
With or, either/or, and neither/nor
Two singular subjects
One singular and one plural subject
With and
With interrupting expressions
With here or there
With distances, periods of time, sums of money, etc.
With portion words such as a lot, a majority, percent, some, all
With collective nouns such as group, family, staff
The subjunctive mood
Irregular Verbs 9
Clauses and Phrases 9
Definitions
Clause
Independent clause
Dependent clause
Phrase
Pronouns 10
Definition: Pronoun
Subject pronouns
As the subject of the sentence
Renaming the subject
When who refers to a personal pronoun
Object pronouns
Subject and verb agreement with who, that, and which
Subject and verb agreement with anyone, someone, each, etc.
Following than or as
Possessive pronouns
Its vs. it's; who's vs. whose
Reflexives: the -self pronouns
Consistency with singular pronouns
The singular they
Pronouns linked with nouns by and
Possessive adjectives vs. possessive pronouns
Who vs. Whom 16
They/Them method
Common whom pitfall
Whoever vs. Whomever 17
Agreement with the verb in the dependent clause
Dependent clause as the subject of the verb following the clause
Who, That, Which 18
Who, that, and which with people, groups, and things
That with essential clauses
Which with nonessential clauses
When which can be used with essential clauses
Adjectives and Adverbs 19
Definitions
Adjective
Adverb
Adjectives modifying nouns and pronouns
Adverbs modifying verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
When to add -ly
Sense verbs: taste, smell, look, feel, etc.
Good vs. well
Well as an adjective when referring to health
Comparisons, such as -er vs. -est and more vs. most
This, that, these, and those
Prepositions 22
Definition: preposition
Ending a sentence with a preposition
Avoiding extra prepositions
Like
As, as if, as though, the way
Of vs. have
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