A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage
Seventh EditionLarry Beason; Mark Lester
©2015
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Whether you're looking for a refresher on the basics of grammar or are learning them for the first time, Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage gives you the grammar help you need to continue improving your own writing in college and throughout your life. Learn to recognize, correct, and avoid common grammatical errors with this easy-to-use reference.
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PART ONE: BASIC GRAMMAR AND PARTS OF SPEECH
*Grammar without Tears
*Grammar Considerations for ESL Writers
PART TWO: COMMON ERRORS IN GRAMMAR AND USAGE
Unit One Understanding the Basic Sentence
Lesson 1 Fragments
Lesson 2 Run-ons: Fused Sentences and Comma Splices
Unit Two Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
Lesson 3 Nearest-Noun Agreement Errors
Lesson 4 Agreement with There is and There was
Lesson 5 Agreement with Compound Subjects
Unit Three Using Correct Verb Tenses
Lesson 6 Present, Past, and Tense Shifting
Lesson 7 The Past and the Perfect Tenses
Unit Four Understanding Pronouns
Lesson 8 Pronoun Agreement
Lesson 9 Vague Pronouns: This, That, and It
Lesson 10 Choosing the Correct Pronoun Form
Lesson 11 Who, Whom, and That
Unit Five Using Commas Correctly
Lesson 12 Commas with And, But, Or, and Other Coordinating Conjunctions
*Lesson 13 Commas with Introductory Elements
Lesson 14 Commas with Adverb Clauses
Lesson 15 Commas with Adjective Clauses
Lesson 16 Commas with Appositives
Lesson 17 Unnecessary Commas
Unit Six Using Apostrophes Correctly
Lesson 18 Apostrophes in Contractions
Lesson 19 Apostrophes Showing Possession
Lesson 20 Unnecessary Apostrophes
Unit Seven Using Other Punctuation and Capitalizing Words
Lesson 21 Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation
Lesson 22 Semicolons
Lesson 23 Colons
Lesson 24 Capitalization
Unit Eight Writing Clear Sentences
Lesson 25 Parallelism
Lesson 26 Passive Voice
Lesson 27 Dangling Modifiers
PART THREE: COMMONSENSE ADVICE FOR WRITING
Unit Nine Documenting Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Lesson 28 Using Direct Quotations and Paraphrases
Lesson 29 Citing Sources Correctly
Unit Ten A Commonsense Writing Guide
Lesson 30 Reading
Lesson 31 Planning
Lesson 32 Drafting
Lesson 33 Revising
Appendix A: Brief Documentation Guide for MLA
Appendix B: Brief Documentation Guide for APA
Appendix C: Guide to Grammar Terminology
Appendix D: Glossary of Commonly Confused Words
Appendix E: Glossary of Commonly Misspelled Words
Appendix E: Glossary of Common Two-Word Verbs
Index
ESL Index
Correction Symbols