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Geraldine Woods. Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies (+ Free Online Practice)
Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies® To view this book's Cheat Sheet, simply go to www.dummies.com and search for “Grammar: 1001 Practice Problems For Dummies Cheat Sheet” in the Search box. Table of Contents
Guide
Pages
Introduction
A NOTE ABOUT PRONOUNS
What You’ll Find
How This Workbook Is Organized
Part 1: The Questions
Part 2: The Answers
Beyond the Book
What you’ll find online
How to register
Where to Go for Additional Help
The Questions
Telling Time: Identifying the Verb and Choosing the Correct Tense
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Locating the Verb
Choosing Simple and Perfect Tense Verb Forms
Consistently Choosing the Right Verb Tense
Working with Irregular, Helping, and Descriptive Verb Forms
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Handling Irregular Verbs
Dealing with To Be and To Have
Adding Meaning with Helping Verbs
Creating Questions with Helping Verbs
Detecting and Placing Descriptive Verb Forms
Selecting Tense for Descriptive Verb Forms
One Cool and One Hot Topic: Forming Plurals of Nouns and Pronouns
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Forming Plural Nouns
Sorting Singular and Plural Pronouns
Reaching an Agreement: Pairing Subjects and Verbs
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Locating the Subject
Fine-Tuning Subject-Verb Agreement
Matchmaking: Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Identifying Pronouns and Their Antecedents
Pairing Pronouns and Antecedents Correctly
Avoiding Vague Pronoun References
Pronouns on a Case-by-Case Basis
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Sorting Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns
Using Subject and Object Pronouns Correctly
Forming Complete Sentences
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Recognizing Complete Sentences
Combining Ideas Correctly
Correcting Run-Ons and Fragments
Moving Beyond the Basics: Adding Descriptions
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs
Placing Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences
Dealing with Articles
Hyphenating Descriptions
Going Long: Descriptive Phrases and Clauses
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Identifying the Words Being Described
Avoiding Misplaced, Dangling, and Vague Descriptions
Writing Gooder Better Comparisons
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Creating Comparative and Superlative Forms
Avoiding Incomplete, Illogical, or Vague Comparisons
Correct with a Capital C: Capitalization
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Capitalizing Names, Titles, Relationships, and Ethnicity
Capitalizing Geographical Names, Quotations, and School References
Capitalizing the Titles of Artistic or Scientific Works
Exercising Comma Sense: Placing Commas Correctly
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Commas in Lists
Using Commas with Identifying and Extra Information
Creating a Pause in a Sentence
A Smooth Ride to Meaning: Apostrophes and Quotation Marks
The Questions You’ll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Creating the Possessive Form of Nouns
Creating Contractions with Apostrophes
Inserting and Deleting Apostrophes
Distinguishing Between Quotations and Paraphrases
Placing Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation
Punctuating Academic Work
Seeking Unity and Balance: Parallelism
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Identifying Parallel Elements in Lists
Working with Paired Conjunctions
Creating Parallel Comparisons
Keeping Sentences Parallel
Cutting Repetition and Wordiness
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Cutting Repetitive Words and Phrases from Sentences
Writing Concisely
Breaking Patterns to Create Interesting Sentences
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Weaving Complex Sentences
Varying Sentence Patterns
More on Verbs: Voice and Mood
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Identifying Active and Passive Verb Forms
Changing Passive Voice to Active
Using Subjunctive Verbs Properly
Tailoring Your Writing for Electronic Media
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Presentation Slides
Composing emails and Texts
Choosing Language to Suit Your Audience
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Identifying Levels of Formality
The Right Words for the Right Time
Confusing Word Pairs
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Distinguishing between Words Resembling Each Other
Words Incorrectly Seen as Synonyms
Making Proper Word Choices
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Selecting the Correct One- or Two-Word Expression
Eliminating Nonstandard Words
Identifying Nonstandard Expressions
The Questions You'll Work On
What to Watch Out For
Avoiding Double Negatives and Other Errors
Counting and Measuring Words
Strange Verb Pairs
The Answers
Answers
Index. A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
About the Author
Dedication
Author’s Acknowledgments
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