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Author:

Lester, Mark, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50050356

Title:

The McGraw-Hill Education handbook of English grammar and usage / Mark Lester and Larry Beason.

Edition:

Third edition.

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill Education,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xii, 433 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

English language--Grammar--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Usage--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Grammar.
English language--Usage.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation.
Handbooks and manuals.
Handbooks and manuals.

Other Authors:

Beason, Larry, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97092292

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Part I: Grammar 101. Parts of speech ; Basic phrases ; Sentences and clauses ; Verb forms ; Verbals -- Part II: How to find and correct mistakes. Writing complete sentences ; Subject-verb agreement ; Pronoun problems ; Verb problems ; Modification ; Commas ; Apostrophes ; Semicolons and colons ; Quotation marks ; Dashes, hyphens, and other punctuation ; Capitalization ; Parallelism ; Grammar etiquette for digital communication -- Appendix A: Homophone misspellings and commonly confused word.

Summary:

Reviews the rules of English grammar, covering such topics as verb forms, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, capitalization, parallelism, who versus whom, and etiquette for digital communication.

ISBN:

9781260121674
1260121674

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1035462794

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)