| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 121 pages) |
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data file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Verbs: the lifeblood of sentences -- How to build a sentence from start to finish -- Sentence fragments and run-on sentences: big time blunders corrected -- adjectives and adverbs: how to use them wisely -- Dangling and misplaced modifiers: how to identify and avoid them -- Commas, Part I: How they help sentences make sense -- Comma, Part II: How to punctuate restrictive and non-restrictive clauses and phrases -- The rest of the punctuation marks: all you need to know -- Agreement problems: How to spot and solve them -- Words often confused: How to get them straight -- Writing style: What it is and how to get it -- How to write under pressure using a foolproof plan -- Answer key. |
| Summary |
Excuse Me, Your Participle's Dangling will give you all the bare essentials of grammar that you need to write like a pro. If you're a businessperson, college student, or ESL student seeking a user-friendly grammar book that aims to make you a better writer, this book is for you! |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Participle.
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English language -- Participle. |
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English language -- Verb.
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English language -- Verb. |
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English language -- Grammar.
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English language -- Grammar. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Excuse me, your participle's dangling! Lanham : Rowan & Littlefield Education, a division of Rowan & Littlefield Publishers Inc., [2013] 9781475802764 (DLC) 2012051245 |
| ISBN |
9781475802788 (ebook) |
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1475802781 |
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9781475802788 (electronic) |
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9781475802764 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1299184960 |
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9781299184961 |
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9781475802771 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1475802765 |
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1475802773 |
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