Grammar and style /
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| Author / Creator: | Peters, Mark, 1972- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Alpha Books, ©2014. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Idiot's guides, as easy as it gets! Idiot's guides. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13624162 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to grammar and style. Rules and conventions ; Beyond the rules: writing with style
- Grammar basics. Brushing up on parts of speech ; Recognizing the parts of a sentence
- Using the parts of speech to build sentences. Using nouns and pronouns as subjects ; Taking action with verbs ; Describing words: adjectives and adverbs ; Wrapping up action with complements ; Using phrases ; Adding clauses
- Writing with style. The seven Cs of good writing ; Choosing the right words: diction ; Maintaining parallel structure ; Varying sentence structure ; Avoiding and fixing common errors ; Avoiding sexism, bias, and other no-no's
- Fine-tuning the mechanics. Basic punctuation ; Quotation marks and apostrophes ; Hyphens, dashes, parentheses, and brackets ; Spelling rules, tips, and tricks ; Capitalization, abbreviations, and numbers.