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Grammar
Essentials
by Geraldine Woods
with Joan Friedman
Grammar Essentials For Dummies
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction
....................................................................................................... 1
Grasping Grammar Nitty-Gritty .............................................................. 5
CHAPTER 2:
Making Peace between Subjects and Verbs ....................................... 13
CHAPTER 3:
Perfecting Your Pronoun Usage ........................................................... 33
CHAPTER 4:
Constructing a Complete Sentence ..................................................... 45
CHAPTER 5:
Drawing Parallels (Without the Lines) ................................................. 65
CHAPTER 6:
Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons ............................................... 75
CHAPTER 7:
Polishing Your Punctuation ................................................................... 93
CHAPTER 8:
Capitalizing Correctly ...........................................................................117
CHAPTER 9:
Choosing the Right Words...................................................................127
CHAPTER 10:
Tackling Other Troublemakers ...........................................................139
CHAPTER 11:
Improving Your Writing .......................................................................149
CHAPTER 12:
Ten Ways to Improve Your Grammar Every Day .............................165
CHAPTER 1:
Index
.....................................................................................................................171

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