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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Edward W. Rosenheim -- Introduction : how do we learn to speak correctly? -- Pretest -- Grammar review -- Chap. 1. Perplexing pronouns -- Chap. 2. Vexing verbs -- Chap. 3. Ambiguous agreements -- Chap. 4. Mangled modifiers -- Chap. 5. Problem prepositions -- Chap. 6. Confused connections -- Chap. 7. Puzzling plurals -- Chap. 8. Mixing up words that sound the same -- Chap. 9. Mixing up words that look the same -- Chap. 10. Mixing up words whose meanings are related -- Chap. 11. Made-up words -- Chap. 12. Wasteful words and infelicities -- Chap. 13. Mispronounced words -- Review tests -- Index -- About the author and editor. |
| Summary |
Contains a comprehensive reference guide designed to identify and correct the most common errors in written and spoken English including pronoun use, verb tenses, modifiers, and mispronounced words. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
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English language -- Usage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Usage. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Batko, Ann. When bad grammar happens to good people. Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, ©2004 1564147223 (DLC) 2003069601 (OCoLC)53940508 |
| ISBN |
1417525827 (electronic book) |
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9781417525829 (electronic book) |
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1564147223 |
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9781564147226 |
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9781601637895 (electronic book) |
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1601637896 (electronic book) |
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