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OverviewThe McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage will be a comprehensive usage book geared to adult native English speakers. The authors--experts at making dry grammatical concepts engaging--cover all the basics, from parts of speech to sentence construction to proper use of proper nouns. As opposed to a style guide, which helps writers and speakers polish their English, a usage guide says what you can or can't do in the language--and why. The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage will do so in an entertaining way. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark Lester , Larry BeasonPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780071441339ISBN 10: 0071441336 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 16 November 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsIntroduction ... v Part I Grammar 101 ... 1 1. Parts of Speech ... 3 2. Basic Phrases ... 23 3. Sentences and Clauses ... 45 4. Verb Forms ... 73 5. Verbals ... 95 Part II How to Find and Correct Mistakes 109 6. Writing Complete Sentences ... 109 7. Subject-Verb Agreement ... 123 8. Pronoun Problems ... 139 9. Verb Problems ... 175 10. Modification ... 193 11. Commas ... 233 12. Apostrphes ... 253 13. Semicolons and Colons ... 269 14. Quotation Marks ... 269 15. Capitalzation ... 281 16. Parallelism ... 291 Glossary if Terms ... 297 Index ... 333ReviewsAuthor InformationMark Lester (Spokane, WA) is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and college professor. He was the founding chair of the ESL department at the University of Hawaii, which is now considered one of the best ESL programs in the United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grammar and Usage in the Classroom, the most widely used college grammar textbook in the country. For McGraw-Hill Professional, he authored McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar and English Grammar Drills. He is the coauthor of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, with Larry Beason, and of The Big Book of English Verbs, with Dan Franklin and Terry Yokota. Lester is Eastern Washington University professor emeritus of English (he was formally chair of the English department). Dr. Lester obtained his BA in philosophy and English Literature at Pomona College and his PhD in Linguistics from UC Berkeley. He also holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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