[eBook Code] English Grammar Workbook For Dummies (eBook Code, 1st)

Introduction 1

Part I: Laying the Foundations: Grammar Basics 7

Chapter 1: Placing the Proper Verb in the Proper Place 9

Chapter 2: Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Pairing Subjects and Verbs Correctly 23

Chapter 3: Who Is She, and What Is It? The Lowdown on Pronouns 35

Chapter 4: Finishing What You Start: Writing Complete Sentences 49

Part II: Mastering Mechanics 65

Chapter 5: Exercising Comma Sense 67

Chapter 6: Made You Look! Punctuation Marks That Demand Attention 83

Chapter 7: One Small Mark, a Whole New Meaning: Apostrophes 93

Chapter 8: ‘Let Me Speak!’ Quotation Marks 105

Chapter 9: Hitting the Big Time: Capital Letters 117

Part III: The Pickier Points of Correct Verb and Pronoun Use 129

Chapter 10: The Case of It (And Other Pronouns) 131

Chapter 11: Choosing the Best Pronoun for a Tricky Sentence 145

Chapter 12: Travelling in Time: Tricky Verb Tense Situations 161

Chapter 13: Getting Your Verbs in the Right Mood 173

Part IV: All You Need to Know about Descriptions and Comparisons 183

Chapter 14: Writing Good or Well: Adjectives, Adverbs and Articles 185

Chapter 15: Going on Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly 197

Chapter 16: Forming Comparisons: For Better or Worse 213

Chapter 17: Apples and Oranges: Improper Comparisons 225

Part V: Writing with Style 237

Chapter 18: Practising Parallel Structure 239

Chapter 19: Spicing Up and Trimming Down Your Sentences 253

Chapter 20: Steering Clear of Tricky Word Traps 267

Part VI: The Part of Tens 279

Chapter 21: Ten Overcorrections 281

Chapter 22: Ten Errors to Avoid at All Costs 285

Appendix: Your Final Challenge 289

Index 305