A Pocket Guide to Correct Grammar

Good writing is based on sound, logical thinking. That is the approach taken in this concise, comprehensive guide to the principles of good grammar and standard English word usage. A practical analysis of the parts of speech demonstrates how they work together in a correctly constructed sentence. There is also an instructive review of commonly made errors and how to correct them.

Preface

v

THE WORD

1

(41)

The Noun

1

(6)

The Pronoun

7

(9)

The Verb

16

(11)

The Adjective and the Adverb

27

(6)

The Verbal

33

(4)

Prepositions and Conjunctions

37

(3)

Sentence Connectors

40

(1)

The Interjection

41

(1)

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS

42

(23)

The Subject and the Predicate

42

(23)

SENTENCE ERRORS

65

(5)

Sentence Fragments

65

(2)

The Comma Fault

67

(1)

The Fused Sentence

68

(2)

LOGIC AND CLARITY

70

(49)

Agreement of Subject and Verb

70

(10)

Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent

80

(5)

Faulty Pronoun Reference

85

(4)

Case

89

(7)

Dangling Modifiers

96

(5)

Misplaced Modifiers

101

(5)

Split Constructions

106

(6)

Faulty Comparison

112

(3)

Omission of Necessary Words

115

(4)

EMPHASIS, CONSISTENCY, AND APPROPRIATENESS

119

(17)

Emphasis

119

(10)

Consistency

129

(3)

Variety

132

(4)

PUNCTUATION

136

(23)

Terminal Punctuation

136

(1)

The Comma

137

(8)

Misuse of the Comma

145

(2)

The Semicolon

147

(1)

The Colon

148

(1)

The Dash

149

(1)

The Hyphen

149

(2)

The Apostrophe

151

(1)

Parentheses and Brackets

151

(1)

Quotations and Quotation Marks

152

(5)

Italics

157

(2)

WORDINESS

159

(3)

Avoiding Wordiness

159

(3)

Glossary of Words and Phrases Frequently Misused

162

(18)

Which Prepositions Go with Which Verbs?

180

(4)

A Brief Glossary of Basic Grammatical Terms

184

(9)

Conjugations and Principal Parts

193

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A Pocket Guide to Correct Grammar

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