Improve your grammar : the essential guide to accurate writing
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Improve your grammar : the essential guide to accurate writing
（Palgrave study skills）（Macmillan education）
Palgrave, 2016
2nd ed
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Previous ed.: 2012
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Featuring clear and comprehensive guidance on the nuts and bolts of grammar, this concise volume will help students to break their bad habits and tackle written assignments with confidence. It enables students to improve their overall performance by addressing common problems, such as spelling and punctuation errors and sentence structure, in an accessible way.
Each unit is presented on a double-page spread, making it easy for users to flick through the book and quickly find the unit they need. Units provide clear, jargon-free explanations of key topics and contain focused exercises for students to complete.
This is an essential resource for students of all disciplines looking to improve their grammar. It can be used on teacher-led modules or as a self-study workbook.
New to this Edition:
- Revised and updated throughout, making it even easier for students to identify and correct their mistakes
- New material includes a double-page spread on key grammatical terms in context and one on avoiding common grammatical mistakes in CVs and covering letters
目次
Introduction
How to use this book
KEY TERMS
Unit 1: Parts of speech
Unit 2: Parts of a sentence
KEY GRAMMAR
Unit 3: Singular or plural subjects and verbs
Unit 4: Correct tense formation
Unit 5: Using more than one verb tense
Unit 6: Modal verbs
Unit 7: Using the passive
Unit 8: Direct and indirect questions
Unit 9: Conditionals (If...)
Unit 10: Time words and phrases
Unit 11: Emphasising
Unit 12: Negative words and phrases
Unit 13: Gerunds and infinitives
Unit 14: Articles: a/an, the
Unit 15: Relative clauses: who, which, that, etc.
Unit 16: Comparing and contrasting
Unit 17: Describing similarities and differences
Unit 18: Using noun phrases
KEY PUNCTUATION
Unit 19: Commas (1): correct uses
Unit 20: Commas (2): incorrect uses
Unit 21: Colons and semicolons
Unit 22: Hyphens, dashes and brackets
Unit 23: Apostrophes
Unit 24: Inverted commas
Unit 25: Capital letters
CONNECTIONS WITHIN SENTENCES
Unit 26: Linking: contrasting
Unit 27: Linking: adding
Unit 28: Linking: causes
Unit 29: Linking: results
Unit 30: Signposting
Unit 31: Using pronouns correctly
Unit 32:Avoiding repetition of words
PRODUCING GOOD SENTENCES
Unit 33: Parallel structures
Unit 34: Participles
Unit 35: Incomplete sentences
Unit 36: Avoiding long and disorganised sentences
Unit 37: Avoiding too many short sentences
Unit 38: Building successful long sentences
FEATURES OF WRITING
Unit 39: Generalising
Unit 40: Qualifying a statement
Unit 41: Giving a definition
Unit 42: Introducing an example
Unit 43: Citing
Unit 44: Paraphrasing
Unit 45: Incorporating data
Unit 46: Formal language (1)
Unit 47: Formal language (2)
Unit 48: The language of argument
USING THE RIGHT WORDS
Unit 49: Adverbs
Unit 50: Using prepositions (1)
Unit 51: Using prepositions (2)
Unit 52: Creating longer words
Unit 53: Using single words for impact
Unit 54: Using phrasal verbs
Unit 55: Commonly misused words
Unit 56: Commonly confused words- homonyms
Unit 57: Key spelling rules
Unit 58: Common spelling mistakes
Unit 59: Writing an email to your tutor
Unit 60: Covering letters and CVs
Key
Index.
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