Basic English Grammar For Dummies.

2015. — 422 p.

The easy way to brush up on your English skills Is it good or well? There, their, or they're? Some people don't have to think twice about using proper English, but for the rest of us it can get tricky and confusing. Whether you're writing or speaking, it's all too easy to fall prey to simple mistakes that will represent you in a less-than-desirable light which can potentially cost you a job or put you in an embarrassing social situation.

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Table of Contents
About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go From Here
Part I: Getting Started with Basic English Grammar

Chapter 1: Getting a Grip on Grammar
Getting to Know the Elements of Proper English Building Language, Block by Block: Parts of Speech Making Sentences
Small but Important: Punctuating, Capitalizing, and Spelling Facing Everyday Writing Tasks
Chapter 2: Language in Action
Adjusting Language to Suit Your Audience Getting Help from Spelling and Grammar Checkers Recognizing Your Grammar Profile
Part II: The Parts of Speech
Chapter 3: People to SeeT Places to GoT Things to Remember: Recognizing Nouns
Identifying Nouns
Sorting Out Singular and Plural Nouns
Attaching "This." "These." and Other Words to Nouns
Chapter 4: Practicing Pronouns
Replacing Nouns with Pronouns Solving the Case of Pronouns Forming Possessive Pronouns
Chapter 5: Doing and Being Words: Verbs
Searching Out Verbs
Asking Questions to Find the Verb
Telling Time with Verbs
Recognizing Forms of Some Important Verbs
Getting Assistance from Helping Verbs
Chapter 6: Describing with Adjectives and Adverbs
Adding Detail with Adjectives
Writing Well with Adverbs
Choosing between Adjectives and Adverbs
Placing "a" and "an" in the Proper Place
Making Comparisons with Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 7: Little Things Mean a Lot: Prepositions
Recognizing Prepositions
Identifying Objects of Prepositions
Choosing Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions
Placing Prepositional Phrases in the Proper Place
Chapter 8: Joining and Commenting: Conjunctions and Interjections
Linking Ideas with Conjunctions Identifying Interjections
Part III: Creating Correct Sentences
Chapter 9: Making Progress: Verbs Ending in -ing
Keeping Time with -ing Verb Forms
Choosing between Simple and Progressive Tenses
Some Help with Spelling -ing Verb Forms
Chapter 10: Revisiting the Past: The Perfect Tenses
Building a Bridge between the Present and the Past: Present Perfect Tense
Placing Events in Order with Past Perfect Tense
Breaking the Rules: Irregular Past Forms
Glancing at the Future Perfect Tense
Chapter 11: Searching for Subjects
Locating the Subject of a Sentence Matching Subjects and Verbs Properly Dealing with Tricky Subjects
Chapter 12: Adding Meaning with Complements
Surveying Complements
Choosing the Proper Complement Pronoun
Chapter 13: Finishing the Job: Writing Complete Sentences
Halfway Is Not Enough: Expressing a Complete Thought
Cooking Up a Complete Sentence: The Essential Subject-Verb Pair
Ending Sentences with Proper Punctuation
Changing the Rules for Texting
Part IV: Punctuation and Capitalization
Chapter 14: Small Punctuation Mark. Big Trouble: Apostrophes
Possessed: Using Apostrophes to Show Ownership Shortening Words with Apostrophes Avoiding Common Apostrophe Mistakes
Chapter 15: Pausing for a Rest: Commas
The Sound of Silence: Why Commas Matter Making a List with Commas Placing Commas before Conjunctions Placing Commas after Introductory Words Talking to People: Commas in Direct Address
Chapter 16: Who Said What: Quotation Marks
Telling the Truth with Quotation Marks Quoting or Paraphrasing: Which Is Better? Identifying the Source of a Quotation Adding Punctuation to Quotations Identifying Titles with Quotation Marks
Chapter 17: Big or Small? When to Write Capital Letters
Knowing the (Capital) ABCs of Capital Letters
Setting Up Sentences with Capital Letters
Naming Names
Mr. Mayor or mr. mayor: Capitalizing Titles
Mom or mom? Capitalizing Family Relationships
Capitalizing Creative Works
Capitalizing Abbreviations
Part V: Grammar in Action
Chapter 18: Writing with Electronic Media
The Unbreakable Rule: Communicating Clearly in Texts, Instant Messages, and Tweets
Writing Proper Emails
Writing for Websites and Social Media
Chapter 19: Presentation Slides and Bulleted Lists
Ladies and Gentlemen, May I Present... Slides! Writing Bullet Points
Chapter 20: Writing at School and on the Job
A Is for Accomplished: Writing at School Get to Work: Writing on the Job
Part VI: Common Errors
Chapter 21: Spelling Your Way to Perfection
Following the Rules of English Spelling
Mastering Spelling Demons
Checking the Dictionary for Spelling Help
Chapter 22: Tricky Word Traps
Same Sounds, Different Spelling: Sorting Out Word Pairs Together or Apart? One- and Two-Word Expressions Staying Away from Improper Expressions
Chapter 23: Avoiding Common Mistakes
Writing Clear Descriptions
Writing Clear Pronouns
No! No! Understanding Double Negatives
Part VII: The Part of Tens
Chapter 24: Ten Easy Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills
Listening
Reading
Writing
Rewriting
Recognizing Your Weak Spots
Asking for Help
Proofreading
Making Friends with a Dictionary
Using Spelling and Grammar Checkers
Solving Puzzles and Playing Games
Chapter 25: Ten Mistakes to Avoid
Substituting "Me" for "I"
Switching Verb Tenses
Adding Apostrophes to Plurals
Confusing "An" and "A"
Forgetting Endmarks
Pairing "You" with the Wrong Verb
Connecting Sentences with a Comma
Omitting Capital Letters
Using Half a Verb
Being Unclear
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