The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with
easy-to-understand rules,real-world examples, dozens of
reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests.
This handy workbook is ideal for teachers, students in middle
school through college, ESL students, homeschoolers, and
professionals. Valuable for anyone who takes tests or writes
reports, letters, Web pages, e-mails, or blogs, The Blue Book
offers instant answers to everyday English usage questions.
關於作者:
Jane Straus has created the popular Web site
www.Grammarbook.com, which offers additional self-scoring,
downloadable quizzes, video lessons, and a weekly online newsletter
full of helpful tips. Jane is also a personal life coach and the
author of Enough Is Enough! from Jossey-Bass. She keynotes at
educational conferences and workshops, writes articles for
publication, and appears frequently on TV and radio for her
expertise in communications, relationships, and lifestyle
enhancement.
目錄:
Acknowledgments. About the Author. Foreword by Mignon Fogarty
Grammar Girl. Introduction. 1 Grammar. Finding Subjects and
Verbs. Subject and Verb Agreement. Pronouns. Who vs. Whom. Whoever
vs. Whomever. That vs. Which. Adjectives and Adverbs. Problems with
Prepositions. EffectiveWriting. 2 Confusing Words and Homonyms. 3
Punctuation. Spacing with Punctuation. Periods. Ellipsis Marks.
Commas. Semicolons. Colons. Question Marks. Exclamation Points.
Quotation Marks. Parentheses. Apostrophes. Hyphens. Dashes. 4
Capitalization. 5 Writing Numbers. 6 Quizzes. Grammar Pretest.
Grammar Mastery Test. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing
Numbers Pretest. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers
Mastery Test. 7 Answers to Quizzes. Grammar Pretest. Grammar
Mastery Test. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers
Pretest. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Mastery
Test.