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Author:   Patricia Osborn
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780471243885

ISBN 10:   0471243884
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   12 February 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

"THE ESSENTIALS OF LANGUAGE. What is Grammar, Anyway? Nouns: The Building Blocks of Sentences. Verbs: The Energy of Sentences. Complements: The Completion of the Verb. Pronouns: Getting Personal. Adjectives: The First Add-On. Adverbs: Add-On Number Two. Prepositions: Relating One Word to Another. Coordinating Conjunctions: One and One Makes Two. ACTION AND INTERACTION: THE SYSTEM AT WORK. Word Order is Part of Meaning. Just Enough Punctuation. The 5 W's and an H. The Amazing Word Be and its Many Faces. More About Pronouns and Nouns. Introducing the Verbals. More Punctuation: I Said, ""May I Have Your Attention Please?"" Combining Sentences. Keeping It Simple, Even When Sentences Get Complex. Verbs Do More: The Fine Points of Using Verbs. Questions of Usage: How Can Words Agree with One Another When People Don't. Forming Comparisons Correctly: A Matter of Degree. The Complete Sentence: Putting It All Together. Making the Right Choice. Index."

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PATRICIA OSBORN, a professional editor and writer, taught grammar for many years and was chair of the English Department at Bowsher High School in Toledo, Ohio.

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