Barron's painless grammar

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Title:

Barron's painless grammar

Alternate title:

Painless grammar

Author:

Elliott, Rebecca, 1948- author.

Summary:

This grammar tutorial will help you lean how to construct sentences the right way, to utilize your grammar knowledge for fun school activities, and to test your learning progress with quizzes, and more.

General Note:

"Learn how to transform grammar problems into fun ... the painless way!"--Cover.

"Supports State standards"--Cover.

"With free online games!"--Cover.

"For Middle school and High school students"--Back cover.

Includes index.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Contents:

Parts of speech -- Building and punctuating sentences -- Agreement -- Words, words, words -- Cleaning up messy writing -- Writing a good e-mail -- Getting it all together: editing a paper.

Physical Description:

iv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Subject Term:

English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English language -- Grammar. -- Study and teaching.

Publisher:

Barron's Educational Series, Inc.,

Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

9781438007748

Publication Information:

Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, Inc., [2016]

Call Number:

428 ELLIOTT

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Author Notes

Rebecca Elliott is a british writer and illustrator of the Zoo Girl, which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Introduction	p. iv
Chapter 1 Parts of Speech	p. 1
Noun Pointers	p. 3
Pronoun Pointers	p. 16
Verb Pointers	p. 25
Adjective and Adverb Pointers	p. 44
Conjunction Pointers	p. 54
Preposition Pointers	p. 60
Interjection Pointers	p. 64
Chapter 2 Building and Punctuating Sentences	p. 77
Sentences, Fragments, Phrases, and Clauses	p. 79
Road Signs: Punctuation	p. 86
Highlights: Abbreviations, Symbols, Numbers, and Emphasis	p. 145
Chapter 3 Agreement	p. 169
Agreement Between Subject and Verb	p. 171
Agreement Between Pronouns and Antecedents	p. 180
Chapter 4 Words, Words, Words	p. 191
Wacky Words We Love to Misuse	p. 193
One Word or Two?	p. 219
Confusing Pears	p. 220
Chapter 5 Cleaning Up Messy Writing	p. 229
Chapter 6 Writing a Good E-mail	p. 265
Chapter 7 Getting It All Together: Editing a Paper	p. 277
Index	p. 286

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