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Grammar Simplified
Dorothy Rubin, The College of New Jersey

ISBN-10: 0321122496
ISBN-13: 9780321122490

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 96 pp
Published: 02/26/2004

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Part of Longman's Simplified series, Grammar Simplified offers a concise and affordable introduction to Standard English for students of the 21st Century.

Grammar Simplified is composed of 31 lessons. The lessons are organized by skill level, each one building on the previously taught lesson. Each lesson presents an objective, an explanation with examples, and at least two practice exercises with answers. The succinct nature of the text enables rapid learning for the student. It also serves as an excellent resource throughout the college career.

  • Concise and inexpensive, Grammar Simplified is a quick handy reference for grammar and usage rules that students can afford in addition to other textbooks assigned.
  • Its easily portable and 3-hole punched format encourages students to integrate the text with their course notebooks.
  • Provides coverage of essential grammar and usage for the introductory student.
  • Scaffolded lessons build on one another in skill level.
  • Two practice exercises, with answers, included with each lesson.



Preface.


 1. Recognizing Sentences.


 2. Nouns.


 3. Nouns in the Singular and Plural.


 4. Pronouns I.


 5. Pronouns II.


 6. Pronouns III.


 7. Pronouns IV.


Summary of Pronouns and their Uses (Lessons 4-7).


 8. Pronouns and Agreement, Including Sexism.


 9. Subject of a Sentence.


10. Verbs.


11. Verbs as a Group of Words.


12. Agreement of Subject and Verb I.


13. Agreement of Subject and Verb II.


14. Agreement of Subject and Verb III.


15. Agreement of Subject and Verb IV.


16. Agreement of Subject and Verb V.


Review Practices (lessons 1-16).


17. Simple and Compound Sentences, Including Information on Coordinate Conjunctions and Run-On Sentences.


18. Phrases, Independent and Subordinate Clauses


19. Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences.


20: Verb Tense I.


21. Verb Tense II.


22. Progressive Verb Tense.


23. Linking Verbs and Verb Voice.


24. Verb Mood.


25. Adjectives.


26. Comparative and Superlative Degrees of Adjectives.


27. Adverbs Including the Comparative and Superlative Degrees.


28. Contractions.


29. Words Showing Ownership or Possession.


30. Verbals—Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives.


31. Special Usage Problems.

Post-test of Lessons 1-31.

Appendix I: Irregular Verbs.

Appendix II: Punctuation.

Answers.

Glossary.

Tips for Abbreviation and Capitalization Inside Front Cover.

Revision and Editing Checklists Inside Back Cover.

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    ISBN-10: 0673534227 | ISBN-13: 9780673534224


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